AIVC 2026 Workshop Programme Now Available

We are pleased to announce that the programme for the AIVC 2026 workshop "Climate change, ventilation, and resilience" is now available. The event will take place on 21–22 April 2026 in Madrid.

The workshop will bring together researchers, professionals, and international experts to present and discuss recent advances addressing climate change challenges related to indoor environmental quality (IEQ), ventilation, human health, and sustainability.

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EPBD 2024 recast in relation to IEQ and ventilation

The 2024 EPBD recast formally introduces Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) as a defined concept in EU law for the first time, embedding IEQ within the core objectives of the directive rather than treating it as a supplementary consideration...

TN 75: A design guideline of energy recovery ventilation to improve actual contribution to energy saving in buildings

In this design guideline, key points are explained to succeed in reducing energy use for HVAC systems with energy recovery systems. It covers the reduction of the heating and cooling need (load) due to ventilation and infiltration as well as the reduction of energy use for fans and heat generators. As background of the key points, performance indices and testing standards of energy recovery systems are explained.

venticool newsletter issue #27 – January 2026

The 27th issue of the venticool newsletter is now available!

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venticool Newsletter, January 2026

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Submit Your Abstracts for the AIVC 2026 Conference

As a follow-up regarding submissions for the AIVC–TightVent–Venticool 2026 Conference, “Innovations in Smart Ventilation and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) for Resilient and Adaptive Buildings,” to be held on September 30 and October 1, 2026, in Incheon, Republic of Korea, we would like to remind authors of the following submission deadline.

Submission deadline:

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Submit your abstracts for the AIVC 2026 Conference!

We are pleased to announce that the abstract and topical session submission deadlines for the AIVC–TightVent–Venticool 2026 Conference, “Innovations in Smart Ventilation and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) for Resilient and Adaptive Buildings,” to be held on September 30 and October 1, 2026, in Incheon, Republic of Korea, have been extended.

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AIVC Board Visits NRC’s Building Science Facilities in Ottawa

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Construction Research Centre organized a private facility tour in Ottawa for ten AIVC board members on September 27, 2025, following the 45th AIVC - ASHRAE IEQ joint conference in Montreal. Visiting board members from Belgium, France, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Spain, and the United States were welcomed by NRC hosts, including two AIVC board members.

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Improving Indoor Air Quality in Schools

We are pleased to announce that the video recordings and presentation slides from our recent webinar, “Improving Indoor Air Quality in Schools” (held on 4 December 2025), are now available on our website.

Webinar presentations included:

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