<a href="/v5/viewer/files/Default_s.aspx?gKey=4hk4t80t&gInitPage=1">Scanvac 1 N e ws le t t e r Grand centenary celebr</a> ation of Swedvac at Stockholm Town Hall 2/2009 SCANVAC - SCANDINAVIAN FEDERATION OF HEATING, VENTILATION AND SANITARY ENGINEERING ASSOCIATIONS IN DENMARK,FINLAND, ICELAND,NORWAY AND SWEDEN Personalised ventilation improves indoor air quality on the Jyske Bank dealer floor read more on page 4
<a href="/v5/viewer/files/Default_s.aspx?gKey=4hk4t80t&gInitPage=2">Scanvac Sida 2 contents 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 Camfil Farr </a> becomes world’s first air filtration company to publish a sustainability report Press items Arlanda wins prize for energy-efficient business model Personalised ventilation improves indoor air quality on the Jyske Bank dealer floor Doctorate Theses Vast savings in consumption through proposals by Energy Efficiency Committee Awards HVAc Calender Camfil Farr becomes world’s first air filtration company to publish a sustainability report Sweden Camfil Farr has become the first air filtration company in the world to publish a corporate Sustainability Report. The recently released report, describing the company’s initial sustainability actions, goals and performance indicators, is now available for downloading at camfilfarr.com. ThE REPoRT IS being published on a voluntary basis to describe the company’s efforts to become a truly sustainable enterprise. In Camfil Farr’s view, sustainability is vital for continuing growth as well as essential for understanding the social and environmental concerns of customers, employees and other stakeholders. Climate change and a growing awareness about conserving resources in society are also highlighting the need for responsible actions and solutions from the air filtration industry. Delivering high indoor air quality, reducing the energy consumption of air handling systems with better filters, and continuing a cradle-to-grave approach to product management, will all play a role in this process. Consistent approach As described in the report, the company is setting up a consistent approach to communicating sustainability through five main directions: energy efficiency, indoor air quality, green products, the supply chain, and risk assessment. nORWAY In a report from the Norwegian Technology Council to the Norwegian Government, the Government is urged to work for Statoil Hydro to obtain 5% of its investments tied to renewable energy and reduction of its emissions of green house gases by 30% before 2020. FINLAND The HVAC Association of Finland has prepared energy certificate programs adjusted for Finnish legislation. The three programs all result in the same energy certificate. Architects can certify new constructions when they are completed, but usually it is the HVAC engineer/ designer who makes the energy certificate. The building manager can also give energy certificates in connection with investigations of the energy consumption of the previous year. The person qualified to make energy certificates can also give energy saving proposals. N e ws le t t e r Editor: Signhild Gehlin Layout: Anne Strömer SWEDVAC Vasagatan 52 SE-111 20 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: +46 8 791 66 80 Fax: +46 8 660 39 44 E-mail gehlin@emtf.se www.scanvac.net Deadlines: 1 April and 1 November ISSN 0804-0745 There is no copyright on Scanvac Newsletter DenmARk - Danvak Energy and Climate Change Conference On 24 November Danvak successfully hosted the conference “Energy and Climate Change” which dealt with future challenges and possibilities in the building industry with a special focus on energy and sustainability. Danvak planned the event to kick-start the global COP15 conference in the Danish HVAC industry. ScAnVAc 2/2009 Press items contents 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 Camfil Farr becomes world’s first air filtration company to publish a sustainability report Press items Arlanda wins prize for energy-efficient business model Personalised ventilation improves indoor air quality on the Jyske Bank dealer floor Doctorate Theses Vast savings in consumption through proposals by Energy Efficiency Committee Awards HVAc Calender Camfil Farr becomes world’s first air filtration company to publish a sustainability report Sweden Camfil Farr has become the first air filtration company in the world to publish a corporate Sustainability Report. The recently released report, describing the company’s initial sustainability actions, goals and performance indicators, is now available for downloading at camfilfarr.com. ThE REPoRT IS being published on a voluntary basis to describe the company’s efforts to become a truly sustainable enterprise. In Camfil Farr’s view, sustainability is vital for continuing growth as well as essential for understanding the social and environmental concerns of customers, employees and other stakeholders. Climate change and a growing awareness about conserving resources in society are also highlighting the need for responsible actions and solutions from the air filtration industry. Delivering high indoor air quality, reducing the energy consumption of air handling systems with better filters, and continuing a cradle-to-grave approach to product management, will all