...our monthly newspaper with specific information on AIVC, the platforms venticool, TightVent, Dynastee as well as IEQ-GA & news from the EU and international partners. Previous editions are available here.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Register now for the joint AIVC - TightVent - venticool 2024 Conference, 9-10 October 2024, Dublin
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 27 October 2023, 12:00
 

The AIVC 2024 Conference “Retrofitting the Building Stock: Challenges and Opportunities for Indoor Environmental Quality" will be held on October 9-10, 2024, at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland. It will be a joint event combined with the 12th TightVent and...
 
 
 
Submit your abstracts for the joint 45th AIVC & ASHRAE 2025 IEQ conference, 24-26 September 2025, Montreal
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 23 February, 14:12
 

The conference "IEQ 2025: Rising to new challenges: Connecting IEQ to a sustainable future”, organized by ASHRAE and AIVC, will be held in Montreal, Canada on 24-26 September 2025. The conference will also be the 13th TightVent and 11th venticool conference. This conference provides the opportunity to learn, network...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trends in building ventilation requirements and inspection in Spain
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 18 June, 09:52
 

The AIVC is happy to announce the release of a new publication!Ventilation Information Paper #48.1: Trends in building ventilation requirements and inspection in Spain. This paper is part of the new VIP series...
 
 
 
Energy & Buildings special issue: “Resilient Ventilation in Relation to Health, Safety, and Climate Change”
 
 
From www.aivc.org - 4 September, 10:59
 

We are happy to inform you that the Energy and Buildings special issue: “Resilient Ventilation in Relation to Health...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recordings from the webinar "Design and performance assessment of Ventilative Cooling"
 
 
From venticool.eu - 3 September, 11:59
 

We’re excited to announce that the recordings and presentation slides from the AIVC & venticool webinar “Design and performance assessment of Ventilative Cooling”…
 
 
 
venticool newsletter is out! Edition of July 2024 now available!
 
 
From venticool.eu - 11 July, 13:34
 

The 24th issue of the venticool newsletter is now available! Specific contents include...
 
 
 
IEA EBC Annex 80 Resilient Cooling of Buildings new publications!
 
 
From venticool.eu - 7 June, 15:04
 

We are happy to announce the release of six publications by the EBC Annex 80 “Resilient Cooling of Buildings”! The...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16-17 May 2025, Hannover – “14th International BUILDAIR Symposium”
 
 
From tightvent.eu - 3 September, 12:41
 

The 14th International Buildair Symposium: “Airtight Buildings, Thermography and Ventilation Systems in Practice” will take place on May 16 and 17, 2025 in Hanover, Germany.  The event will offer a unique opportunity to find out about the latest developments and best … 
 
 
 
Overview of the trends in building and ductwork airtightness in 16 countries
 
 
From tightvent.eu - 11 July, 12:12
 

We are happy to announce the release of AIVC’s Technical Note #73: Overview of the trends in building and ductwork airtightness in 16 countries! In 2008 a series of Ventilation Information Papers (from VIP 17 to VIP 27) were published by the AIVC detailing...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IEQ-GA's Air Infiltration, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Glossary
 
 
From ieq-ga.net - 3 September, 11:52
 

The Indoor Environmental Quality – Global Alliance is pleased to announce the release of a Glossary of air infiltration, ventilation, and air conditioning...
 
 
 
IEQ-GA joins the Commit to C.A.R.E. initiative as a partner organization
 
 
From ieq-ga.net - 17 July, 11:00
 

We are happy to announce that the Indoor Environmental Quality – Global Alliance (IEQ-GA) has become a Level 2 Partner with the Commit to C.A.R.E. initiative. The Commit to C.A.R.E....
 
 
 
15th REHVA HVAC World Congress, 4-6 June 2025, Milan
 
 
From ieq-ga.net - 5 October 2023, 18:00
 

The REHVA HVAC World Congress CLIMA is the leading international scientific congress in the field of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). After the great success of the 2022 edition, organized by the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
REHVA Brussels Summit 2024
 
 
From ieq-ga.net - 9 May, 10:25
 

“Get ready for the 2024 REHVA Brussels Summit, where we will be focusing on the ‘REHVA Pathway to Climate Neutrality‘. Returning on November 18th-19th, this annual event promises insightful discussions and invaluable networking...
 
 
 
ASHRAE Issues Call for Papers for IEQ 2025
 
 
From ieq-ga.net - 11 June, 10:00
 

ASHRAE is accepting papers for the IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) 2025 Conference, co-organized by ASHRAE and AIVC, to be held September 24-26, 2025, in Montreal, Canada. The submission deadline is November 11, 2024....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11-18 September 2024, Dynastee Summer School 2024 in Almería, Spain
 
 
From dynastee.info - 6 July 2023, 11:52
 

Whole building energy performance assessment. From in-situ measurements to smart metering data. Dates: 11 – 18 September 2024 in Almeria, Spain. Note that the Summer School will start on Wednesday 11 September at 10:00 and will end on Wednesday 18 September...
 
