On Monday 24 May Prof. Dr. Ivo Martinac (Royal Institute of Technology - KTH) presented the paper: "De-Risking Building Performance Investments by Certified Quality Management Services (QUEST)" at the CLIMA HVAC World Congress 2022 which was based on the findings made by the QUEST consortium throughout the project's duration on the impact of quality measures on the building performance gap and the consequential impact on the financial value of buildings.

The presentation took place under the theme energy and focused on the technical risks that relate to the building performance gap and the impact that this has on investments going into building projects. To bring ensure that the pre-design requirements of investors at the operational  phase, there is a need to integrate Quality Management Services during the construction or retrofitting of building units. 

Read the conference proceeding here.