play a role in this process. Consistent approach As described in the report, the company is setting up a consistent approach to communicating sustainability through five main directions: energy efficiency, indoor air quality, green products, the supply chain, and risk assessment. nORWAY In a report from the Norwegian Technology Council to the Norwegian Government, the Government is urged to work for Statoil Hydro to obtain 5% of its investments tied to renewable energy and reduction of its emissions of green house gases by 30% before 2020. FINLAND The HVAC Association of Finland has prepared energy certificate programs adjusted for Finnish legislation. The three programs all result in the same energy certificate. Architects can certify new constructions when they are completed, but usually it is the HVAC engineer/ designer who makes the energy certificate. The building manager can also give energy certificates in connection with investigations of the energy consumption of the previous year. The person qualified to make energy certificates can also give energy saving proposals. N e ws le t t e r Editor: Signhild Gehlin Layout: Anne Strömer SWEDVAC Vasagatan 52 SE-111 20 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: +46 8 791 66 80 Fax: +46 8 660 39 44 E-mail gehlin@emtf.se www.scanvac.net Deadlines: 1 April and 1 November ISSN 0804-0745 There is no copyright on Scanvac Newsletter DenmARk - Danvak Energy and Climate Change Conference On 24 November Danvak successfully hosted the conference “Energy and Climate Change” which dealt with future challenges and possibilities in the building industry with a special focus on energy and sustainability. Danvak planned the event to kick-start the global COP15 conference in the Danish HVAC industry. ScAnVAc 2/2009 Press items
<a href="/v5/viewer/files/Default_s.aspx?gKey=4hk4t80t&gInitPage=3">Scanvac Sida 3 Arlanda wins prize for energy-effic</a> ient business model Sweden: Arlanda Energi, a unit of LFV, has been awarded the 2009 Swedish Energy Prize for its business model, which takes an integrated approach to the airport’s energy issues. ARLANDA ENERgI, was established in 2006 to handle all energy-related matters at the airport. A clearly goal-oriented approach and an active commitment on the part of the management have contributed to the successful results. - Arlanda Energi works with the airport’s energy-related matters. But that actually involves much more – Arlanda Energi is a strategic tool for developing StockholmArlanda Airport and thus international access to Stockholm and Sweden. For us and for everyone else, it means moving from word to action, from symbolic actions to those that make a difference, says Airport Managing Director Kerstin Lindberg Göransson. Clear mission This is how the jury expressed its reasoning: “By focusing on energy, LFV – through Arlanda Energi – has created an incentive and a driving force for its successful efforts to reduce the airport’s energy use and environmental impact. Its work is carried out with the help of committed employees, a clear mission and a goal-oriented approach as the engine in their continuous effort to improve. These improvements include optimising existing equipment and introducing new technology.” LFV, the State enterprise that operates Sweden’s major airports, is pursuing a continuous, long-term programme at all 16 of its airports with the objective of cutting carbon dioxide emissions in half by the end of 2010 and with a vision of running operations that are entirely emissions-free by 2020 at the latest. At year-end 2008, LFV’s carbon dioxide emissions had been reduced by a third compared to the base year, 2005. The energy consulting firm Sweco sponsors the Swedish Energy Prize, which has been awarded for 25 years. Jury members include Carl-Erik Nyquist, the former President and CEO of the energy company Vattenfall; Tomas Kåberger, Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency; and Lars Nilsson, Editor-in-Chief of the weekly Ny Teknik (‘New Technology’). Last year, the prize went ScAnVAc 2/2009 to the Dalarna County Council for its success in reducing energy consumption in county hospitals and other properties by half. Arlanda Energi’s business model is so successful that LFV is now introducing it at all of its airports through the establishment of LFV Energi. Arlanda Airport is also the first airport in the world to be accredited the highest level in a European programme that grades the climate change impact of airports. Climate -neutral The organisations behind the programme, called Airport Carbon Accreditation, are ACI, Airport Council International Europe, which is an association of 440 airports in Europe, and WSP Environmental, which is a global technology consultancy providing analysis and other services for sustainable social development. The programme follows the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, an international standard developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI). There are four different levels, the highest being 3+, which is the one Stockholm-Arlanda has now been accredited. This level means that the airport is entirely climate-neutral with respect to carbon dioxide emissions from its own activities. In order to be accredited at the highest level of the programme, the requirements for every other step on the scale must also be fulfilled. The basic requirement is a report on the carbon emissions that an airport has control over but also on the emission sources that the airport can influence. All emission sources are then verified in accordance with ISO 14064 (greenhouse gas accounting) by independent auditors. Additional requirements are to demonstrate efficient CO2 management and show emissions reductions. 