 
 
DYNASTEE newsletter issue 2024/22 available
 
 
From dynastee.info - 9 July, 14:00
 

The twenty-second issue of the DYNASTEE newsletter is now available for download. Contents include: Foreword IEA-EBC Annex 94 “Validation and verification of in-situ building energy performance measurement techniques’” DYNASTEE Summer School 2024 Experimental method for estimating the effect… 
 
 
 
IEA-EBC Annex 94 “Validation and verification of in-situ building energy performance measurement techniques”
 
 
From dynastee.info - 9 July, 14:00
 

A new IEA-EBC Annex has been formed.  Annex 94 ‘Validation and verification of in-situ building energy performance measurement techniques’, will commence its preparation phase this...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seminar on Building Modelling in the Urban Environment - Plataforma Solar de Almería, 19 – 20 September 2024
 
 
From dynastee.info - 9 July, 14:00
 

The URBAN MOME Network (Towards efficient URBAN environments through MOdelling, MEasurement, and control in the built environment) organises a Seminar on “Building Modelling in the Urban Environment” (Reduced order models, data based models, etc). This seminar is organised in the...
 
 
 
Announcement of International Retrofit Conference 2025
 
 
From dynastee.info - 9 July, 14:00
 

The International Retrofit Conference (IRC’25), is aimed at bringing together experts, professionals, researchers, and industry stakeholders from around the world on domestic, non-domestic, social housing, and district/neighbourhood retrofit. It will take place from...
 
 
 
 
 
 

News from the EU and international partners
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commission adopts guidance to EU countries on implementing the revised directives on renewable energy and on energy efficiency
 
 
From energy.ec.europa.eu - 3 September, 18:03
 

The Commission today adopted 3 guidance documents to support EU countries' work in transposing and implementing the revised directives on renewable energy and energy efficiency into national law...
 
 
   
How to cope with heatwaves in Europe
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 3 September, 12:56
 

Europe experiences increasingly severe heatwaves due to climate change, exacerbated by factors like reduced precipitation, unique geography, and urban heat islands. Among the strategies, are green walls and roofs. Europe is witnessing more frequent and intense heatwaves, exacerbated by climate change. The summer of 2022...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Decreasing temperatures at the urban and building scale: bioclimatic and low-tech strategies
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 3 September, 12:49
 

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections show rising temperatures in Europe, particularly in the Mediterranean. Cities and homes must prepare for longer and more frequent extreme heat events...
 
 
 
New cooling fabric for buildings reduces heat from sunlight and thermal radiation
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 3 September, 12:59
 

Researchers have developed a cooling fabric that, when applied to buildings, can reduce internal temperatures by mitigating heat from sunlight and thermal radiation...
 
 
 
Energy Performance Certificates: Policy needs and best practices
 
 
From www.bpie.eu - 3 September, 12:51
 

This report investigates policy needs and good practices related to EPCs in six European countries(Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Ukraine), aligning with the recent recast of...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Passive cooling: can we cool buildings with low to no energy consumption?
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 5 September, 12:05
 

Passive cooling involves a series of strategies to cool buildings without electricity and represents an invaluable set of tools to address the increasingly intense summer heatwaves, even in Europe...
 
 
 
LIFE SUPERHERO project: permeable and ventilated roofs for sustainable living
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 5 September, 12:06
 

LIFE SUPERHERO aims to diffuse the use of ventilated and permeable roofs (VPR) and HEROTILE-based roofs (HBR) as an effective climate adaptation...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sustainable products to be norm for consumers with new Regulation
 
 
From environment.ec.europa.eu - 3 September, 18:06
 

The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) also aims to reduce the overall environmental and climate impacts of products on the EU market...
 
 
 
Net-zero buildings and communities as decentralised energy hubs: combating climate change
 
 
From build-up.ec.europa.eu - 3 September, 13:05
 

The IPCC report highlights that while 1.5°C warming is likely, urgent action on net-zero buildings and decentralised...
 
 
 
8-11 June 2025 - Healthy Buildings 2025 - Reykavik, Iceland
 
 
From www.hb2025iceland.org - 11 July, 12:30
 

Healthy buildings, HB2025 - ISIAQ. Rentegrate science to practice for healthy and sustainable buildings.  
Join us in Reykjavík to explore the critical intersection of climate resilience, building sustainability, and occupant well-being...
 
 
 
 
 
 

Videos

...including a list of our recent webinar recordings 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Design and performance assessment of Ventilative Cooling (more info)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Urban context and climate change impact: a case-study in Athens

  

Maria Kolokotroni (Brunel University London, UK)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Performance Potential for Ventilative Cooling: Renewable Status and Design Stage Assessment in Ireland


Adam O' Donovan (Munster Technological University, IE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Designing for Ventilative Cooling: Summary findings from an exploratory practitioner survey and expert interviews with building design professionals in Ireland and the United Kingdom


Maha Sohail (Munster Technological University, IE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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