Methods and techniques for airtight buildings

This report gives an overview to the design principles and construction methods for building airtightness. Its primary objective is to disseminate basic information on steps to follow at design stage as well as on tightening products and frequent field issues.

It stems from the MININFIL project run between 2009 and 2010 under the PREBAT programme with the support of ADEME. In particular, it can be read as an introduction to the over 150 construction details developed within this project.

Developing resilient ventilative cooling for better comfort and energy savings in buildings

This position paper gives a brief overview of opportunities and challenges for ventilative cooling solutions both:

TN 68: Residential Ventilation and Health

Exposures in homes constitute the major part of exposures to airborne pollutants experienced through the human lifetime. They can constitute from 60 to 95% of our total lifetime exposures, of which 30% occurs when we sleep.

AIVC COVID-19 Webinar video recordings & slides now available!

The recordings and the slides of the recent AIVC webinar: “COVID-19 Ventilation related guidance by ASHRAE and REHVA” held on November 20th 2020, are now available online at https://www.inive.org/event/20-november-2020-webinar-covid-19-ventilation-related-guidance-ashrae-and-rehva

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6 May 2020, Webinar – Kitchen Ventilation

Setting sustainable urban development goals and developing energy efficient solutions for buildings are crucial elements of climate action. Urban living is introducing new challenges both for architectural design and technical solutions. Ventilation systems have an important impact both on energy use as well as indoor climate and health in buildings. So, how can we develop good home ventilation solutions fit for urban living?

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TightVent newsletter issue #19 – November 2020 now available

The 19th issue of the TightVent newsletter is now available! Specific contents include:

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AIVC Newsletter, Special Issue COVID-19

The AIVC board decided in their last (online) meeting of September 2020 to start a project to collect, discuss and disseminate information about COVID-19 in relation to ventilation and airtightness. A working group was created to define and carry out the project, with the title ‘Ventilation, airtightness and COVID-19’. 

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IEA-EBC

The IEA-EBC Programme is an international energy research and innovation programme in the buildings and communities field. It enables collaborative R&D projects among its 24 member countries. We provide:

  • High quality scientific reports
  • Summary information for policy makers

High Priority Research Themes include:

  • Integrated planning and building design
  • Building energy systems
  • Building envelope
  • Community scale methods
  • Real building energy use

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BUILD UP energy solutions for better buildings

Launched in 2009, BUILD UP is a European Commission initiative aiming to reduce the energy consumption of buildings across Europe.

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