We are pleased to announce that the AIVC – venticool – TightVent 2026 Conference: “Innovations in Smart Ventilation and IEQ for Resilient and Adaptive Buildings” is now accepting abstracts & proposals for topical sessions. The Conference will be held on … Continue reading →
The Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) together with the Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Science (CSIC) (IETcc-CSIC) and venticool are organising a workshop entitled ‘Climate Change and Resilient Ventilation’ to be held on 21-22 April 2026 in Madrid. The … Continue reading →
A new study has found that extreme weather events across Europe in the summer of 2025 caused significant economic losses, with impacts expected to intensify in the years ahead. The paper, Dry-roasted NUTS: early estimates of the regional impact of … Continue reading →
A new report from the Grantham Institute and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine warns that climate change has sharply increased the number of deaths caused by extreme summer heat across Europe. The analysis, covering 854 European cities, … Continue reading →
We are pleased to announce that EBC Annex 97 “Sustainable Cooling in Cities” is now available on the venticool website, alongside Annexes 62, 80, and 87. This addition broadens our platform’s coverage of resilient ventilative cooling strategies in the built … Continue reading →
We are pleased to announce that a dedicated workshop on ventilative cooling will take place during the upcoming 45th AIVC – ASHRAE IEQ, 13th TightVent & 11th venticool Conference, scheduled for 24–26 September 2025 in Montreal, Canada. The workshop is … Continue reading →
EBC Annex 87 “Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Performance of Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS)” has recently published three comprehensive review articles on PECS, covering their benefits for thermal comfort, air quality, health, and human performance; the definition and performance … Continue reading →
We are happy to announce the release of a new AIVC publication: Annotated Bibliography 14: Retrofitting the Building Stock: Challenges and Opportunities for Indoor Environmental Quality – Overview of the AIVC 2024 Conference sessions This annotated bibliography is based on … Continue reading →
The 46th AIVC conference “Innovations in Smart Ventilation and IEQ for Resilient and Adaptive Buildings” will take place on September 30 & October 1, 2026 at the Songdo International District in Incheon, Republic of Korea. This international event will be held jointly with the 12th venticool … Continue reading →
The 26th issue of the venticool newsletter is now available! Specific contents include: Foreword 21-22 April 2026, AIVC Workshop, Madrid, “Climate Change, Ventilation and Resilience” 24-26 September 2025, AIVC – ASHRAE IEQ –venticool– TightVent joint conference, Montreal, Canada 30 September – … Continue reading →
