Case study investigation of overheating in low-energy homes: insights from a post-occupancy evaluation in England
A recent study by Linda Toledo et al. investigated overheating in four low-energy homes in England–three newly built and one retrofitted. Over an 11-month period, the researchers conducted environmental monitoring and gathered occupant feedback to identify the causes of overheating. … Continue reading →
Energy Efficiency and Indoor Climate in Buildings is out! Edition of March 2025
The March 2025 issue of the “Energy Efficiency and Indoor Climate in Buildings” newsletter has just been released. This monthly online newspaper contains relevant information on the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), the building and ductwork airtightness platform (TightVent … Continue reading →
New Study Highlights Effective Passive Cooling Strategies during Heatwaves
A new study by Douaa Al-Assaad et al. evaluates resilient passive cooling strategies in buildings during heat waves across different climates. Using simulations, the research evaluates the performance of passive cooling strategies such as solar shading, cool envelope materials, advanced … Continue reading →
REHVA Journal’s February 2025 Edition Features Papers from the AIVC 2024 Conference
The February 2025 edition of the REHVA Journal has been released, featuring the theme “IEQ at 44th AIVC conference, Model IEQ regulation to fulfil the EPBD 2024″! The issue includes, among other articles, a selection of papers presented at the 44th … Continue reading →
Pythermalcomfort 3.0 Released!
We are happy to announce the release of the free/open-source pythermalcomfort version 3.0, a comprehensive toolkit for calculating thermal comfort indices, heat/cold stress metrics, and thermophysiological responses in Python. Key Updates in pythermalcomfort v3.0: Multi-node models:Pythermalcomfort now includes JOS3 a … Continue reading →
venticool newsletter is out! Edition of January 2025 now available!
The 25th issue of the venticool newsletter is now available! Specific contents include: Foreword 24 – 26 September 2025, AIVC – ASHRAE IEQ –venticool– TightVent joint conference, Montreal, Canada Feedback from the AIVC-TightVent‐ venticool Conference: Summary of the resilient ventilative cooling … Continue reading →
Feedback from the 44th AIVC-12th TightVent & 10th venticool Conference: Summary of the resilient ventilative cooling track
On 9-10 October 2024, the AIVC – TightVent – venticool 2024 joint Conference “Retrofitting the Building Stock: Challenges and Opportunities for Indoor Environmental Quality”, was organised by the International Network on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE) on behalf of the … Continue reading →
24 – 26 September 2025, AIVC – ASHRAE IEQ – venticool – TightVent joint conference, Montreal, Canada
The conference “IEQ 2025: Rising to new challenges: Connecting IEQ to a sustainable future”, organized by ASHRAE and AIVC, will be held in Montreal, Canada on 24-26 September 2025. The conference will also be the 13th TightVent and 11th venticool conference. This … Continue reading →
Personalized Environmental Control System (PECS) in Action: Insights from Case Studies
We are happy to announce that the recordings of the AIVC/ EBC Annex 87 & venticool co-organized webinar, “Personalized Environmental Control System (PECS) in Action: Insights from Case Studies”, held on December 5, 2024 are now available! This webinar explored … Continue reading →
EBC and Cities TCP Approve new Annex 97/Task 5 “Sustainable Cooling in Cities”
We are happy to inform you that the Energy in Buildings and Communities (EBC) and Cities Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) have approved EBC Annex 97/Cities TCP Task 5 “Sustainable Cooling in Cities”. The new annex has just been launched and … Continue reading →