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July 14, 3:01 AM
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Overheating is an increasingly common challenge in well-insulated buildings, often addressed with energy-intensive air conditioning. DUCO offers a more sustainable alternative, combining ventilative cooling with external solar shading to regulate indoor temperature naturally in both residential and non-residential buildings. Following … Continue reading →
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July 14, 2:53 AM
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IEA EBC Annex 97 / Cities TCP Task 5 “Sustainable Cooling in Cities” an international research collaboration bringing together participants from more than 15 countries — entered its active working phase in January 2026. The Annex has established a cooperation … Continue reading →
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July 9, 6:00 AM
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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).
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July 8, 6:00 AM
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The 28th issue of the venticool newsletter is now available!Specific contents include:Foreword30 Sep – 1 Oct 2026, AIVC – venticool – TightVent joint Conference, Incheon, Republic of KoreaAIVC‐venticool April 2026 Workshop PresentationsNew Publication: Overheating assessment & ventilative cooling in national building codesRegister for the PECS webinar|18 Sep 2026 (13:30– 15:00 CEST)Update from IEA EBC Annex 97/Cities TCP Task 5Latest Developments from Annex 87Follow venticool on LinkedIn!New Open‐Source Tool for Evaluating Ventilative Cooling StrategiesProduct news as provided by our partnersT
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June 11, 12:15 PM
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Healthy Indoors: Innovation and Research in Air Quality is an international scientific conference that will bring together researchers, health professionals, policymakers and key stakeholders to discuss the latest advances in indoor air quality (IAQ) research and its impact on health and wellbeing. Organised within the framework of the European project K-HEALTHinAIR, the conference will provide an open scientific forum welcoming contributions beyond the project, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue between science, technology, public health and policy. Over two days, the programme will address key topics such as continuous monitoring using low-cost sensors, exposure to chemical and biological pollutants, health effects in different indoor environments, and the role of artificial intelligence and data-driven approaches in supporting IAQ management.
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June 11, 12:07 PM
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eu.bac and REHVA have jointly published a new guide on EN ISO 52120-1: a practical framework that helps building owners, facility managers, engineers, and ESG teams translate broad sustainability and policy ambitions into concrete automation requirements and measurable, verifiable performance.
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June 11, 11:25 AM
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The latest issue of the International Energy Agency's Energy in Buildings and Communities (IEA-EBC) Programme newsletter has been released. The May 2026 edition contains information about IEA-EBC's research activities and upcoming events, Webinar recordings on R&D work, recent EBC publications and R&D outputs...
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June 11, 8:24 AM
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When: Tuesday 27th October 2026, 9:30 – 16:30 Where: CIEMAT Madrid Avenida Complutense, 40, 28040 Madrid Language: English The focus of this one-day event will be on novel building performance measurement with guest speakers from the EU and Spain to take … Continue reading →
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June 11, 8:22 AM
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The twenty-fifth issue of the DYNASTEE newsletter is now available for download. Contents include: Foreword Announcement of the Summer School 2026 Announcement of the CIEMAT – DYNASTEE Symposium on Thermal transfer of building envelopes Update on IEAEBC Annex 94 subtasks … Continue reading →
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June 11, 8:04 AM
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This certification confirms that your organisation follows standardised and controlled procedures. It therefore guarantees a high standard of quality and the rigorous execution of your work. This certification scheme was developed by a working group bringing together all relevant stakeholders … Continue reading →
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June 11, 8:04 AM
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Retrotec is offering a limited-time trade-in promotion for DM32 owners, giving you a straightforward path to upgrading to the DM32X Digital Manometer for blower door and duct testing. The DM32X brings enhanced accuracy, new features, and improved reliability, making it … Continue reading →
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June 11, 6:31 AM
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The 30th issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available! Specific contents include: Foreword | Registration Open: 2026 AIVC – TightVent – venticool Conference in Incheon, South Korea | EN 16798-17 Revision to Introduce Mandatory Measurements for Ventilation Inspection
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June 11, 6:25 AM
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As part of IEA EBC Annex 97 – Sustainable Cooling in Cities, a workshop will be held on 28 October 2026 in Cork, Ireland, in collaboration with venticool and AIVC. The event will bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and other … Continue reading →
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July 14, 2:54 AM
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IEA EBC Annex 87 focuses on the energy and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Performance of Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS). The objective of Annex 87 is to establish design criteria and operation guidelines for PECS, and to quantify the benefits … Continue reading →
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July 14, 2:46 AM
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We’re excited to announce the launch of the official venticool LinkedIn page! We’ll use our LinkedIn channel to share the latest developments from the community, including: Announcements of events and webinars Research highlights and publications News from the venticool community … Continue reading →
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July 9, 5:00 AM
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Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS) allow occupants to adjust their immediate surroundings without affecting others, offering the potential to enhance comfort, health, and well-being while improving building energy efficiency. This webinar presents the state of research and development across the four environmental domains PECS address, drawing on activities developed within IEA EBC Annex 87. It opens with the human benefits of thermal and indoor air quality PECS, then examines the methods used to evaluate their thermal comfort, air quality, and energy performance.
