New Zealand

The 2018 AIVC workshop was held in Wellington, New Zealand on 19-20 March. The theme of the workshop was how airtightness and ventilation can contribute to better buildings. The workshop brought together researchers, policy makers, designers and practitioners.

The AIVC in cooperation with ASHRAE and BRANZ are organizing a free 2-day workshop in Wellington, New Zealand. 

The objective of this AIVC workshop is to discuss and identify ways to improve the quality of our homes with respect to airtightness and ventilation, as well as discussing the impact suboptimal performance has on energy consumption and health of the occupants. Also of interest are the impacts of mandatory airtightness targets and how best to implement these, if at all.

Specific topics include:

The workshop will be held on March 19-20, 2018 at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. The title of the workshop is: “Towards Higher Performing Homes: The Role of Ventilation and Airtightness”.

More information will follow soon so stay tuned.

The Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ) has recently commissioned a literature review of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) research that has been conducted in New Zealand or addresses issues identified in the New Zealand context. The initial idea was to focus on IAQ in residential houses, however, schools, preschools and age care facilities have also been included. The review looks at the health effects, the pollutants and the building characteristics.