50 percent reduction To attain Level 3, the airport must also involve other companies and organisations that work at the airport, such as airlines, catering firms and public transport providers that operate at the airport. From 2005 to 2008, Stockholm-Arlanda reduced its emissions by about 50 per cent, in part through a number of measures to increase energy efficiency and a switch to renewable fuels. An important step has been the placing in service of the aquifer at Stockholm-Arlanda, the world’s largest energy storage space, which provides the airport with cooling in the summer and heating in the winter. Passageway, Sky City, Arlanda. PhoTo: LFV/Tommy SäFSTRöm
<a href="/v5/viewer/files/Default_s.aspx?gKey=4hk4t80t&gInitPage=4">Scanvac Sida 4 Personalised ventilation improves i</a> ndoor air quality on the Jyske Bank dealer floor employee dissatisfaction with indoor air quality A workplace assessment for the dealer floor carried out a few years ago uncovered great general dissatisfaction among employees with the indoor air quality. The complaints revolved around drafts and high temperatures. “A dealer floor is often a stressful envi- ronment, with a high heat load from countless computer screens. Our large screen on the back wall contributes approx. 15 KW/ hour alone” explains Kent Sørensen, Operations Engineer at Jyske Bank in Silkeborg, Denmark. Avariety of ventilation solutions A number of different ventilation solutions have been tried over the years. In order to eliminate uncomfortable drafts, various methods for controlling supply air have been used – from interval management to partial employee control over supply air vents. The Bank also experimented with various supply air vent designs, but nothing alleviated the drafts. “We also attempted to use floor cooling at one time. This allowed us to remove some of the heat while also reducing air replacement – but a temperature difference of up to 3°C between the floor and head height reduces the effectiveness of the solution. A combination of floor cooling and mixed ventilation helped to some extent, but was not enough”, explains Kent Sørensen. “We then attempted to work out a solu- tion together with an external consultant, in which we installed displacement diffusers in the room. However, the layout of the room made this solution difficult to implement, as employees would have ended up sitting far too close to the displacement diffusers, again exposing them to drafts. “We reached the point where we had run Fig 1 Dealerfloor/trade area in Jyske Bank with Personalised Ventilation – PV at each working station and the huge screen at the back “We have significantly increased the number of employees on our dealer floor at Jyske Bank compared to our original plans, with the result that they sit in close proximity to each other in a relatively crowded room with a high ceiling. My challenge as an experienced ventilation engineer was to remove the huge heat load and add a high volume of fresh outdoor air without creating unpleasant drafts for employees, all of whom are working under pressure in a sedentary occupation”, adds Kent Sørensen. Personalised ventilation leads to greater employee satisfaction Then Jyske Bank discovered the new Personalised Ventilation (PV) system. This system revolutionises ventilation, as the personal ventilation units deliver fresh outdoor air directly in the vicinity of the user as a gentle breeze. out of ideas, and simply had to tell employees they would need to live with the discomfort”, concludes Kent Sørensen. PV allows employees to directly control the speed and direction of the clean outdoor air. This avoids the problems of drafts and differing perceptions of which temperature is comfortable. Employees are thus able to control their own microclimate, leading to greater employee satisfaction and increased performance. “We initially chose to install four PV units in our own office in the Maintenance department as a test, to gain experience with the system. After just a few weeks we were convinced that the PV system would be able to radically improve the indoor air quality for employees on the dealer floor, and therefore planned to install 59 PV units there. “The units were installed in October 2008, and employees on the dealer floor have given the initiative an enthusiastic reception. “PV units satisfy the employees’ indivi- dual temperature and airflow preferences, as is evident from the very different settings they choose each day. Some employees choose the maximum airflow, and turn their neighbour’s unit in their direction if he or she is absent. Others turn the diffuser head upwards so that the air descends from above. “We have already received very positive feedback from PV users, even though the units have so far only been used during