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October 22, 10:00 AM
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The twenty-sixth issue of the DYNASTEE newsletter is now available for download. Contents include: Foreword Outcomes of the DYNASTEE Summer School 14–18 September 2026, Almería, Spain Announcement of the DYNASTEE Summer School 2027 | 6-10 September, Enschede, the Netherlands Context … Continue reading →
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October 22, 9:00 AM
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The Summer School (SS27) is organised in the framework of the IEA-EBC Annex 94: Validation and verification of in-situ building energy performance measurement techniques. The focus of SS27 will be on the assessment of the Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC) using … Continue reading →
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October 16, 7:00 AM
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If you are a representative from the industry and you are interested to join TAAC and improve your knowledge about building, ductwork airtightness and ventilation inspection, extend your network with stakeholders among Europe, and share information on your products; …you … Continue reading →
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October 16, 4:50 AM
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EN 12599:2026 “Ventilation for buildings – Test procedures and measurement methods to hand over air conditioning and ventilation systems for non-residential buildings” has been published! This European standard specifies the checks, measurement methods and procedures used to verify that installed … Continue reading →
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October 14, 8:23 AM
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As overheating becomes an increasingly important challenge for buildings and urban environments, there is a growing need for effective strategies to improve thermal resilience and support sustainable cooling. On 28 October 2026, Munster Technological University (MTU) will host the International Workshop on Overheating Resilience in Buildings and Urban Spaces, bringing together researchers, experts, and practitioners to exchange knowledge and explore approaches to addressing overheating risks in buildings and cities.
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October 14, 6:10 AM
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The Global Indoor Air Quality Policy Database is the first comprehensive repository of country-level indoor air quality policies, along with an assessment of each country's indoor air governance system. The database captures 271 IAQ policies across 54 countries. We encourage policymakers, government agencies, researchers, and advocates to use this open-source database to advance healthy indoor air action in their own jurisdictions. We welcome and encourage input from the community on version 1 of this database as we expand coverage to include more countries with indoor air quality policies.
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October 14, 5:53 AM
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Welcome to the European Summer Review 2026, compiled by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The Review provides an overview of the climate conditions that characterised the European summer of 2026, bringing together key variables and analyses covering surface air and sea surface temperature, heat stress, wet and dry conditions, river flow and wildfire emissions. It places the season in a historical context and highlights the most significant anomalies and extremes observed across Europe.
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October 14, 5:26 AM
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Taking place every year on 8th November, World Ventil8 Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of ventilation as a crucial part of enabling health and wellbeing of people. It also seeks to recognise and celebrate the ventilation and indoor air quality community. We want you to be part of it, whether you are a ventilation professional or someone with a passion for fresh air in your buildings.
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October 13, 10:00 AM
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Join us on 12 November 2026, from 10:30 to 12:00 CET, for an insightful webinar on “New Approaches for Inspection of Ventilation Systems.”The webinar will address the main challenges and proposed directions for the revision of EN 16798-17, alongside practical approaches already being developed or implemented for inspecting demand-controlled ventilation systems, including proxy measurements and dedicated inspection modes.The presentations will be followed by an interactive exchange of ideas, inviting participants to share their perspectives on how inspection methods can evolve to be technically
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October 13, 7:00 AM
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Don't miss our upcoming webinar “Open BIM for HVAC: From Design to Operation”, taking place on 19 November 2026, from 13:30 to 15:00 CEST, featuring recent work from IEA EBC Annex 91 “Open BIM for Energy Efficient Buildings”. Speakers & Presentations
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October 2, 10:00 PM
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The AIVC 2027 Conference will take place on 8–9 September 2027 at the Politecnico di Milano – Campus Bovisa in Milan, Italy.The conference will be organized in collaboration with AiCARR, TightVent and venticool, bringing together researchers, engineers, practitioners, policymakers, and other building-sector professionals.Dates: 8–9 September 2027Location: Milan, ItalyVenue: Politecnico di Milano – Campus BovisaFurther details on the conference theme, programme, calls for contributions, and registration will be announced in due course.
