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Jorma Railio Chair of the Technology and Research Committee (TRC) E-mail: |
REHVA is a leading organization in Europe in the improvement of energy efficiency use of renewable energy sources in buildings and communities to reduce the green house gas emissions. The objective of REHVA TRC is to develop disseminate technical information for the benefit of REHVA members and supporters, enhance development of standards and research on European level, and increase the REHVA participation and visibility at European level activities. REHVA TRC cooperates in technical matters with REHVA members and supporters as well as European and international organizations with similar objectives and REHVA.
The activities to achieve these objectives include but are not limited to:
- develop and following up the work at REHVA technical Task Forces,
- follow up the work and prepare position statements on EU regulations and standardization
- develop common working groups with co-operating organizations,
- organize technical seminars and workshops,
- develop technical publications like guidebooks and reports,
- disseminate the results from EU-projects,
- exchange the technical information though articles in REHVA journal, newsletter and website,
- establish expert networks and databanks within REHVA (energy, ventilation etc.),
- develop REHVA research policy and general plans,
- develop workshops for the Clima 2013 congress in Prague, Czech Republic
Voting members of committee are:
- Jorma Railio, Finland, Chair
- Jarek Kurnitski, Finland, co-Chair
- Francis Allard, France
- Derrick Braham, United Kingdom
- Vincenc Butala, Slovenia
- Stefano P. Corgnati, Italy
- Ioan Dobosi, Romania
- Christian Feldmann, France
- Frank Hovorka, France
- Karel Kabele, Czech Republic
- Risto Kosonen, Finland
- Jean Lebrun, Belgium
- Zoltan Magyar, Hungary, co-Chair
- Ivo Martinac, Sweden
- Livio Mazzarella, Italy
- Bjarne W. Olesen, Denmark
- Branimir Pavkovic, Croatia
- Olli Seppänen, Finland
- Thierry van Steenberghe, Belgium
REHVA’s Technology and Research Committee has established a working document on Research needs about energy efficiency and indoor environment in buildings. This will drive the focus in which REHVA feels the most important actions for research should be undertaken or pursue.
REHVA Task Force proposes a technical definition for nearly zero energy buildings required in the implementation of the Energy performance of buildings directive recast.
Ventilation rates and IAQ in European standards and national regulations - REHVA paper published in the proceedings of the 32th AIVC conference and 1st TightVent conference in Brussels, 12-13 October 2010.
Documents:
TRC Structure
TRC 2011 Report - 2012 Plan
TRC Meeting Minutes - 2011-12-14 in Brussels
