This is the first block of housing certified in Spain built in 2017 under the Passivhaus standard, and therefore has a demand for heating below 15kWh / m2a, and a heating load of 10W / m2. This implies that a floor of 75m2 will have a heating load of only 750W, so with a hair dryer there would be enough to heat two houses. To achieve this the following principles have been applied:
Post date: 1 Jul 2019
Type: Case
The June 2019 edition of the TightVent Europe newsletter aims to provide an overview of the platforms achievements, progress and latest news in the past months as well as planned activities for the upcoming period. Specific contents include: -Foreword
Post date: 4 Jun 2019
Type: News
This issue of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre’s (AIVC) newsletter provides an overview of the centre’s latest achievements and initiatives i.e. information on past and future events, new publications, feedback on on-going AIVC projects and many more. Contents include: -Foreword
Post date: 2 Apr 2019
Type: Publication
Energy consumption in new buildings can be reduced at the design stage.
Post date: 26 Feb 2019
Type: Publication
Together with partners from Heidelberg and the surrounding area, PHI & iPHA propose a varied and diverse programme for you. Look forward to lectures and workshops on current topics such as summer comfort, renovation, quality assurance and much more.
Post date: 12 Feb 2019
Type: Event
MEGACLIMA NIGERIA EXPO 2018 event attracted 86 exhibitors , representing companies from 17 countries Belgium, China, Eqypt, Ghana, India , Kuwait, Lebanon , Nigeria, S. Africa , Turkey, U.A.E, Switzerland, U.S.A ,South Korea, Japan, Germany, Cyprus as well as more than 4200 visitors throughout Africa such as Kenya , South Africa , Ghana , Tanzania, Egypt, Turkey ,India ,Lebanon , Ethiopia.
Post date: 11 Dec 2018
Type: Event
The 2018 joint AIVC – TightVent – venticool conference Smart Ventilation for buildings in Juan-Les-Pins, France, proved highly successful with more than 200 participants from 27 countries attending the event and confirming once again the continuously growing interest in the fields of building & ductwork airtightness, (smart) ventilation, IAQ & health and ventilative/resilient cooling.
Post date: 5 Dec 2018
Type: Publication
We are pleased to announce that the AIVC 2019 Conference “From Energy crisis to sustainable indoor climate – 40 years of AIVC" is now accepting abstracts & proposals for topical sessions. The Conference will be held during 15-16 October, 2019 at ‘Het Pand’, the congress centre of Ghent University in Ghent, Belgium.
Post date: 19 Oct 2018
Type: News
The 40th AIVC conference will be held on 15 and 16 October 2019 in Ghent, Belgium. It will also be the 8th TightVent conference and the 6th venticool conference. Conference Scope In the past 40 years, since the first oil crisis in the seventies, energy and climate goals have been shaping many countries´ policy and legislative agendas. The building sector plays a crucial role in achieving these goals, considering the energy use attributed to buildings and its huge potential for improved energy performance.
Post date: 19 Oct 2018
Type: Event
It is our pleasure to write to you and to present the conference IAQVEC 2019: Healthy nearly Zero Energy Buildings.
Post date: 7 Oct 2018
Type: News