Within the first phase IEA EBC Annex 62, Ventilative Cooling, running from 2014 – 2017, chances and challenges of Ventilative Cooling have been investigated.

Main challenges have been identified in the aspects of security, noise and wind protection, dust and insect protection, reliability and control schemes. Also identified has been a generally positive attitude towards Ventilative Cooling both from builders and users, leading to a need for development of new airflow guiding and enhancing components, as well as design aids.

The collected outputs of this fact finding phase of Annex 62 will be published end of June at www.venticool.eu.

Interested manufacturers are warmly invited to use this collected information and are furthermore invited to contact the Annex 62 researchers in case of specific research & development needs. The remaining operational phase of Annex 62 until end of 2016 offers a perfect chance to launch specific R&D, powered by the opportunities of a strong and truly international research program.

For further information please contact Dr. Peter Holzer (Austria), Leader of Subtask B – Solutions: peter.holzer@building-research.at.