venticool has sent a contribution to the European Commission’s consultation on the Energy performance of Buildings Directive. Based on the experience of its partners and the findings of the IEA EBC Annex 62, venticool has put forward some elements that … Continue reading →
The 12th REHVA World Congress CLIMA 2016 will be a central event in 2016 for presentation of recent international research activities and their research achievement. Many researchers from IEA and EU projects will at special sessions present their latest research results … Continue reading →
The Call for Papers for the 37th AIVC – 18th ASHRAE – IAQ 2016 joint conference has been extended: The new deadline for abstract submissions is now 30 November, 2015. The papers should focus on the following themes and topics among others: Definitions … Continue reading →
The Annex 62 report: “Ventilative Cooling. State-of-The-Art Review” is now available. The report summarises the work of the initial working phase of IEA ECB Annex 62 Ventilative Cooling and is based on the findings in the participating countries. The report is an … Continue reading →
A fundamental objective when designing a ventilation strategy is to establish the location and size of openings. Both factors depend on the airflow rates required through each ventilation opening in order to maintain adequate indoor air quality (IAQ) and to … Continue reading →
This report, released by the Zero Carbon Hub, presents the ‘big picture’ on overheating, with a particular focus on reflecting the housing sector’s concerns and level of preparedness to tackle overheating. In particular, the report aims to provide answers to … Continue reading →
This publication, released by the Zero Carbon Hub, provides a summary of recent research and evidence on some of the more common impacts and consequences of overheating in residential buildings. It focusses primarily on the health and wellbeing of people … Continue reading →
Around 160 participants attended the joint 36th AIVC – 5th TightVent – 3rd venticool conference held in Madrid, Spain September 23-24, 2015. The programme consisted of 3 parallel sessions with contributions from 27 countries and international organisations. Over 120 presentations … Continue reading →
The venticool platform paper: “Overview of provisions for ventilative cooling within 8 European building energy performance regulations” is now available online. This study aimed to focus on regulatory measures taken or missing regarding ventilative cooling in several countries, which could … Continue reading →
The Indoor Environmental Quality Global alliance organised its first sessions at the June 2015 ASHRAE Annual conference. The sessions present a holistic approach to indoor environmental quality and give information on different societies’ activities to improve the indoor environment. To … Continue reading →
