Technology and Research Committee

The mission of the Technology and Research Committee (TRC) is to advance REHVA’s objectives by promoting the science and practice of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), as well as other engineering services related to indoor climate and industrial processes, on an international level. The committee serves REHVA Members and Supporters through the active involvement of their representatives and collaborates with European and international organizations that share similar goals, including CEN, EUROVENT, EVIA, ISIAQ, SHASE, ISHRAE, ASHRAE, and others.

Strategic Activities and Organisation

The Technology and Research Committee (TRC) is dedicated to producing structured technical outputs that consolidate the latest European knowledge across various aspects of building services engineering, with a particular focus on HVAC. This work is carried out by Task Forces—groups of international experts who operate autonomously on diverse topics.

Active Task Forces

Title	Coordinator(s)	Indicative date for finalisation
Technical guidance on the EPBD implementation	Jarek Kurnitski (EKVU)	Permanent Task Force
Evaporative cooling	Livio Mazzarella (AiCARR)	Q1 2025
Occupant Targeted Ventilation (OTV)	Risto Kosonen (FINVAC)	Q2 2025
Heat pumps	Tomasz Cholewa (PZITS)	Q3 2025
Operational EPB Assessment	Harm Valk (TVVL)	Q3-Q4 2025
Re-edition of GB13	Risto Kosonen (FINVAC) and Livio Mazzarella (AiCARR)	Q3-Q4 2025
Re-edition of GB11	Tobias Zimmer (Camfil, supporter)	Q4 2025-Q1 2026
Re-edition of GB30	Christian Schauer (Viega, supporter)	Q4 2025-Q1 2026
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)	Livio Mazzarella (AiCARR)	To be determined
Gas-Phase Air Cleaners	Alireza Afshari (DANVAK)	To be determined
Hospital Ventilation	Ilinca Nastase (AIIR/AFCR/AGFR)	To be determined
Building Indoor Climate and Energy Modelling	Risto Kosonen (FINVAC)	To be determined
Circular Building Installation	Atze Boerstra (TVVL)	To be determined

The technical outputs produced by the TRC form the foundation for a wide range of REHVA products, including guidebooks, handbooks, e-learning courses, technical reports, guidance documents, and white papers. To ensure alignment and maximize impact, the TRC works in close coordination with REHVA’s other standing committees—the Education and Training Committee (ETC), the Publication and Marketing Committee (PMC), and the Supporters Committee (SC).

In addition, the TRC supports REHVA’s policy and advocacy activities by providing expert knowledge and evidence-based technical input that informs position papers, policy recommendations, and contributions to standardization efforts.

The Technology and Research Committee remains committed to knowledge dissemination and professional development through regular contributions to the REHVA Journal, as well as by organizing seminars and participating in EU-funded project events.

Members and Chairpersons

REHVA Member Associations, Supporters, and Associate Organizations may delegate representatives at any time to participate in TRC activities, with no limitation on the number of participants.

However, only representatives from Member Associations can serve as voting members of the committee. Each national association has the right to nominate one (1) voting member from among their delegates. All other representatives are designated as corresponding members without voting rights.

Members

The voting members elect the chairperson of the standing committee from among themselves and, eventually, one or more co-chairpersons.

The sitting chairpersons of the standing committee were elected in the 2023 Annual Meeting, and will serve for a mandate of two years.

