The Air Tightness Testing & Measurement Association (ATTMA), have recently updated the Technical Standard L1: “Measuring air permeability in the envelopes of dwellings”, including changes and clarifications in order to reduce and remove ambiguity within the testing industry. This Technical … Continue reading →
This new guide, released by the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA), focuses on energy efficiency issues and users’ discomfort related to the air leakage of floor plenums (void between a building’s floor structure and a raised access floor, … Continue reading →
Energy Efficiency and Indoor Climate in Buildings has just been released. This monthly online newspaper contains relevant information on TightVent Europe, the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), the international platform on ventilative cooling (venticool) & IEA EBC annex 62-ventilative cooling, Dynastee & … Continue reading →
The 6th TightVent conference will be held on 13 and 14 September 2017 in Nottingham (UK) together with the 38th AIVC conference and the 4th venticool conference. More information will follow soon so stay tuned.
Continue reading →TightVent Europe is pleased to announce the tenth anniversary of the International BUILDAIR Symposium “Airtight Buildings, Thermography and Ventilation Systems in Practice” to be held from March 31 to April 1, 2017 in Hannover Germany. The BUILDAIR Symposium has been … Continue reading →
ATLANTA – The keynote speakers for the IAQ 2016 Defining Indoor Air Quality: Policy, Standards and Best Practices Conference have been announced. The conference, co-organised by ASHRAE and AIVC, takes place Sept. 12-14, 2016, in Alexandria, Va., at the Crowne … Continue reading →
This recently released volume, is part of “CIBSE Guide B: Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration”, providing guidance on the practical design of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The guide, released by the Chartered Institution of Building Services … Continue reading →
The tenth issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available! Contents include: Foreword Progress made on building and ductwork airtightness in the past 5 years September 12-14, 2016: 37th AIVC –ASHRAE- IAQ joint conference Alexandria, VA, USA New QUALICHeCK factsheets available … Continue reading →
Significant progress has been made over the past 5 years to improve building airtightness, but there remain challenges to consider long term performance or to contain risks of inappropriate ventilation. As for ductwork airtightness, except for Scandinavian countries, we are … Continue reading →
QUALICHeCK recently released several new Fact Sheets: FACT SHEET #09 | AMA – General material and workmanship specifications FACT SHEET #08 | Quality control of Stuttgart’s retrofit standard realised by the city’s energy consultancy office FACT SHEET #07 | Building … Continue reading →
