One of the objectives of QUALICHeCK is to speed up the implementation and uptake of approaches to improve the reliability of EPC input data and the quality of the works in practice. To this end, a number of fact sheets … Continue reading →
The eighth issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available for download! Contents include: Foreword September 23-24, 2015: 36th AIVC conference, Madrid, Spain QUALICHeCK FACT SHEET: “Building regulations can foster quality management — the French example on building airtightness” March … Continue reading →
This newsletter from the French “Observatoire des Bâtiments Basse Consommation” (Observatoire BBC) gives information on the airtightness of new buildings, based on a comparison between the buildings that have got the “BBC Effinergie” label and buildings that did not get … Continue reading →
The abstract submission deadline at the 36th AIVC Conference: “Effective ventilation in high performance buildings”, to be held in Madrid, Spain 23-24, 2015 has been extended. The extended deadline for abstract submission is now April 15, 2015. Authors are kindly invited … Continue reading →
The abstract submission deadline at the 36th AIVC Conference: “Effective ventilation in high performance buildings”, to be held in Madrid, Spain 23-24, 2015 has been extended. The extended deadline for abstract submission is now April 15, 2015. Authors are kindly invited … Continue reading →
Around 55 participants from 16 countries attended the international workshop on “Ventilation and Airtightness in Buildings : Voluntary and Regulatory Frameworks to Improve Quality and Compliance” which was held in Lund, Sweden on March 16-17, 2015. One topic of specific attention was schemes … Continue reading →
TightVent is very pleased to continue its collaboration with BUILDAIR initiated in 2011. The BUILDAIR Symposium has been for over 20 years a major event on airtightness issues in Germany. The 9th International BUILDAIR-Symposium offers a variety of presentations and … Continue reading →
The international workshop on “Ventilation and Airtightness in Buildings : Voluntary and Regulatory Frameworks to Improve Quality and Compliance” will be held in Lund, Sweden on March 16-17, 2015. One topic of specific attention will be schemes implemented in various countries to … Continue reading →
Around 150 participants attended the joint 35th AIVC –4th TightVent -2nd venticool conference held in Poznan, Poland September 24-25, 2014. The programme consisted of 3 parallel tracks with contributions from 27 countries and international organizations. Over 100 presentations were given … Continue reading →
The new French regulation (RT 2012, fully operational since January 2013) requires that the building airtightness of all new residential buildings be justified. This has led to over 100 000 tests performed every year, and of course, pressure on designers … Continue reading →
