Presentations

Passive Cooling Working Group holds regular meeting in which we invite experts from across the world to present and discuss passive cooling. The presentations are recorded in this website for knowledge-sharing purpose.

07: Seeking Strategies in Searing Settings

  • Meeting: 7th Passive Cooling Working Group Meeting
  • Date: 2 July 2026, 16:00- CEST 

  • Presenters: 

    Mark DeKay, Full Professor, The University of Tennessee in Knoxville

    Aram Yeretzian, Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee in Knoxville

    Moderated by by Huub Keizer (TNO/CIB) 

    *Download Mark's presentation here and Aram's one here

 

 

06: From Principles to Practice: Integrating Natural Ventilation in Modern Building Design

  • Meeting: 6th Passive Cooling Working Group Meeting
  • Date: 17 October 2025, 15:00- CEST 

  • Presenters: 

    Anmol Mathur (Co-Founder, CoLEAD)

    Moderated by by Huub Keizer (TNO/CIB) 

    *Download the presentation here

 

 

05: Heat Mitigation with Cool Surfaces for Sustainable Built Environment

  • Meeting: 5th Passive Cooling Working Group Meeting
  • Date: 19 June 2025, 16:00- CEST 

  • Presenters: 

    Mark DeKay

    Aram Yeretzian (Cool Roof Rating Council)

    Moderated by Prof. Rajan Rawal (CEPT University)

    *Download the presentation here

 

 

04: Cooling People with Air Movement

  • Meeting: 4th Passive Cooling Working Group Meeting
  • Date: 3 April 2025, 17:00- CEST 

  • Presenters: 

    Prof. Stefano Schiavon (UC Berkeley)

    Moderated by Prof. Lorenzo Pagliano (Politecnico di Milano, Public University)

    *Download the presentation here

 

 

03: Accelerating Nature-based Solutions for Building Energy-efficiency and Thermal Comfort

  • Meeting: 3rd Passive Cooling Working Group Meeting
  • Date: 6 February 2025, 14:00- CET 

  • Presenters: 

    Zahra Jandaghian  (National Research Council of Canada)

    Vera Enzi-Zechner (European Federation of Green Roof & Wall Association)

    Moderated by Huub Keizer (TNO/CIB)

    *Download the Zahra's presentation here and Vera's one here.  

 

 

02: Passive Cooling Strategies for Sustainable Development in Cambodia

  • Meeting: 2nd Passive Cooling Working Group Meeting
  • Date: 5 December 2024, 14:00- CEST 

  • Presenters: 

    Kimberly Roseberry (UNESCAP, Economic Affairs Officer)

    Kanagaraj Ganesan (CEO, Integrative Design Solutions)

    Andeol Cadin (Senior Architect, UN Consultant)

    Moderated by Rajan Rawal (Professor, CEPT University)

    *Download the presentation from here

 

 

01: Providing thermal security through energy efficient methods is a matter of survival for many regions

 
  • Meeting: 1st Passive Cooling Working Group Meeting
  • Date: 22 October 2024, 14:00- CEST
  • Time: 46:00 - (video time for keynote)

  • Keynote Presenters: 

    Eva Vaskuti (Postdoctoral Scholar, Central European University)

    Diana Ürge-Vorsatz (Professor, Central Europe University/ Vice Chair, IPCC)

    Moderated by Lorenzo Pagliano (Professor, Politecnico di Milano, Public University)

    *Download the presentation from here

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From Principles to Practice: Integrating Natural Ventilation in Modern Building Design
05: Heat Mitigation with Cool Surfaces for Sustainable Built Environment
04: Cooling People with Air Movement
02: Passive Cooling Strategies for Sustainable Development in Cambodia
01: Providing thermal security through energy efficient methods is a matter of survival for many regions.