Summary of the AIVC-TightVent Conference 2012: Optimising Ventilative Cooling and Airtightness for Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings, IAQ and Comfort

The conference focused on ventilation and infiltration in nearly zero-energy buildings and more particularly on challenges and perspectives for ventilative
cooling (the use of ventilation systems to cool indoor spaces), on the rationale and solutions for better building and ductwork airtightness, as well as on developments of ventilation requirements based on health. The programme
included presentations of invited world-renowned and key experts as well as 75 papers selected from the call for abstracts for long- and short-oral presentations. The conference was organized by the International Network
on Ventilation and Energy Performance (INIVE) on behalf of the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) and TightVent Europe (the Building and Ductwork Airtightness Platform) with support from the VELUX group