We hope this newsletter finds you healthy and well during these unprecedented times. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, TightVent continues to operate and adjust its communication, networking and awareness raising activities in the field of building & ductwork airtightness. As usually, this edition rounds up our latest work & achievements followed by our partners product news.
Post date: 19 Nov 2020
Type: News
The H2020 project 4RinEU, coordinated by Eurac Research, aims to define technologies, methodologies and business models to increase the uptake of deep renovation in the European building stock.
Post date: 19 Nov 2020
Type: Case
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’.
Post date: 13 Nov 2020
Type: Publication
2020 is a year with many firsts: a world-wide pandemic that threatens our society, but also countries stepping up their climate ambitions and the European Union announcing the Climate Neutral Cities mission as well as many opportunities for cities with the Green Deal Policy Framework. The Celsius Initiative also has some firsts this year: co-creating the forerunner groups together with the Celsius Cities and the first virtual Summit – Celsius Summit 2020
Post date: 6 Nov 2020
Type: Event
KGH goes online! The Organizing Committee decided that the 51st International HVAC&R Congress and Exhibition is to be held online, on December 2–4, 2020. Information for authors The whole Congress program will be virtual with sessions organized as follows:
Post date: 5 Nov 2020
Type: Event
Date: 27 - 28 November 2020 Time: 2 consecutive days Location: NSBRC, Lydiard Fields, Great Western Way, Swindon SN5 8UB Cost: Free to attend, booking essential The Passivhaus standard is designed to deliver comfort, quality and lower running costs, in any type of building.
Post date: 5 Nov 2020
Type: Event
Friday 20 November 2020, 16:00-17:15 CET Ventilation is recognized as a major element in strategies for minimizing the risk of COVID infection. REHVA and ASHRAE have developed guidelines taking existing evidence of long-range aerosol based transmission into account including the importance of ventilation. This webinar will present the guidelines by REHVA and ASHRAE and will also have a closer look to the similarities and differences in both guidelines.
Post date: 4 Nov 2020
Type: Event
Energy Saving Tools is a web page that includes a set of tools for introducing energy saving actions in our daily life. It is possible to receive tips for energy efficiency in the field of building performances, electrical appliances, use of renewables and mobility. In particular, for improving the energy performance of the building, the tool requests a set of basic information, in order to understand the current situation:
Post date: 2 Nov 2020
Type: Tool
Monday 30 November 2020, 10:30-11:45 CET Air infiltration in buildings has multiple consequences on energy use and indoor environmental quality which depend on the location and distribution of leakages. Among others, pollutant infiltration and air draft are highly affected by leakage distribution. In current practice, leakage detection is frequently performed together with an airtightness test.
Post date: 2 Nov 2020
Type: Event
Tuesday November 10th, 2020 at 12:00-14:30 UTC/GMT Progressing the scientific basis of indoor environmental quality is essential to understand which aspects can be better optimised to substantially reduce energy use in buildings. In recent years, IEA Energy in Buildings and Communities (EBC) international research projects have been investigating for this purpose both indoor air quality and thermal comfort.
Post date: 2 Nov 2020
Type: Event