About the Conference
conference concept
The conference will consist of 3 parallel sessions largely devoted to:
- Smart ventilation, Indoor Air Quality and health
- Building and ductwork airtightness
- Ventilative cooling - Resilient cooling
The conference will consist of a mixture of invited presentations and presentations in response to a call for papers, organized in structured sessions focused on the conference topics. Some sessions will consist of presentations from the call for papers only, while other sessions will be topical sessions with presentations proposed by a session organizer or by the organizing committee. The conference is combined with an exhibition by industry partners.
conference topics
Smart ventilation and IEQ (Indoor environmental quality)
- Sensor-based real-time IAQ monitoring and control systems
- Integration of ventilation with smart building management systems (BMS)
- Whole-building energy modeling to evaluate IEQ strategies
- Application of innovative materials for smart ventilation and IEQ enhancement
- Occupant-responsive ventilation strategies
- Innovative HVAC systems for enhanced energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact
- Impact of smart ventilation on health, comfort, and productivity
- Inspection, monitoring, maintenance, reliability and durability of ventilation systems
- Standards, policies and legislation
Building and ductwork airtightness
- Measurement techniques for building and ductwork airtightness
- Innovative sealing materials and construction practices
- Effects of air leakage on HVAC performance and energy use
- Long-term performance and durability of airtight construction
- Airtightness requirements in building codes and regulations
Ventilative cooling ‐ Resilient cooling
- Climate adaptation and urban resilience through sustainable cooling
- Performance evaluation of ventilative cooling in various climates
- Integration of ventilative cooling in zero energy buildings
- Occupant perception and satisfaction of IEQ
- Standards, policies and legislation
History of AIVC conferences
The Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (AIVC) has been organizing annual international
conferences since 1980.
These conferences have established themselves as a key platform for sharing
the latest research and technologies related to building ventilation, indoor air quality (IAQ), energy
efficiency, and airtightness.
The information about the previous AIVC conferences and their proceedings can be found on the following webpage:
https://www.aivc.org/events/conferences
| Year | Dates | Location | Title | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24-26 September | Montreal, Canada | 45th AIVC - ASHRAE IEQ Joint Conference | IEQ 2025: Rising to new challenges: Connecting IEQ to a sustainable future |
| 2024 | 9-10 October | Dublin, Ireland | 44th AIVC Conference | Retrofitting the Building Stock: Challenges and Opportunities for Indoor Environmental Quality |
| 2023 | 4-5 October | Copenhagen, Denmark | 43rd AIVC Conference | Ventilation, IEQ and health in sustainable buildings |
| 2022 | 5-6 October | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 42nd AIVC Conference | Ventilation Challenges in a Changing World |
| 2022 | 4-6 May | Athens, Greece | 41st AIVC - ASHRAE IEQ Joint Conference | IAQ 2020: Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches Transitioning from IAQ to IEQ |
| 2019 | 15-16 October | Ghent, Belgium | 40th AIVC Conference | From Energy crisis to sustainable indoor climate – 40 years of AIVC |
| 2018 | 18-19 September | Juan-les-Pins, France | 39th AIVC Conference | Smart ventilation for buildings |
| 2017 | 13-14 September | Nottingham, UK | 38th AIVC Conference | Ventilating healthy low-energy buildings |
| 2016 | 12-14 September | Alexandria, VA, USA | 37th AIVC - ASHRAE IAQ Joint Conference | - |
| 2015 | 23-24 September | Madrid, Spain | 36th AIVC Conference | Effective ventilation in high performance buildings |
| 2014 | 24-25 September | Poznan, Poland | 35th AIVC Conference | Ventilation and airtightness in transforming the building stock to high performance |
