On March 12th, 2024, representatives from the building cooling and ventilation associated industry together with architects, and consultants gathered for the 9th meeting of the Advisory Board of Practitioners (ABoP). This board, led since the beginning of 2024 by venticool … Continue reading →
We’re excited to announce that the recordings and presentation slides from the AIVC & venticool webinar “Exploring window opening behaviour for optimal cooling and thermal comfort”, which took place on March 26, 2024, are now accessible online here. Feel free to … Continue reading →
The 44th AIVC conference “Retrofitting the Building Stock: Challenges and Opportunities for Indoor Environmental Quality” will be held on 9 & 10 October 2024 in Dublin, Ireland together with the 10th venticool conference and the 12th TightVent conference. The conference will take place … Continue reading →
Occupants use windows to control their thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ). However, occupants often have to make a compromise between thermal, acoustic and visual comfort, IAQ and energy use for space conditioning. Moreover, they are not only looking … Continue reading →
Ventilative cooling emerges to be a key element in the strategy to meet the cooling demand in buildings while cutting the CO2 emissions. Ventilative cooling also enhances thermal comfort and mitigates heat stress in buildings. Despite these benefits, the practical … Continue reading →
Starting in 2024, venticool & AIVC are taking the lead in the Advisory Board of Practitioners, an initiative initially established in conjunction with Annex 80. The Board aims to put results of scientific research into action by establishing strong ties … Continue reading →
The AIVC 2024 Conference “Retrofitting the Building Stock: Challenges and Opportunities for Indoor Environmental Quality” will be held on October 9-10, 2024, at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland. It will be a joint event combined with the 10th venticool and 12th TightVent … Continue reading →
In December 2023 the United Nations Environment Programme released the report Global Cooling Watch 2023: Keeping it Chill: How to meet cooling demands while cutting emissions. The document outlines sustainable cooling measures in three areas: passive cooling, higher-energy efficiency standards, … Continue reading →
The 23rd issue of the venticool newsletter is now available! Specific contents include: Foreword Feedback from the 43rd AIVC ‐ 9th venticool & 11th TightVent Conference: Summary of the resilient ventilative cooling track 9‐10 October 2024 – 10th venticool ‐ 44th … Continue reading →
The abstract & topical session submission deadlines for the AIVC -TightVent – venticool 2024 Conference: “Retrofitting the Building Stock: Challenges and Opportunities for Indoor Environmental Quality” to be held during 9-10 October 2024 in Dublin, Ireland have been extended! Authors interested … Continue reading →
