November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
Finland’s largest university of applied sciences, Metropolia in Helsinki, launched this autumn a new international degree programme in civil engineering. The students will specialize in sustainable building engineering and become experts in, for example, energy efficiency of buildings.
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November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
The International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) recently approved a new affiliate – IBPSA-Nordic, which includes members from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, and is open to other Baltic Sea countries. Read more at http://www.ibpsa.org/
November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
The 2011 Autumn Swedvac Prize for best technical article based on diploma theses and academic theses was presented at the first EMTF Riksdag Swedvac Autumn Meeting, in Stockholm, November 9th.

Daniel Nilsson an Signhild Gehlin
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November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
Halton Foundation supports non-profit organisations and initiatives that promote wellbeing of people suffering from poor indoor environmental quality for environmental or economic conditions.
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November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
Behzad Abolhassani Monfared, researcher at Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, was granted 2nd place of this year’s three eurammon Natural Refrigeration Awards.
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November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
The new revised building regulations, BBR, from the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning, will enter into force on 1 January 2012. This is the result of an extensive revision carried out in dialogue with industry and government. The BBR sections on energy conservation and fire protection ….
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November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
The Swedish Energy Agency is currently preparing the construction of 500 near-zero-energy demonstration buildings, in hopes to start accepting applications 2012.
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November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
Reduction of prime energy consumption by ground source heat pumps in a warmer world
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November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
Efficiency of building related fan and pump operation. Application and system solutions.
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November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
Complement to Ilkka Salo’s article
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November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
Energy efficiency requirements for new buildings will be tightened in July 2012 through the new building code D3. In the near future the use of renewable energy will definitely be included in the regulations. According to EU provisions, public buildings should be at the nearly zero energy level after 2018 and the all other buildings after 2020.
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November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
FAMBSI is the Finnish cooperation organization for industrial, economic and environmental issues of the mechanical building services industries. FAMBSI is one of the branch associations within the Federation of Finnish Technology Industries. “Wellbeing indoors – in a sustainable world” has been the leading idea and slogan for FAMBSI for several years now.
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November 28th, 2011 | Newsletter 2/2011
The Finnish Association of Consulting Firms, SKOL, annual meeting 2010 approved a cooperation agreement with The Federation of Finnish Technology Industries from the beginning of 2011. The cooperation increases SKOL´s activity and lobbying as well as opportunities to improve economic policy and labor market activity, and legal services.
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November 28th, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Swedish HVAC engineering association SWEDVAC (EMTF) arranged it’s first annual autumn meeting on November 9-10 in Stockholm. The autumn meeting is a national forum for Swedvac members, to discuss and exchange experience and knowledge. The meeting form is interactive with voting and group discussions etc. This first year’s ….
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June 17th, 2011 | Newsletter 1/2011
The 2011 Swedvac Prize for best technical article based on diploma theses and academic theses were presented at the Swedvac General Assembly in Stockholm, May 5th. The prize was awarded Niklas Gustavsson for his article based on his ….
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June 17th, 2011 | Newsletter 1/2011
Jorma Railio (FINVAC – Finland) was granted the title of REHVA Honorary fellow at the Rehva Annual Meeting in Tallinn, Estonia in May. At the same occasion Vello Penjam, (EKVU – Estonia) was awarded REHVA Professional Award.

June 17th, 2011 | Newsletter 1/2011
Professor Bjarne W. Olesen, Technical institute of Denmark, was elected new member of the Rehva board at the Rehva General Assembly in Tallinn, Estonia on May 21st.
June 17th, 2011 | Newsletter 1/2011
June 17th, 2011 | Newsletter 1/2011
Airborne Contamination Risks in Autoclaves and Freeze-Dryers when Chamber Doors are Open
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June 17th, 2011 | Newsletter 1/2011
Phase Change Phenomena During Fluid Flow in Micro channels
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June 17th, 2011 | Newsletter 1/2011
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in Single Vertical Channels of Small Diameter
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June 16th, 2011 | Newsletter 1/2011
In order to inspire the building sector to increase the construction of low energy buildings a support programme called LÅGAN has been launched. One of its first products is a web based homepage showing good examples of low energy buildings in Sweden.
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June 16th, 2011 | Newsletter 1/2011
NORVAC had in 2010 over 7000 participants on their academic and social events locally and centrally.
June 16th, 2011 | Newsletter 1/2011
NORWEGIAN HVAC Energy and Environment Technical Association has had Skarland Press work throughout the fall to create a separate course – the business department. This is in line with the association’s strategy to become even larger as an academic undertaking, and to meet the growing need for professional training in the industry.
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The national societies  DANVAK – the Danish society, founded in 1945, 2500 members
 FINVAC – the Finish society, founded in 1930, 6000 members
 ICEVAC – the Icelandic society, founded in 1986, 400 members
 NORVAC – the Norwegian society, founded in 1924, 3500 members
 SWEDVAC – the Swedish society, founded 1909, 7100 members
The Scanvac organization Scanvac is a body for the promotion of close cooperation between the national HVAC societies.They are professional and technical societies devoted to promoting the arts and sciences of heat-ing, ventilating, air conditioning and allied technologies and training activities in these fields.
The corresponding societies in the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are associated members of Scanvac.
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Membership Any qualified individual may apply for membership in Scanvac´s member
societies and, upon approval of the Board of Directors, become a member or a
Student Member.
Membership in Scanvac´s societies is an indication of stature and
professional integrity. Through active participation in the affairs of
member societies, members develop their professional abilities and contribute to
existing technical knowledge.
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