Welcome to this combined website of the venticool platform and of IEA EBC Annex 62 – Ventilative Cooling, IEA EBC Annex 80 – Resilient Cooling of Buildings, IEA EBC Annex 87 – Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Performance of Personalised Environmental Control Systems & Annex 97 – Sustainable Cooling in Cities
venticool newsletter is out! Edition of July 2026 now available!
The 28th issue of the venticool newsletter is now available! Specific contents include: Foreword 30 Sep – 1 Oct 2026, AIVC – venticool – TightVent joint Conference, Incheon, Republic of Korea AIVC‐venticool April 2026 Workshop Presentations New Publication: Overheating assessment & … Continue reading →
Register now for the webinar on PECS: State of Research and Development | Friday, 18 September 2026 | 1:30–3:00 p.m. CEST
Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS) allow occupants to adjust their immediate surroundings without affecting others, offering the potential to enhance comfort, health and well-being while improving building energy efficiency. This webinar will present the state of research and development across … Continue reading →
Follow venticool on LinkedIn!
We’re excited to announce the launch of the official venticool LinkedIn page! We’ll use our LinkedIn channel to share the latest developments from the community, including: Announcements of events and webinars Research highlights and publications News from the venticool community … Continue reading →
Latest Developments from Annex 87 “Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Performance of Personalised Environmental Control Systems”
IEA EBC Annex 87 focuses on the energy and Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Performance of Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS). The objective of Annex 87 is to establish design criteria and operation guidelines for PECS, and to quantify the benefits … Continue reading →
Sustainable Cooling in Cities — Update from IEA EBC Annex 97 / Cities TCP Task 5
IEA EBC Annex 97 / Cities TCP Task 5 “Sustainable Cooling in Cities” an international research collaboration bringing together participants from more than 15 countries — entered its active working phase in January 2026. The Annex has established a cooperation … Continue reading →
Energy Efficiency and Indoor Climate in Buildings is out! Edition of June 2026
The June 2026 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 international platform for building and ductwork … Continue reading →
Call for Contributions: Sustainable Cooling in Cities – Policy Workshop – Cork, Ireland, 28 October 2026
As part of IEA EBC Annex 97 – Sustainable Cooling in Cities, a workshop will be held on 28 October 2026 in Cork, Ireland, in collaboration with venticool and AIVC. The event will bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and other … Continue reading →
UNEP Report Highlights Passive Cooling as a Key Response to Overheating
In May 2026, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) released the Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction 2025–2026: Building Fast. Falling Short. The report assesses global progress towards decarbonising the … Continue reading →
New AIVC & venticool Publication: Overheating assessment & ventilative cooling in national building codes
Venticool is pleased to announce the release of a new AIVC Technical Note presenting the results of a cross-country survey on overheating and ventilative cooling practices. This document provides practitioners with an overview of the current status of national building … Continue reading →
New Open-Source Tool for Evaluating Ventilative Cooling Strategies
We are pleased to share that EURAC Research, has officially released VentiCoolPy, a new open-source Python library and accompanying web-based tool designed to support the evaluation of ventilative cooling strategies in buildings. As cooling demand continues to rise across Europe, … Continue reading →