On April 25th, REHVA chair of the Technology and Research Committee, Jarek Kurnitski was awarded the "John Rydberg" gold medal by Scanvac! 

During the 2024 Roomvent Conference in Stockholm, REHVA had the pleasure of seeing Jarek Kurnitski receive such a prestigious prize! 

"Jarek Kurnitski is professor at Tallinn University of Technology and Aalto University, and chair of REHVA Technology and Research Committee, Federation of European Heating and Air-Conditioning Associations, a non-profit organization representing more than 120 000 HVAC-engineers and energy experts. He is the leader of Estonian Center of Excellence in Research ZEBE, Zero Energy and Resource Efficient Smart Buildings, and the leader of the Nearly Zero Energy Buildings NZEB research group which today operates at both universities. Before the professorship Jarek worked for SITRA, the Finnish Innovation Fund, where he had the main responsibility to conduct the Energy Programme 2009–2012. Jarek is editorial board member of Energy & Buildings and Energies journals and The REHVA European HVAC Journal."

Scanvac's website, April 2024. (see full article)

REHVA vice-president, Risto Kosonen and REHVA chair of the TRC, Jarek Kurnitski.