Deep renovation is a key action to drastically reduce energy demand and achieve the EU vision of a decarbonised building stock by 2050. However, only 1% of European buildings are being renovated yearly and shallow retrofits persist with low impact on energy consumption. The StepUP project is developing new technologies and solutions to make building renovation more attractive and affordable.
Post date: 9 Nov 2020
Type: Publication
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
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
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
Passive House Days Canada are back and Online with Virtual Tours! Show us what you’ve got Canada. Shoot a video of your Passive House project and share it with all our Passive House Fans! Passive House Days 2020 The 17th Annual International Passive House Days, organized by the International Passive House Association and its international Affiliates, will take place November 6-8, 2020.
Post date: 30 Oct 2020
Type: Event
Interested participants in the REHVA COVID-19 COURSE, can now enroll and learn how to resume activities, safely operate buildings and specifically use densely occupied indoor spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Post date: 30 Oct 2020
Type: News
Join the team from the International Passive House Association (iPHA) for their new series: iPHA Q&A with PHI! Once a month, iPHA will sit down with experts from different departments at the Passive House Institute (PHI) to hear about the work they do, what they offer and how you can make the most of those offerings!
Post date: 30 Oct 2020
Type: Event
COVID-19 UPDATE: On Tuesday 22 September, the UK Government announced that business events and conference centres are no longer able to open on 01 October as planned. Although disappointing news, we have liaised with all our fantastic, confirmed speakers and are happy to confirm that we are still committed to delivering the conference on 18 November 2020, albeit in a virtual format.
Post date: 28 Oct 2020
Type: Event
4,000+ Virtual Attendees / 5 Co-Located Events / Virtual Conference Tracks / 40+ Speakers - 76% Director Level + About the IoT Tech Expo Europe Virtual Europe’s leading IoT conference & event series will become a fully virtual event for 2020. The free to attend online conference will take place on the 24-25th November 2020 and will cover two days of top-quality content and innovative thought leadership discussions encompassing the IoT ecosystem.
Post date: 23 Oct 2020
Type: Event