Dear visitor,Welcome to this combined website of the venticool platform and of IEA EBC Annex 62 – Ventilative Cooling & IEA EBC Annex 80 – Resilient Cooling
New overheating mitigation requirement in the UK’s Building Regulations coming into force on June 15th, 2022
On 15 December, 2021 the UK Parliament adopted amendments to the 2010 Buildings Regulation, entering into force on 15 June 2022. The amendments introduce new provisions for overheating, among others. More specifically, requirement O1 “Overheating mitigation” of Schedule 1 to … Continue reading →
5 – 6 October 2022 – 42nd AIVC – 10th TightVent- 8th venticool conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands
The 42nd AIVC conference: “Ventilation Challenges in a Changing World” will be held in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands together with the 10th TightVent and the 8th venticool conferences on October 5-6, 2022. Conference Scope More than ever in the past, climate change and the … Continue reading →
venticool newsletter is out! Edition of December 2021 available
The 19th issue of the venticool newsletter is now available! Specific contents include: Foreword 5 ‐ 6 October 2022 – 42nd AIVC ‐ 10th TightVent‐ 8th venticool conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands Proceedings from the 5th Expert Meeting of Annex 80 … Continue reading →
Feedback from the 4th meeting of the Advisory Board of Practitioners for Annex 80 & venticool & AIVC
On December 15th, Annex 80 scientists, practitioners, and planners as well as representatives from the building cooling associated industry gathered for the 4th meeting of the Advisory Board of Practitioners. This board, an initiative of Annex 80, AIVC and venticool, was … Continue reading →
Proceedings from the 5th Expert Meeting of Annex 80 Resilient Cooling of Buildings
The EBC Annex 80 held its fifth Expert Meeting on October 14th and 15th at Politecnico di Torino. For the first time in years, 24 participants from 9 countries attended the meeting in person. The meeting was held as hybrid meeting … Continue reading →
Energy Efficiency and Indoor Climate in Buildings is out! Edition of December 2021
The December 2021 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 →
Feedback from the 3rd meeting of the Advisory Board of Practitioners for Annex 80 & venticool & AIVC
On October 27th, Annex 80 scientists, practitioners, and planners as well as representatives from the building cooling associated industry gathered for the 3rd meeting of the Advisory Board of Practitioners. This board, an initiative of Annex 80, AIVC and venticool, was … Continue reading →
42nd AIVC – 8th venticool – 10th TightVent Conference, October 2022, Netherlands
The preparations for the 42nd AIVC – 8th venticool – 10th TightVent conference have started. It is the intention to have this conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 5-6 October 2022. A professional conference organizer is involved in these preparations. … Continue reading →
Resilient ventilative cooling applications
The venticool-AIVC webinar Resilient Ventilative Cooling in practice held on 6 June 2021, focused on residential and non-residential applications and components of ventilative cooling. Peter Holzer, operating agent of IEA EBC Annex 80 Resilient Cooling of Buildings, gave an overview … Continue reading →
Upcoming meetings of the Advisory Board of Practitioners for Annex 80 & venticool & AIVC
On March 24th & June 9th, Annex 80 scientists, practitioners, and planners as well as representatives from the building cooling associated industry gathered for two meetings of the Advisory Board of Practitioners. This board, an initiative of Annex 80, AIVC … Continue reading →