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 →
Since the start of the preparation phase began in January 2025, EBC Annex 97 / Cities TCP Task 5 “Sustainable Cooling in Cities” has steadily gained momentum. A key event during this period was the two-day workshop held in Vienna, … Continue reading →
Overheating in well-insulated homes is driving up energy bills through expensive air conditioning. But what if you could achieve perfect indoor comfort with zero energy consumption? DUCO Natural Cooling combines dynamic solar shading with automated ventilative cooling to regulate temperatures … Continue reading →
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 →
We’re happy to announce that the recordings of the AIVC-venticool webinar, “Improving thermal resilience of buildings to overheating: Lessons learned”, held on May 5, 2025, are now available on our website! Featured Presentations: ReCOver++ project: wrap up (Hilde Breesch, KU … Continue reading →
Climate change is leading to increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves, which elevate the risk of human thermal stress in indoor environments. These conditions can make buildings uninhabitable during extreme events and long after they have passed. Therefore, it is crucial … Continue reading →
On March 27th, 2025, representatives from the building cooling and ventilation industry along with architects and consultants convened for the 11th meeting of the Advisory Board of Practitioners (ABoP). Since early 2024, the board has been led by venticool, following its … Continue reading →
