AIVC

The 41^st AIVC – ASHRAE IAQ joint Conference, co-organized by ASHRAE & AIVC, was held on 4-6 May 2022 in Athens. The event drew around 185 participants (in person and remotely) – academic researchers, engineering and consulting firms, industry representatives, people involved in standardisation, policy makers, manufacturers & stakeholders and international organizations.

The recordings and the slides of the recent venticool/AIVC & Annex 80 Webinar "Future weather data and heatwaves" are now available online at: https://www.aivc.org/event/31-may-2022-webinar-future-weather-data-and-heatwaves

The full collection of past events’ recordings and slides can be found at: https://www.aivc.org/events/webinars

The 41^st AIVC – ASHRAE IAQ joint Conference, co-organized by ASHRAE & AIVC, was held on 4-6 May 2022 in Athens. The event drew around 185 participants (in person and remotely)  – academic researchers, engineering and consulting firms, industry representatives, people involved in standardisation, policy makers, manufacturers & stakeholders and international organizations.

During the event, two topical sessions dedicated to building and ductwork airtightness were organized.

The recordings and the slides of the recent venticool/AIVC & Annex 80 Webinar "Indicators to Assess Resilience of Cooling in Buildings" are now available online at: https://www.aivc.org/event/10-may-2022-webinar-indicators-assess-resilience-cooling-buildings

On March 30^th, Annex 80 scientists, practitioners, and planners as well as representatives from the building cooling associated industry gathered for the 5^th meeting of the Advisory Board of Practitioners. This board, an initiative of Annex 80, AIVC and venticool, was founded to put results of scientific research into action by establishing strong ties to practitioners and to include their practical experience in future research projects.

Well-insulated and air-tight buildings are known to be vulnerable to overheating. An increase in the severity and duration of heatwaves is expected, resulting in more severe overheating risks, affecting in turn the health and mortality of building users. To achieve more future-proof buildings, it is crucial to design buildings that are “resilient” to overheating in future climate conditions.

On March 30, 2022 AIVC sent feedback to the European Commission’s Proposal for a Recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

The AIVC has put forward some elements to be taken into account by the European Commission. AIVC’s input to the EPBD revision, structured by remarks & proposals for amendments of the public consultation document, is available  to read and download here.

The March 2022 issue of the AIVC newsletter has just been released. Specific contents include:

On March 24^th, June 9^th, October 27^th & December 15^th,2020,  Annex 80 scientists, practitioners, and planners as well as representatives from the building cooling associated industry gathered for 4 remote meetings of the Advisory Board of Practitioners. This board, an initiative of Annex 80, AIVC and venticool, was founded to put results of scientific research into action by establishing strong ties to practitioners and to include their practical experience in future research projects.

We are pleased to announce the release of AIVC's Technical Note no 69: 40 years to build tight and ventilate right: History of the AIVC. This report provides information about the history of AIVC, its events and publications, its member countries and board members and collaborations with other organisations.

The document is freely accessible. Please click here to download and read the document.