First name	Last name	Member Association or Supporter	Country or Company
Adélio	Gaspar	OEP	Portugal
Alexander M.	Schmoldt	Supporter	Spacecool
Alireza	Afshari	DANVAK	Denmark
Amelia	Staszowska	PZITS	Poland
Anastasia	Mylona	CIBSE	United Kingdom
Anatolijs	Borodinecs	AHGWTEL/LATVAC	Latvia
András	Rónai	ETE/MMK	Hungary
Andrea	Martin	Supporter	EPEE Global
Andrei	Burlacu	AIIR/AFCR/AGFR	Romania
Andris	Krumins	AHGWTEL/LATVAC	Latvia
Anna	Bogdan	PZITS	Poland
Åsa	Norén-Lundh	Supporter	Swegon Group
Aya	el Azhari	Supporter	EPEE Global
Balázs	András-Tövissi	ETE/MMK	Hungary
Branislav	Todorovic	KGH	Serbia
Bratislav	Blagojevic	KGH	Serbia
Cătălin	Lungu	AIIR/AFCR/AGFR	Romania
Christian	Feldmann	AICVF	France
Christian	Schauer	Supporter	Viega
Cristiana	Croitoru	AIIR/AFCR/AGFR	Romania
Dominik	Flikweert	Supporter	Systemair
Dušan	Petráš	SSTP	Slovakia
Edit	Barna	ETE/MMK	Hungary
Egils	Dzelzitis	AHGWTEL/LATVAC	Latvia
Emil	Iakabos	AIIR/AFCR/AGFR	Romania
Ewa	Zender-Swiercz	PZITS	Poland
Fran	Aguilar	ATECYR	Spain
Francesca Romana	d'Ambrosio	AiCARR	Italy
Francis	Allard	AICVF	France
Francisco Javier	Rey Martínez	ATECYR	Spain
Gabrielle	Masy	ATIC VZW-ASBL	Belgium
Gratiela	Tarlea	AIIR/AFCR/AGFR	Romania
Guangyu	Cao	NemiTek	Norway
Gülsu U.	Harputlugil	TTMD	Turkey
Harm	Valk	TVVL	Netherlands
Henk	Kranenberg	Supporter	DAIKIN
Igor	Sikonczyk	Supporter	Eurovent
Ilinca	Nastase	AIIR/AFCR/AGFR	Romania
Ioan Silviu	Dobosi	AIIR/AFCR/AGFR	Romania
Isabel	Sarmento	OEP	Portugal
Ivo	Martinac	SWEDVAC	Sweden
Jaap	Hogeling	TVVL	Netherlands
Jarek	Kurnitski	EKVÜ	Estonia
Jean	Lebrun	ATIC VZW-ASBL	Belgium
Jorge	Molina	ATECYR	Spain
Jorma	Railio	FINVAC	Finland
Jose Manuel	Cejudo	ATECYR	Spain
Juan	Travesí	ATECYR	Spain
Julien	Carton	AICVF	France
Karel	Kabele	STP	Czech Republic
Livio	Mazzarella	AiCARR	Italy
Ludmila	Virlan	AIIRM	Moldavia
Manuel	Ruiz de Adana	ATECYR	Spain
Manuel Carlos	Gameiro da Silva	OEP	Portugal
Marija	Todorovic	KGH	Serbia
Marius	Balan	AIIR/AFCR/AGFR	Romania
Mariusz	Skwarczyński	PZITS	Poland
Mariya Petrova	Bivolarova	DANVAK	Denmark
Martin	Thalfeldt	EKVÜ	Estonia
Michal	Krajčík	SSTP	Slovakia
Mikael	Börjesson	Supporter	Swegon Group
Milos	Lain	STP	Czech Republic
Murat	Cakan	TTMD	Turkey
Nese	Ganic	TTMD	Turkey
Niklas	Lavesson	SWEDVAC	Sweden
Olli	Seppänen	FINVAC	Finland
Ongun Berk	Kazancı	DANVAK	Denmark
Panu	Mustakaillio	FINVAC	Finland
Pedro Ginés	Vicente Quiles	ATECYR	Spain
Philippe	Petit	AICVF	France
Quan	Jin	SWEDVAC	Sweden
Răzvan	Calotă	AIIR/AFCR/AGFR	Romania
Risto	Kosonen	FINVAC	Finland
Robert	Cichowicz	PZITS	Poland
Serafin	Grana	OEP	Portugal
Stijn	Renneboog	Supporter	ECC/Eurovent
Thor Jostein	Egeland	NemiTek	Norway
Tobias	Zimmer	Supporter	Camfil
Tomasz	Cholewa	PZITS	Poland
Torun	Widström	SWEDVAC	Sweden
Vahur	Põder	EKVÜ	Estonia
Victor Manuel	Soto Francés	ATECYR	Spain
Wei	Liu	SWEDVAC	Sweden
Ziya Haktan	Karadeniz	TTMD	Turkey
Zoe	De Grussa	CIBSE	United Kingdom
Zoltan	Magyar	ETE/MMK	Hungary
Zuzana	Veverkova	STP	Czech Republic

Chairpersons and Secretary

First name	Last name	Member Association	Status
Jarek	Kurnitski	EKVU	Chair
Ilinca	Nastase	AIIR/AFCR/AGFR	Co-chair
Tomasz	Cholewa	PZITS	Co-chair
Alireza	Afshari	DANVAK	Co-chair
Pablo	Carnero	-	Secretary

Meetings, Communication and Archive

The TRC holds two in-person meetings each year, aligned with REHVA’s Annual Meeting and Brussels Summit, along with up to four additional online meetings. TRC members are invited to attend, with invitations also extended to the Board of Directors and guests as needed. Agendas are prepared by the committee secretariat, validated by the chairpersons, and may include discussion points proposed by any TRC member through the secretariat.

An online collaborative environment for the TRC is established on Microsoft 365, providing streamlined access to resources and supporting Task Force activities. It includes:

General Resources, featuring the committee’s guidelines, internal procedures, meeting documents (agendas, minutes, annexes), annual reports, activity plans, and templates to assist the work of TRC Task Forces.
Dedicated spaces for each TRC Task Force, available upon request, to facilitate collaboration and ensure easy access to relevant documents for all participants.

For any questions about the activities of the Technology and Research Committee (TRC) contact the secretary: pcm(at)rehva.eu