Applicability and sensitivity of the TAIL rating scheme using data from the French national school survey

The TAIL rating scheme for assessing the quality of Thermal, Acoustic, Indoor air, Luminous, and the overall environment was initially developed to assess indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in hotels and offices. To broaden the use of the TAIL rating scheme to other buildings, its applicability for schools was studied. Two additional parameters, i.e., reverberation time and nitrogen dioxide concentration, were included to account for the specificities of the building use and population.

Feedback from the AIVC webinar "Alternative methodologies to evaluate airtightness"

We are happy to inform you that the recordings and slides of the AIVC & TightVent webinar; "Alternative methodologies to evaluate airtightness" held on June 19, 2023 are now available online here.

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19 June 2023, Webinar – Alternative methodologies to evaluate airtightness

A pressurization test with a blower door fan is the most widely accepted and used method to evaluate the airtightness of a building, but it presents some drawbacks. Alternative methodologies have been, or are being, developed and three of them were presented in this webinar:

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