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The 15^th issue of the venticool newsletter is now available! Specific contents include:

The abstract submission deadline for the 41^st AIVC – ASHRAE - IAQ joint Conference “IAQ 2020: Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches Transitioning from IAQ to IEQ” to be held from the 14^th to the 16^th of September 2020 in Athens, Greece together with the 9^th TightVent and the 7^th venticool conferences, has been extended to 23 December, 2019.

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The AIVC – TightVent - venticool 2019 joint Conference “From Energy crisis to sustainable indoor climate – 40 years of AIVC", co-organized by Ghent University and the International Network on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE) on behalf of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), the Building and Ductwork Airtightness Platform (TightVent Europe), and the international

TightVent Europe and AIVC are organizing the webinar “Durability of building airtightness: Assessment through field measurements” to be held on Thursday 30 January 2020 at 14:30-15:30 (CET). The objective of this webinar is to share information on the durability of building airtightness evaluated through field measurements. Information provided will help the participants understand how building airtightness changes over time and improve the protocol for future field measurement campaigns.

Presentations & Speakers

The 17^th issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available! Specific contents include:

AIVC and the 5 other founding members (AiCARR, AIHA, ASHRAE, ISHRAE and REHVA) is proud to announce the creation of the Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance (IEQ-GA) association registered in Brussels. The mission of the IEQ-GA is to promote and advocate for indoor climate and health in buildings. Indoor environmental quality is a multidisciplinary domain involving, among others, architects, engineers, industrial/occupational hygienists, health sector specialists.

We are pleased to announce that the Indoor Environmental Quality – Global Alliance (IEQ-GA) has become a legal entity and a not for profit organisation.

The official inauguration took place during the AIVC conference on Tuesday October 15th, 2019.

More information will follow soon. Stay tuned!

The September 2019 issue of the AIVC newsletter has just been released. This issue provides an overview of the centre’s latest achievements and initiatives i.e. information on past and future events, new publications, feedback on on-going AIVC projects and many more. Specific contents include:

The 41^st AIVC & ASHRAE IAQ joint Conference “IAQ 2020: Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches Transitioning from IAQ to IEQ” will be held from the 14^th to the 16^th of September 2020 in Athens, Greece together with the 9^th TightVent and the 7^th venticool conferences. Abstract submission is now open and due December 9, 2019.

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The latest issue of the International Energy Agency's Energy in Buildings and Communities (IEA-EBC) Programme newsletter has been released. The June 2019 edition features articles on: Building Energy Futures for Belgium; A New EBC Strategy to Tackle a Growing Challenge; LowEx Communities - Optimised Performance of Energy Supply Systems with Exergy Principles; Energy Flexible Buildings; HVAC Energy Calculations in Building Codes; and New EBC International Projects.