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June 17, 8:00 AM
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We are happy to share that the video recordings and presentation slides from our recent webinar, “Ensuring Reliable Airtightness Measurements: Airtightness Tester Qualification Across Countries” (held on 16 June 2026), are now available on our website.The webinar featured the following expert presentations:Qualification Process for Air Tightness Testers in the UK, Paul Carling (BCTA, UK)Qualification of airtightness testers in the USA – The ABAA experience, Laverne Dalgleish (ABAA, USA)Qualification of airtightness testers in France - Feedback after 15 years, Valérie Leprince (Cerema, France)Y
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June 11, 12:11 PM
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The revision of the EPBD places indoor environmental quality and climate resilience at the centre of building design, opening up opportunities for passive solutions such as natural ventilation.
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June 11, 12:04 PM
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The June issue of the REHVA Journal is now out! This issue focuses on "EPBD IV (2024) Implementation on its Way & Shaping the Future of EPB Standards". The transposition deadline of 29 May 2026 for the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU/2024/1275) has now passed, and this issue takes stock of where Europe stands. Contributions from REHVA member associations in Denmark, Finland, France, Latvia, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland offer a firsthand picture of national implementation efforts, a mixed landscape, with some countries notifying complete transposition and many others still working through complex legislative processes.
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June 11, 8:48 AM
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Extreme heat is an urgent and growing public health threat, driven by climate change and exacerbated by urbanization and population ageing. It increases morbidity and mortality, strains health and social care systems, and disproportionately affects populations at increased risk. Heat–health action plans (HHAPs) are a core public health response, enabling countries to anticipate and prepare for extreme heat, protect populations at increased risk, strengthen health system resilience, and reduce avoidable illness and deaths. This second, updated edition of WHO guidance on HHAPs supports countries in developing, strengthening and implementing such plans at national, regional and local levels. It offers an implementation-oriented framework, structured around eight core elements: governance; heat–health warning system; populations at increased risk; communication; health system resilience; reducing heat exposure; heat–health surveillance; and monitoring, evaluation and learning. The guidance also includes user action briefs for key sectors and a public health message bank to support effective risk communication with the public. It translates accumulated evidence and implementation experience into practical actions, tools and decision points for coordinated heat–health risk prevention and response. While tailored to the WHO European Region, it is adaptable to other contexts.
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June 11, 8:23 AM
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For the 11th time, DYNASTEE will organise a Summer School on the application of analysis techniques towards whole building energy performance assessment from in-situ measurements and metering data. The Summer School (SS26) is organised in the framework of the IEA-EBC … Continue reading →
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June 11, 8:04 AM
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Lindab is proud to announce the launch of OneSync in Sweden and Denmark. OneSync is a cloud‑based platform that makes ventilation and indoor climate performance visible in real time and over time, with room‑level visibility. Designed to complement Lindab’s demand‑controlled ventilation system, … Continue reading →
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June 11, 8:04 AM
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Lindab is proud to announce the launch of OneSync in Sweden and Denmark. OneSync is a cloud‑based platform that makes ventilation and indoor climate performance visible in real time and over time, with room‑level visibility. Designed to complement Lindab’s demand‑controlled ventilation system, … Continue reading →
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June 11, 8:00 AM
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The revision of EN 16798-17 officially started in February 2026. This new revision is closely linked to one of the major evolutions introduced by the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD): the strengthening of requirements related to ventilation inspection and indoor environmental quality (IEQ).
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June 11, 6:27 AM
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In May 2026, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) released the Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction 2025–2026: Building Fast. Falling Short. The report assesses global progress towards decarbonising the … Continue reading →
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