the winter half of the year. We are now entering the period with high outdoor temperatures, which has traditionally been a time of poor indoor air quality for my colleagues on the dealer floor. We are confident that the PV units will help ensure comfortable indoor air quality, even during the summer months, for the first time in many years. “Jyske Bank uses the slogan – ‘We make a difference’, but this time it is Personalised Ventilation that has made a difference for us”, concludes Kent Sørensen. FIg 2: The personalised Ventilation is typically mounted behind or above computer screen, to enable the fresh air to be ”served” directly in the near zone of the user. With the controller devise the user can adjust the air volume to required level. The air devise itself and the inlet nozzles can be adjusted and supply air exactly where the user wants it. 4 ScAnVAc 2/2009
<a href="/v5/viewer/files/Default_s.aspx?gKey=4hk4t80t&gInitPage=5">Scanvac Sida 5 PV system at Jyske Bank Fifty-nine </a> black anodised PV-Airzone 200 units installed at each dealer desk on the dealer floor Local quick-response dampers which can be individually set to the desired airflow. PV units with adjustable diffuser heads, allowing air direction to be adjusted horizontally and vertically to suit the user’s needs The PV system is designed as a constant-pressure system. A pressureactivated damper in the main duct ensures that the desired airflow reaches each PV unit, regardless of the other user settings. The PV system at Jyske Bank was installed and is serviced by Klimodan, an engineering and ventilation contractor. About Jyske Bank The Jyske Bank group has around 120 branches in Denmark and employs more than 4,000 full-time staff, making it the third largest financial institution in Denmark. The group also has subsidiary banks in Switzerland, gibraltar, great Britain, germany, the Netherlands and France. The Bank offers a complete range of financial services for private individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises. The head office in Silkeborg houses Jyske markets – an ultramodern dealer floor, open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, which trades securities to a value of approx. DKK 180 billion each day. Advantages of Personalised Ventilation Professor Arsen Melikov of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy (ICIEE) has done reseach in the area of Personalised Ventilation for the past ten years. Professor Melikov’s reseach has involved close to 500 students and more than 4,500 hours testing the characteristics of Personalised Ventilation. Some of the professor’s results are illustrated below. FIg 3: The area in which the users face is, you can see the clean air zone and the comfort zone. The possibility of adjusting the ventilation (air volume) according to own requirements combined with the timeless design gives even larger satisfaction for each individual user, which typically leads to fewer sick-days and increased work performance. FIg 4 Airflow/improved performance curve. many research projects have produced interesting results on the effects of improving the indoor environment. Increasing the airflow from 5 l/s to 10 l/s per person has been shown to lead to an average improvement in performance of more than 20%. Is providing a greater airflow per person an expensive option? No! Research has shown that the cost of running and maintaining technical systems in a building accounts for less than 1% of the total expenditure per employee and per work station, including salary, amortisation of buildings, etc. In fact, ensuring the correct airflow to employees is an extremely profitable investment. on energy for cooling, as room temperature does not have to be kept at such a low level. At a room temperature of 23 °C, only approx. 3,5% of people who have PV are dissatisfied with the indoor air quality, whereas approximately 11% of people are dissatisfied where mixed ventilation is used. Note that thousands of tests had shown it was not possible to create an indoor environment with which more than 95% of people were satisfied – until PV was invented. The light blue columns show that even at a room temperature of 28°C, only about 10% of people who have PV are dissatisfied with the indoor environment, whereas approximately 28% of people are dissatisfied where mixed ventilation is used. FIg 6 Viral and bacterial contamination between office personnel depends on a wide variety of factors – including the type of ventilation system used. Tests indicate that Personalised Ventilation has significantly improved characteristics in this area also. The figure shows that using PV, the spread of living viruses and bacteria between two workstations is significantly reduced. a o r 1,4 1,2 0,6 0,8 1 0 5 10 Ventilation rate (l/s per person) R2 = 0,908 i Airflow/improved performance 15 Dissatisfaction 30 15 20 25 10 0 5 23°C 26°C Air temperature in the room 28°C Personalised ventilation (23°C) Mixing ventilation Risk of Contamination 30 15 20 25 10 0 5 Mixing ventilation Displacement ventilation Personalised ventilation Influenza Measles By niels Korsager and Henning grønbæk Source: International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy – ICIEE, www.ie.dtu.dk FIg 5 Personalised Ventilation also saves PERSoNALISED VENTILATIoN – SomE FACTS l Satisfied employees l Superior job performance l Reduced sick leave l Aesthetic appearance l Excellent return of investment l Airflow of 8 – 10 l/s per person l Constant-pressure system l Compatible with VAV and DCV systems l Recommended PV air temperature: 18°C to 23°C ScAnVAc 2/2009 5 e C o o n n m f t r z a z o l e n C e Surviving vira [%] Dissatisfaction with the air quality % Average Performance