| 2013 | 25-26 September | Athens, Greece | 34th AIVC Conference | Energy conservation technologies for mitigation and adaptation in the built environment: the role of ventilation strategies and smart materials |
| 2012 | 10-11 October | Copenhagen, Denmark | 33rd AIVC Conference | Optimising Ventilative Cooling and Airtightness for [Nearly] Zero-Energy Buildings, IAQ and Comfort |
| 2011 | 12-13 October | Brussels, Belgium | 32nd AIVC Conference | Towards Optimal Airtightness Performance |
| 2010 | 26-28 October | Seoul, Korea | 31st AIVC Conference | Low Energy and Sustainable Ventilation Technologies for Green Buildings |
| 2009 | 1-2 October | Berlin, Germany | 30th AIVC Conference | Trends in High Performance Buildings and the Role of Ventilation |
| 2008 | 14-16 October | Kyoto, Japan | 29th AIVC Conference | Advanced building ventilation and environmental technology for addressing climate change issues |
| 2007 | 27-29 September | Crete, Greece | 28th AIVC Conference | Building Low Energy Cooling and Ventilation Technologies in the 21st Century |
| 2006 | 20-22 November | Lyon, France | 27th AIVC Conference | Technologies & sustainable policies for a radical decrease of the energy consumption in buildings |
| 2005 | 21-23 September | Brussels, Belgium | 26th AIVC Conference | Ventilation in relation to the energy performance of buildings |
| 2004 | 15-17 September | Prague, Czech Republic | 25th AIVC Conference | Ventilation and retrofitting |
| 2003 | 12-14 October | Washington D.C., USA | 24th AIVC Conference | Ventilation, Humidity control and energy |
| 2002 | 23-26 October | Lyon, France | 23rd AIVC Conference | Energy efficient and healthy buildings in sustainable cities |
| 2001 | 11-14 September | Bath, UK | 22nd AIVC Conference | Market Opportunities for Advanced Ventilation Technology |
| 2000 | 26-29 September | Hague, Netherlands | 21st AIVC Conference | Innovations in Ventilation Technology |
| 1999 | 9-13 September | Edinburgh, Scotland | 20th AIVC Conference | Ventilation and indoor air quality in buildings |
| 1998 | 28-30 September | Oslo, Norway | 19th AIVC Conference | Ventilation Technologies in Urban Areas |
| 1997 | 23-24 September | Athens, Greece | 18th AIVC Conference | Ventilation and Cooling |
| 1996 | 17-20 September | Gothenburg, Sweden | 17th AIVC Conference | Optimum Ventilation and Air Flow Control in Buildings |
| 1995 | 18-22 September | Palm Springs, USA | 16th AIVC Conference | Implementing the results of ventilation research |
| 1994 | 27-30 September | Buxton, UK | 15th AIVC Conference | The Role of Ventilation |
| 1993 | 21-23 September | Copenhagen, Denmark | 14th AIVC Conference | Energy Impact of Ventilation and Air Infiltration |
| 1992 | 14-18 September | Nice, France | 13th AIVC Conference | Ventilation for Energy Efficiency and Optimum Indoor Air Quality |
| 1991 | 24-27 September | Ottawa, Canada | 12th AIVC Conference | Air movement and ventilation control within buildings |
| 1990 | 18-21 September | Belgirate, Italy | 11th AIVC Conference | Ventilation system performance |
| 1989 | 25-28 September | Espoo, Finland | 10th AIVC Conference | Progress and trends in air infiltration and ventilation research |
| 1988 | 12-15 September | Ghent, Belgium | 9th AIVC Conference | Effective ventilation |
| 1987 | 21-24 September | Ueberlingen, Germany | 8th AIVC Conference | Ventilation technology research and application |
| 1986 | 29 September - 2 October | Stratford-upon-Avon, UK | 7th AIVC Conference | Occupant interaction with ventilation systems |
| 1985 | 16-19 September | Southern Netherlands | 6th AIVC Conference | Ventilation strategies and measurement techniques |
| 1984 | 1-4 October | Reno, Nevada, USA | 5th AIVC Conference | The implementation and effectiveness of air infiltration standards in buildings |
| 1983 | 26-28 September | Elm, Switzerland | 4th AIVC Conference | Air infiltration reduction in existing buildings |
| 1982 | 20-23 September | London, UK | 3rd AIVC Conference | Energy efficient domestic ventilation systems for achieving acceptable indoor air quality |
| 1981 | 21-23 September | Stockholm, Sweden | 2nd AIVC Conference | Building design for minimum air infiltration |
| 1980 | 6-8 October | Windsor, UK | 1st AIVC Conference | Air infiltration instrumentation and measuring techniques |