We are pleased that Spain decided to join the AIVC. Moreover, the September 2015 AIVC conference will be held in Madrid.
Indoor air quality and energy efficiency in buildings remain very hot topics on the agenda of many governments, while they are growing as such in others. We are now in front of the AIVC Poznan Conference September 24-25. With the 116 contributions from 27 countries as well as a series of topical sessions, this will again be a major annual meeting point for building professionals, experts and scientists to exchange their views and share their results.
There are at present more than 100 registered participants for this conference which will be held on September 30 in Brussels. Click here for the updated conference flyer. There are several presentations specifically dealing with the topics of ventilation systems, building and ductwork airtightness and ventilative cooling.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Fri, 09/19/2014 - 16:16
This seminar presented work by the IEA EBC Annex 62 which was an international collaborative project on ventilative cooling; it had a four year working phase (2012-2018) and contribution by representatives from 20 universities, research institutes and private industries from 14 different countries from Europe, Japan, China and the US.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Mon, 09/15/2014 - 17:39
Over the recent years more effort has been given to air tightness of public buildings such as hospitals. The demand for well insulated buildings increases the importance for low infiltration air rates and thus the air tightness becomes more important. Besides, air infiltration is a quantitative way to put into requirements for the tenders to fulfill. In this work we describe field measurement of air-tightness on site in early stage of production, as well as field measurement of a whole floor in a hospital building.
Submitted by Maria.Kapsalaki on Mon, 09/15/2014 - 17:37
Infrared thermography is an interesting technique that is often used for qualitative assessment of the building envelope. The method allows to detect construction deficiencies e.g. thermal bridges, moisture problems, incomplete blown-in retrofit insulation of cavity walls, wind washing in insulation layers etc. in a very fast way. Another application is the use of infrared thermography in combination with pressurization tests in order to detect air leakages through the building envelope.
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