The international conference on “EPBD Review: Elements for better compliance and quality of works” will be held in Brussels on Friday 4 September 2015. One specific objective is to exchange about the public consultation process for the evaluation and review of the EPBD which will run until 31 October 2015.
The evaluation questionnaire of the QUALICHeCK workshop “Voluntary and Regulatory Frameworks to Improve Quality and Compliance”, 16-17 March 2015, Workshop in Lund, Sweden, was sent out to 55 attendees of the event. The summary of the main outcomes was the result of the feedback from 28 of the participants who filled in the evaluation form. It is now available to download here.
This report provides guidance on understanding the air leakage requirements in the 2012 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and gives suggestions on how to meet the air sealing measures. It also provides information from Building America’s Air Sealing Guide, Best Practices and case studies on homes that are currently meeting the provisions.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Wed, 07/22/2015 - 16:35
Annex 62 has been running at full speed since its official start in January 201 4: the State-Of-The-Art report is completed; information from over 1 25 buildings is being processed to document the characteristics of ventilative cooling systems; tools are under development to assess the overheating risk and cooling needs; ways to account for ventilative cooling in building regulations are being analysed with the aim to develop recommendations for future regulations. The project results will gradually be uploaded on http: //venticool.eu/annex-62-publications/ and will be intensely discussed d
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Tue, 06/23/2015 - 15:09
There is a growing concern about the effects of indoor air particulate pollution, in relation to human health. The removal of indoor air pollution at its source is extremely difficult. Fine particles are continuously generated in outdoor air mainly by combustion processes. Coarse particles are constantly generated by activities indoors. There is a need for simple technology that can reduce these types of pollutants, which can work in conjunction with standard heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
The Energy in Buildings and Communities (EBC) newsletter carries regular reports of energy policy development and research activities taking place in various countries. It contains updates on ongoing and planned research projects, features new publications and website information, as well as topical articles of a general nature. It is intended for those active in fields relating to operational energy saving for buildings and communities.
The EBC news Issue 61, June 2015 contains the following articles:
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 14:00
The Proceedings of the 35th AIVC Conference "Ventilation and airtightness in transforming the building stock to high performance", held in Poznań, Poland, 24-25 September 2014.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 13:59
The Presentations at the 35th AIVC Conference "Ventilation and airtightness in transforming the building stock to high performance", held in Poznań, Poland, 24-25 September 2014.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 13:51
This session will discuss the major changes of the ventilation standards supporting the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive recast. It is foreseen that some of these standards will serve as basis of future ISO standards as well.
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