The KIAEBS (Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems) was established to lead the academic advancement and technological development in the field of building environment and systems, thereby contributing to the creation of a sustainable built environment. The institute officially began its activities with the registration as an incorporated association in 2007. Since then, it has actively fostered academic exchange by holding spring and autumn academic conferences annually. Furthermore, KIAEBS consistently publishes its journal and academic papers, sharing research achievements, and contributes to the advancement of related technologies and the enhancement of professional capabilities by organizing eco-friendly architectural design competitions and technical workshops.

KIAEBS actively promotes academic research and technological exchange across a wide range of fields, including thermal, air, light, and acoustic environments of buildings, as well as energy efficiency improvement and building system technologies. It also strives to strengthen international exchange and standing, having signed an international academic exchange agreement with the Japan Society of Heating, Air-conditioning and Sanitary Engineers in 2008, and an MOU for international cooperation with REHVA (Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations) and being approved as an ASHRAE cooperative institution in 2018. The institute undertakes various activities, including proposing relevant policies, to disseminate eco-friendly building technologies, leading the academic advancement and industrial technological innovation in the architectural environment field. KIAEBS aims for substantial contributions to realizing a sustainable built environment through close collaboration with government, industry, and academia.

The KICT (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) is a government-funded research institute dedicated to developing original technologies and disseminating their achievements in the fields of construction and national land management. Its mission is to contribute to the advancement of the construction industry and the enhancement of people's quality of life, as well as the national economy and society. Established as a foundation in June 1983, KICT has grown to become a "Global Research Institute leading the future of construction through scientific and technological innovation." It pursues five core values: Innovation, Cooperation, Capacity, Sustainable, and Glocal. Based on these, KICT drives key initiatives such as establishing a growth foundation for the future, vitalizing the converged R&D ecosystem, leading national scientific and technological innovation, and expanding K-Smart Construction both domestically and internationally, thereby pioneering future construction technologies.

KICT's mission lies in the development and dissemination of original technologies in construction and national land management. To fulfill this, the institute conducts core research and development, including advanced national infrastructure performance technologies, eco-friendly construction technologies, and converged construction-based technologies. Furthermore, it collaborates with government and private sectors to provide technical support and contribute to policy formulation. KICT also plays a crucial role in ensuring reliability through quality certification and testing services for construction works and materials. Through these diverse activities, KICT contributes to the realization of a sustainable construction environment and national development.

INIVE (International Network for Information on Ventilation and Energy Performance) was created in 2001.The main reason for founding INIVE was to set up a worldwide acting network of excellence in knowledge gathering and dissemination. At present, INIVE has as member organisations Buildwise, CETIAT, Ghent University, Fraunhofer - IBP, KU Leuven).

INIVE has multiple aims, including the collection and efficient storage of relevant information, providing guidance and identifying major trends, developing intelligent systems to provide the world of construction with useful knowledge in the area of energy efficiency, indoor environment, ventilation and airtightness of buildings. Building energy- and environmental performance regulations are another major area of interest for the INIVE members, especially in relation to the implementation of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. With respect to the dissemination of information, INIVE aims for the widest possible distribution of information.

INIVE is coordinating and/or facilitating various international projects, e.g. the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre – AIVC , Dynastee , the Indoor Environmental Quality – Global Alliance–IEQ-GA , the TightVent Europe platform , and the venticool platform. INIVE has also coordinated the ASIEPI project (01/10/2007 – 31/03/2010) dealing with the evaluation of the implementation and impact of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, the QUALICHeCK project and platform aiming towards improved compliance and quality of the works for better performing buildings, the European portal on Energy Efficiency - BUILD UP and the EPBD feasibility study 19a.

The AIVC (www.aivc.org) activities are supported by the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Spain, UK and USA.

Created in 1979, the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre (www.aivc.org) is one of the projects/annexes running under the International Energy Agency’s Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme. With the support of 16 member countries as well as key experts and associations (IEQ-GA, REHVA, IBPSA, ISIAQ), the AIVC offers industry and research organisations technical support aimed at better understanding the ventilation challenges and optimising energy efficient ventilation

Since 1980, the annual AIVC conferences have been the meeting point for presenting and discussing major developments and results regarding infiltration and ventilation in buildings. AIVC combines forces with the TightVent Europe and venticool platforms aiming at facilitating exchanges and progress on airtightness and ventilative cooling issues, which are major topics of this conference.

The TightVent Europe ‘Building and Ductwork Airtightness Platform’ was launched in January 2011. TightVent Europe aims at facilitating exchanges and progress on building and ductwork airtightness issues, including the organization of conferences, workshops and webinars. It fosters experience sharing as well as knowledge production and dissemination on practical issues such as specifications, design, execution, control, etc., taking advantage of the lessons learnt from pioneering work while keeping in mind the need for adequate ventilation. In September 2012, the TightVent Airtightness Associations Committee (TAAC) was also launched with the primary goal of promoting reliable testing/inspection and reporting procedures. TAAC gathers both TightVent partners and TAAC members (experts or representatives of airtightness testers in their countries).

TightVent Europe has been initiated by INIVE (International Network for Information on Ventilation and Energy Performance) with at present the financial and/or technical support of the following partners: Lindab, Retrotec, Acin Instrumenten, BCCA, BlowerDoor GmbH, Build Test Solutions, dooApp, Eurima, Gonal, SIGA and BPIE.

venticool is the international ventilative cooling platform launched in October 2012 to accelerate the uptake of ventilative cooling by raising awareness, sharing experience and steering research and development efforts in the field of ventilative cooling. In 2020, venticool decided to broaden its scope towards resilient ventilative cooling

The platform supports better guidance for the appropriate implementation of resilient ventilative cooling strategies as well as adequate credit for such strategies in building regulations.

The platform philosophy is to pull resources together and to avoid duplicating efforts to maximize the impact of existing and new initiatives. venticool joins forces with international projects (in particular IEA EBC Annex 62 (ventilative cooling), IEA EBC annex 80 (Resilient cooling of buildings), IEA EBC annex 87 (Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Performance of Personalised Environmental Control Systems) and more recently IEA EBC annex 97 (Sustainable Cooling in Cities)) as well as organizations with significant experience and/or well identified in the field of ventilation and thermal comfort like AIVC and REHVA.

venticool was initiated by INIVE (International Network for Information on Ventilation and Energy Performance) with the financial and/or technical support of the following partners: Agoria, Velux, Reynaers Aluminium, WindowMaster, Active House, CIBSE nvg, Eurowindoor and REHVA.