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Indoor Environmental Quality

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REHVA manifesto for sustainable, healthy and affordable buildings

REHVA released a manifesto advocating for sustainable, healthy, and affordable buildings, emphasising energy efficiency, renewable energy, decarbonisation, and smart technologies, and seeking support from European Parliament candidates.

Publication

14/06/2024

Healthy Buildings Design Competition 2025

Join the Healthy Building Design Competition and be part of a movement that is committed to building a better, healthier, and more sustainable future for all.

Event

REWARDHeat: efficienza e riduzione delle emissioni per il teleriscaldamento

Il progetto REWARDHeat è quasi giunto al termine e, tramite workshop e conferenze, diffonde i suoi risultati. Tra questi il caso studio di Milano dove viene sfruttata l’acqua di falda combinata all’utilizzo pompe di calore per il teleraffrescamento e teleriscaldamento.

News

13/06/2024

Resilient cooling: an integral element towards a holistic approach to building sustainability

Resilient cooling systems are essential for sustainable buildings, necessitating government prioritisation of holistic approaches, incentivisation of adoption, and workforce training to accelerate implementation and achieve long-term sustainability goals.

News

12/06/2024

AIVC's Technical Note 73: Overview of the trends in building and ductwork airtightness in 16 countries

This report provides an overview of the trends in building and ductwork airtightness in 16 countries around the world, summarising and comparing information.

Publication

11/06/2024

Cooltorise project wraps up in Madrid

The final event of the Cooltorise project in Madrid gathered stakeholders to discuss urban initiatives and policies for mitigating the impact of summer heat, featuring prominent speakers and presentations of innovative projects.

News

11/06/2024

Quantifying energy savings: integrating air-geothermal heat exchanger with air heat pump in a single-family home

The work provides a detailed evaluation of an air heat pump unit installed in a single-family home, focusing on its actual performance. It quantitatively assesses how much energy consumption is reduced by incorporating an air-geothermal heat exchanger.

Publication

11/06/2024