During the joint CLIMA 2016 and the 12th REHVA Conference held in Aalborg on 22-25 May 2016, a specific session dealing with building and ductwork airtightness was organised by TightVent in collaboration with AIVC and QUALICHeCK. The title of the … Continue reading →
This joint conference will provide a unique opportunity for dialog among attendees to facilitate understanding of current indoor air quality policies, standards and best practices with themes such as regulatory vs. voluntary compliance for achieving Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), the … Continue reading →
A special issue of the International Journal of Ventilation was released in March, 2016 with selected extended papers from the 35th AIVC- 4th TightVent – 2nd venticool Conference: “Ventilation and Airtightness in Transforming the Building Stock to High Performance”. The list … Continue reading →
A new report, released by the Zero Carbon Hub, presents the findings from 33 dwellings construction site visits in an effort to see how effectively their mechanical ventilation systems were designed, installed, commissioned and handed over to occupants. The document is … Continue reading →
The recordings and the slides of the QUALICHeCK webinar: “Building airtightness and initiatives to improve the quality of the works” organised in cooperation with TightVent Europe and the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre, are now available online at: https://tightvent.eu/events/webinars
Continue reading →The joint CLIMA 2016 and the 12th REHVA Conference will be held in Aalborg, Denmark on 22-25 May 2016. A specific session dealing with building & ductwork airtightness is organised by TightVent Europe in cooperation with the Air Infiltration and … Continue reading →
The annual report of 2015 of the International Energy Agency’s Energy in Buildings and Communities (IEA-EBC) Programme is now available. This report presents an overview of the Programme’s main activities with summaries of new, ongoing and recently completed projects, including specific … Continue reading →
In November 2015, the European Commission published the results of the public consultation on the evaluation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The consultation ran from 30 June to 31 October 2015 and aimed at evaluating the current EPBD. … Continue reading →
The ninth issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available for download! Contents include: Foreword Outcomes of the 36th AIVC & 5th TightVent conference: Summary of the airtightness track Save the date for the QUALICHeCK-TightVent webinar: “Building airtightness and initiatives to … Continue reading →
All three regions of Belgium (Brussels, Flanders and Walloon Region) have from the start of the energy performance legislation the airtightness of buildings in their regional Energy Performance (EP) regulations. Airtightness testing is not mandatory and there are no minimum requirements; … Continue reading →
