TightVent Newsletter May 2024

Contents

  • Foreword
  • 24 – 26 September 2025, AIVC – ASHRAE IEQ – TightVent – venticool joint conference, Montreal, Canada
  • 9-10 October 2024 –12th TightVent- 44th AIVC - 10th venticool conference in Dublin, Ireland
  • Feedback from the AIVC-TightVent webinar “Airtightness tests for high-rise buildings”
  • New AIVC publications
  • TAAC news & latest activities
  • TightVent welcomes Build Test Solutions as new gold partner
  • Product news

Join Our Webinar on Energy-Efficient Ventilation Systems!

The Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) invites you to register for the upcoming webinar, "New Developments in Design and Characterisation of Energy-Efficient Ventilation Systems." This event will take place on June 20th, 2024, from 15:00 to 16:30 CET.

Participation is free, but prior registration is required.

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20 June 2024, Webinar – New developments in design and characterisation of energy-efficient ventilation systems

In recent years ventilation system design has seen a shift from design methods based on prescribed flow rates and standard lay outs, towards performance-based approaches which offer opportunities for smart ventilation concepts by considering what ventilation should achieve in terms of indoor air quality and energy efficiency.

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VIP 45.12: Trends in building and ductwork airtightness in USA

AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper #45.12 summarizes current knowledge on trends in building and ductwork airtightness in USA.

Feedback from the AIVC/ASC 2024 Workshop in Singapore, “Ventilation, IEQ & Sustainability”

The AIVC 2024 workshop “Ventilation, IEQ & Sustainability" organised in collaboration with ASHRAE Singapore Chapter was held on 18-19 April 2024 in Singapore. Participation was possible in person and the event drew over 160 participants - researchers, engineers & architects and industry representatives. The programme included 21 presentations grouped into 3 sessions: “Optimising Indoor Air Quality for Climate Resilience”, “Reducing Carbon Footprints: The Role of Energy efficient Ventilation Technologies” & “Smart Building Automation for Climate-Adaptive Ventilation”.

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VIP 45.11: Trends in building and ductwork airtightness in New Zealand

AIVC's Ventilation Information Paper #45.11 summarizes current knowledge on trends in building and ductwork airtightness in New Zealand.

 

AIVC 2023 Conference Proceedings now available!

We are happy to announce that the book of proceedings, PowerPoint presentations and individual papers from the AIVC 2023 conference "Ventilation, IEQ and health in sustainable buildings" held on 4-5 October 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark are now available to download freely.

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Measurement for Exterior Wall Airtightness of High-Rise Buildings Using Stack Effect/Individual Air Conditioning and Outdoor Air Entering through Entrance Doors

Airtightness of exterior walls in buildings has a great impact on indoor environment, energy consumption and overall building performance. However, the measurement of exterior wall airtightness is not easy, especially in...

Designing building ventilation for epidemic and disaster preparedness

Epidemic and disaster preparedness of buildings and systems is a key area of concern. The study of how building ventilation and airtightness may contribute to disaster preparedness may lead to better guidelines for...

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