The AIVC – TightVent - venticool 2019 joint Conference “From Energy crisis to sustainable indoor climate – 40 years of AIVC", co-organized by Ghent University and the International Network on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE) on behalf of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), the Building and Ductwork Airtightness Platform (TightVent Europe), and the international

TightVent Europe and AIVC are organizing the webinar “Durability of building airtightness: Assessment through field measurements” to be held on Thursday 30 January 2020 at 14:30-15:30 (CET). The objective of this webinar is to share information on the durability of building airtightness evaluated through field measurements. Information provided will help the participants understand how building airtightness changes over time and improve the protocol for future field measurement campaigns.

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The AIVC – TightVent - venticool 2019 joint Conference “From Energy crisis to sustainable indoor climate – 40 years of AIVC", co-organized by Ghent University and the International Network on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE) on behalf of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), the Building and Ductwork Airtightness Platform (TightVent Europe), and the international

The 17^th issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available! Specific contents include:

The AIVC – TightVent – venticool 2019 joint Conference “From Energy crisis to sustainable indoor climate – 40 years of AIVC”, co-organized by Ghent University and the International Network on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE) on behalf of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), the Building and Ductwork Airtightness Platform (TightVent Europe), and the international

The evaluation questionnaire of the 40^th AIVC conference: “From Energy crisis to sustainable indoor climate – 40 years of AIVC” was sent out to the 204 attendees of the event. 102 participants filled in the evaluation form. We are happy to share with you a summary of the main results!

General outcomes:

Following the 1^st EPBD article 19a stakeholder meeting which took place in June 2019 and where stakeholders discussed the state of the art regarding existing schemes in relation to the inspection of stand-alone ventilation systems and optional building renovation passports, the 2^nd stakeholder meeting aims to present the impact analyses and discuss the relevance, feasibility and possible scope of measures at EU-level.

The objectives of the 2^nd stakeholder meeting are to:

AIVC and the 5 other founding members (AiCARR, AIHA, ASHRAE, ISHRAE and REHVA) is proud to announce the creation of the Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance (IEQ-GA) association registered in Brussels. The mission of the IEQ-GA is to promote and advocate for indoor climate and health in buildings. Indoor environmental quality is a multidisciplinary domain involving, among others, architects, engineers, industrial/occupational hygienists, health sector specialists.

We are pleased to announce that the Indoor Environmental Quality – Global Alliance (IEQ-GA) has become a legal entity and a not for profit organisation.

The official inauguration took place during the AIVC conference on Tuesday October 15th, 2019.

More information will follow soon. Stay tuned!