WindowMaster has now developed WSC 104 – a compact smoke control panel, with its seamless ability to combine efficient smoke extraction with comfort ventilation, is helping to drive up interior health and safety standards across the board. Safeguarding occupants and … Continue reading →
As the number of hot days per year noticeably increased, the search for alternatives that keep down indoor temperatures is a ‘hot’ trend. Effectively keeping the indoors cool requires night cooling or intensive ventilations using large window louvres. You can … Continue reading →
On May 31st, Annex 80 scientists, practitioners, and planners as well as representatives from the building cooling associated industry gathered for the 7th meeting of the Advisory Board of Practitioners. This board, an initiative of Annex 80, AIVC and venticool, was … Continue reading →
The Danish Standard DS 447 “Ventilation in buildings – Mechanical, natural and hybrid ventilation systems” was published in January 2022. This standard specifies the requirements for ventilation in buildings intended for human occupancy. The purpose of this standard is to … Continue reading →
Large parts of India have reported temperatures higher than average with heatwaves beginning on March 3. On April 18, 2023 above-normal maximum temperatures were recorded according to All India Weather Summary and Forecast bulletin by India Meteorological Department. In Southern Spain and Portugal, … Continue reading →
In March 2023, the EU Commission published the report “EU-level technical guidance on adapting buildings to climate change”. The report includes 2 parts: a broader technical guidance; and a best practice guidance for concrete applications. The best practice guidance provides technical guidance on climate-adaptation … Continue reading →
The 43rd AIVC conference “Ventilation, IEQ and health in sustainable buildings” will be held on 4 & 5 October 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark together with the 11th TightVent conference and the 9th venticool conference. The conference will take place at the premises of Aalborg University Copenhagen. Conference … Continue reading →
On Monday March 20, 2023, venticool organized an online meeting to discuss the major outcomes and future challenges of venticool. The aim of the meeting was to inform the audience of the objectives and activities of venticool and the possibilities for collaboration. … Continue reading →
The abstract submission deadline for the AIVC – TightVent – venticool 2023 Conference: “Ventilation, IEQ and health in sustainable buildings” to be held during 4-5 October 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark has been extended! Authors can now submit their abstracts by March … Continue reading →
A recent analysis by Eurostat, released on February 27,2023, revealed that the need to heat a given building in the EU from 1979 to 2022 has decreased by almost a fifth. More specifically, the heating degree days (HDD) went down from … Continue reading →
