A recent study by Linda Toledo et al. investigated overheating in four low-energy homes in England–three newly built and one retrofitted. Over an 11-month period, the researchers conducted environmental monitoring and gathered occupant feedback to identify the causes of overheating. … Continue reading →
A new study by Douaa Al-Assaad et al. evaluates resilient passive cooling strategies in buildings during heat waves across different climates. Using simulations, the research evaluates the performance of passive cooling strategies such as solar shading, cool envelope materials, advanced … Continue reading →
The February 2025 edition of the REHVA Journal has been released, featuring the theme “IEQ at 44th AIVC conference, Model IEQ regulation to fulfil the EPBD 2024″! The issue includes, among other articles, a selection of papers presented at the 44th … Continue reading →
We are happy to announce the release of the free/open-source pythermalcomfort version 3.0, a comprehensive toolkit for calculating thermal comfort indices, heat/cold stress metrics, and thermophysiological responses in Python. Key Updates in pythermalcomfort v3.0: Multi-node models:Pythermalcomfort now includes JOS3 a … Continue reading →
The 25th issue of the venticool newsletter is now available! Specific contents include: Foreword 24 – 26 September 2025, AIVC – ASHRAE IEQ –venticool– TightVent joint conference, Montreal, Canada Feedback from the AIVC-TightVent‐ venticool Conference: Summary of the resilient ventilative cooling … Continue reading →
On 9-10 October 2024, the AIVC – TightVent – venticool 2024 joint Conference “Retrofitting the Building Stock: Challenges and Opportunities for Indoor Environmental Quality”, was organised by the International Network on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE) on behalf of the … Continue reading →
We are happy to announce that the recordings of the AIVC/ EBC Annex 87 & venticool co-organized webinar, “Personalized Environmental Control System (PECS) in Action: Insights from Case Studies”, held on December 5, 2024 are now available! This webinar explored … Continue reading →
We are happy to inform you that the Energy in Buildings and Communities (EBC) and Cities Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) have approved EBC Annex 97/Cities TCP Task 5 “Sustainable Cooling in Cities”. The new annex has just been launched and … Continue reading →
On November 19th, 2024, representatives from the building cooling and ventilation associated industry together with architects, and consultants gathered for the 10th meeting of the Advisory Board of Practitioners (ABoP). This board, led since the beginning of 2024 by venticool (and … Continue reading →
The UN Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat highlights the urgent need for innovative solutions to address rising global temperatures. Central to the report, is the urgent need to evaluate the resilience of critical infrastructure and the built environment … Continue reading →
