The abstract submission deadline for the 41^st AIVC – ASHRAE - IAQ joint Conference “IAQ 2020: Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches Transitioning from IAQ to IEQ” to be held from the 14^th to the 16^th of September 2020 in Athens, Greece together with the 9^th TightVent and the 7^th venticool conferences, has been extended to 23 December, 2019.

Conference topics 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

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.

Presentations & Speakers

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: