The Call for Papers is now open for the 15th International Buildair Symposium: "Airtight Buildings, Thermography and Ventilation Systems in Practice", which will take place on 17–18 June 2027 in Hanover, Germany.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Thu, 07/23/2026 - 09:05
The 15th International Buildair Symposium: "Airtight Buildings, Thermography and Ventilation Systems in Practice" will take place on June 17 and 18, 2027 in Hanover, Germany.
Call for Papers
Presentations should fall within one of the following subject areas:
Practical measurement experience
Experience with measurements during construction
Presentation of / experience with unusual structures
The AIVC is happy to announce the release of a new addition to the AIVC Ventilation Information Paper (VIP) series dealing with trends in building ventilation requirements and inspection in various countries.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Mon, 08/25/2025 - 10:38
On 9-10 October 2024, the AIVC – TightVent - venticool 2024 joint Conference "Retrofitting the Building Stock: Challenges and Opportunities for Indoor Environmental Quality", was organised by the International Network on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE) on behalf of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre, the Building and Ductwork Airtightness Platform (TightVent Europe) and the international platform for ventilative cooling (
The full collection of abstracts presented at the 14th International BUILDAIR Symposium is now available on AIRBASE. The symposium, held on May 16–17, 2025 in Hannover, Germany, brought together experts and practitioners to discuss the latest developments in airtight buildings, thermography and ventilation systems.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Wed, 06/25/2025 - 16:27
The book of proceedings of the 14th International BUILDAIR Symposium "Airtight Buildings, Thermography and Ventilation Systems in Practice", held on May 16-17, 2025 in Hannover, Germany. Contains 44 abstracts.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Wed, 06/25/2025 - 16:22
The purpose of this work is to evaluate and compare various regression techniques—specifically Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Weighted Least Squares (WLS), and Weighted Line of Organic Correlation (WLOC)—in the context of building airtightness measurements as prescribed by ISO 9972. The goal is to improve the accuracy...
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Wed, 06/25/2025 - 16:20
Der Zweck dieser Arbeit ist die Bewertung und der Vergleich verschiedener Regressions- verfahren - insbesondere der gewöhnlichen kleinsten Quadrate (OLS), der gewichteten kleinsten Quadrate (WLS) und der gewichteten organischen Korrelationslinie (WLOC) – im Zusammen- hang mit Luftdichtheitsmessungen...
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Wed, 06/25/2025 - 16:16
During this presentation I will discuss different methods of regression analysis and error calculation with regard to the review of the measurement standard ISO 9972. I will explain these methods and the ideas behind the formulas. I will present examples and charts to explain the different methods and evaluate them on the basis...