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September 21, 3:00 AM
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We are happy to announce that the video recordings and presentation slides from our recent webinar, “Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS): State of Research and Development,” held on 18 September 2026, are now available on our website.The webinar brought together experts in the field who shared the latest research and developments from EBC Annex 87 “Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Performance of Personalised Environmental Control Systems:”Human Benefits of Thermal and Indoor Air Quality PECS — Dolaana Khovalyg (EPFL, Switzerland)Advancing Performance Assessment and Standar
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September 11, 12:00 PM
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EBC Annex 87 together with the AIVC and venticool are organizing the webinar “Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS): State of Research and Development” on 18 September 2026 (13:30 – 15:00 CEST). The webinar will present the state of research and development across the four … Continue reading →
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October 22, 9:00 AM
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The five‐day Summer School took place at the CIESOL building in the campus of the University of Almería in Spain. The Summer School was organised by the INIVE-DYNASTEE Network in collaboration with the Spanish Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological … Continue reading →
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October 21, 3:00 AM
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We are pleased to announce that the recordings and presentation slides from our webinar, “Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Databases,” held on 20 October 2026, are now available online.The webinar featured expert presentations highlighting key initiatives and tools for collecting, managing, and sharing indoor air quality data:“Pandora” - an open-access database of indoor pollutant emission rates for IAQ modeling, Marc Abadie, University of La Rochelle, France“R package annex” - aggregating and harmonizing IAQ measurement data compatible with an existing repository containing IAQ data from >10.000 resi
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October 16, 4:50 AM
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On September 22, 2026, the 57th TAAC meeting was held. During this meeting, an update on airtightness-related developments in 16 countries (Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the UK) … Continue reading →
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October 14, 10:00 AM
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Date: Wednesday, 28 October 2026 Time: 09:00–16:00 (local time) Location: Munster Technological University (MTU), Cork Campus, Room LC.09, Le Cheile Building, Bishopstown, Cork, IrelandAs overheating becomes an increasingly important challenge for buildings and urban environments, there is a growing need for effective strategies to improve thermal resilience and support sustainable cooling.On 28 October 2026, Munster Technological University (MTU) will host the International Workshop on Overheating Resilience in Buildings and Urban Spaces, bringing together researchers, experts, and practition
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October 14, 6:13 AM
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Building certification in Europe is moving beyond energy performance to include renovation planning, smart readiness and sustainability. How are regulatory and voluntary frameworks evolving? How could interoperability support building decisions and the decarbonisation of Europe’s building stock?
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October 14, 6:05 AM
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This issue explores how interior design is moving beyond aesthetics toward a deeper purpose: supporting human biology, resilience, and wellbeing. Light, air, sound, temperature, and materials are no longer merely design decisions— they are environmental signals the body responds to, with physiological consequences.
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October 14, 5:41 AM
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Energy-efficient buildings require efficient ventilation to achieve low-energy demand while maintaining good indoor air quality (IAQ) and comfort. This study analyses the impact of different ventilation systems (i.e., automated window ventilation, extract air system and mechanical ventilation with heat and enthalpy recovery) on heating and electricity demand, IAQ and thermal comfort. Multi-zone dynamic simulations are conducted and benchmarked against monitoring data from similar flats in Innsbruck for the mechanical ventilation with heat recovery case.
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October 14, 4:15 AM
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We are happy to announce that the video recordings and presentation slides from our recent webinar, “Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS): State of Research and Development,” held on 18 September 2026, are now available on our website. The webinar brought … Continue reading →
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October 13, 9:00 AM
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The recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), Directive (EU) 2024/1275, marks an important shift towards a more integrated approach to building performance. It requires Member States to establish regular inspections of ventilation systems. The ventilation system sizing and its ability to optimise performance under typical operating conditions shall be explicitly included in the inspection.
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October 12, 12:00 PM
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Building Information Modelling (BIM) is widely seen as a key enabler for energy-efficient buildings, yet its potential for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems is far from fully exploited. Information created during design is often lost on the way to operation, data exchange between software tools remains fragmented, and building services are rarely described in a way that supports automated planning, commissioning or fault detection.
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September 23, 4:00 AM
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The September 2026 issue of the AIVC newsletter has just been released. Specific contents include:Foreword30 September ‐ 1 October 2026, Incheon, Korea – 46th AIVC conferenceSave the Dates: AIVC 2027 Workshop & Conference20 October 2026, AIVC Webinar – Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) databasesAIVC's new publicationsNew IJV Collection Featuring Papers from the 2023 & 2024 AIVC ConferencesKeeping Cool Without Air Conditioners: The Future of Passive CoolingFeedback from AIVC Webinars – March 2026 to September 2026AIVC List of Board MembersThe newsletter is freely accessible here.
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September 16, 6:00 AM
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The AIVC is pleased to announce the release of a new addition to its Ventilation Information Paper (VIP) series on trends in building ventilation requirements and inspection across different countries.Ventilation Information Paper #48.6: Trends in Building Ventilation Requirements and Inspection in the Republic of Korea is now available for download.This new publication follows five previously released papers covering Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, and Belgium:VIP 48.1: Trends in Building Ventilation Requirements and Inspection in SpainVIP 48.2: Trends in Building Ventilation Requirements and
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