Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Fri, 09/02/2022 - 12:23
As the AIVC was created in 1979, the 40th anniversary of the AIVC was celebrated in October 2019 at the 40th AIVC conference in Ghent. In the context of this celebration, it was decided to publish 2 overview publications:
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 12:48
Much progress has been made to improve the airtightness level of new buildings. Still, little is known about the durability of building airtightness, or the impact of degradation on airtightness. This report presents a comprehensive review of studies that deal with building airtightness durability. Regarding field measurement studies, the envelope airtightness seems to decrease during the first years after achievement and then stabilize. However, these variations are rarely explained. Key elements that may drive airtightness variations were identified.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Thu, 03/17/2016 - 11:22
Exposures in homes constitute the major part of exposures to airborne pollutants experienced through the human lifetime. They can constitute from 60 to 95% of our total lifetime exposures, of which 30% occurs when we sleep.
The AIVC is proud to be a signatory of the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air, launched at United Nations Headquarters in New York City in September 2025. The Global Pledge is the first international commitment recognizing clean indoor air as a fundamental human right.
We joined over 240 organizations and the governments of France and Montenegro in this global movement to ensure that everyone, everywhere, breathes healthy indoor air.
We are happy to share that the video recordings and presentation slides from our recent webinar, “Airtightness in Practice: Long-Term Performance, Field Evidence, and Innovative Detection Methods” (held on 17 March 2026), are now available on our website.
The webinar featured the following expert presentations:
During the EBC Technical Day held at CEPT University in November 2025, Arnold Janssens, Operating Agent of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), delivered a presentation on the history, mission and recent achievements of AIVC.
The February 2026 edition of the REHVA Journal has been released, featuring the theme "Rising to New Challenges: Connecting IEQ to a Sustainable Future".
The issue includes, among other articles, selected contributions from the 45th AIVC conference and ASHRAE 2025 IEQ conference held on September 24-26, 2025, in Montreal, Canada together with the 13th TightVent and the 11th venticool conferences.
We are pleased to announce that the programme for the AIVC 2026 workshop "Climate change, ventilation, and resilience" is now available. The event will take place on 21–22 April 2026 in Madrid.
The workshop will bring together researchers, professionals, and international experts to present and discuss recent advances addressing climate change challenges related to indoor environmental quality (IEQ), ventilation, human health, and sustainability.
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