<a href="/v5/viewer/files/Default_s.aspx?gKey=4hk4t80t&gInitPage=6">Scanvac Sida 6 Doctorate Thesis BENgT BERgSTEN Bui</a> lding Services engineering Chalmers University of Technology göteborg, Sweden evaporative Cooling Tower and Chilled Beams. design Aspects for Cooling in Office Buildings in Northern Europe ABSTRACT The purpose of this thesis is to examine a comfort cooling system consisting of a hydronic cooling system with an evaporative cooling tower and chilled beams. The system has no conventional chiller. The analysis of the comfort cooling system is made through simulations in a building simulation tool, IDA Indoor Climate and Energy (IDA ICE) and monitoring of a pilot plant equipped with this system. A mathematical model of a cooling tower is developed and validated in this project and added to IDA ICE. The base case condition comprises a normal office building with a normally sized cooling system. The total internal heat gain, including solar radiation, is between 50 – 70 W/m2 and the climate conditions is equal to those in northern Europe, i.e. north of latitude 48 – 49°N. The pilot plant consists of an office space of 450 m2 which is cooled by a free cooling system. The free cooling system has an outdoor evaporative cooler which is connected to a chilled beam system in the office building. The monitoring was made during May – August 2007. The results form the simulations indicate that the comfort cooling system can maintain a thermal climate where the annual maximum indoor air temperature is between 24 – 26°C in a Nordic climate, and between 25 – 27°C in the rest of the northern Europe. The annual duration of indoor air temperature during working hours exceeding 24°C is between 1 – 5% in Nordic climates and between 3 – 8% in the rest of the northern Europe. The annual COP of the cooling tower and the cooling system is about 7 at base case conditions. Thus, the use of electric energy is about a third of the energy used in a conventional cooling system. The outcome from the pilot plant basically confirms the results regarding the indoor climate. The COP of the evaporative cooler during the measured period is however lower compared to the results from simulations. A hydronic cooling system with an evaporative cooling tower can be applied to both new and refurbished buildings. This comfort cooling system represents well-established techniques and no parts of the system are new or unproven on the market. Preliminary data from other sources indicate approximately equal total investment costs for a hydronic cooling system with a cooling tower compared to a conventional hydronic cooling system with a mechanical chiller. Doctorate Thesis ELISABETh KJELLSSoN department of Building Physics, Lund University of Technology, Sweden Solar Colletors Combined with groundSource Heat Pumps in dwellings - Analyses of System Performance ABSTRACT The use of ground-source heat pumps for heating buildings and domestic hot water in dwellings is increasing rapidly in Sweden. The heat pump extracts heat from the ground by a U-pipe in a vertical borehole. In order to reduce the electricity demand in the system, the combination with solar collectors is introduced. This system may be designed in many ways and the advantages differ a lot. Solar heat can also be used for recharging of boreholes when neighbouring boreholes are thermally influencing each other. In order to analyze different systems with combinations of solar collectors and ground source heat pumps, computer simulations have been carried out with the simulation program TRNSYS. Large differences were found between the systems. The optimal design in a new system is to use solar heat directly for domestic hot water during summertime and (depending on the depth of the borehole) also for recharging of the borehole during wintertime. The advantage is related to the rate of heat extraction from the borehole as well as the whole design of the system. The demand of electricity for the circulation pumps increase with solar recharging, because of the increased operating time. For new, highly efficient circulation pumps this disadvantage decreases and longer operating times for recharging can be accepted. In existing ground-source heat pump systems the advantage with solar heat in the system depends on the system design. In systems with undersized boreholes the advantage with recharging the borehole with solar heat is large. The optimal system is when solar heat is used directly for domestic hot water during summertime and for recharging of the borehole during wintertime, but for extremely short boreholes, recharging all solar heat is the optimal system. Solar heat in combination with ground-source heat pumps gives an advantage when the neighbouring boreholes are drilled so close that they are thermally influencing each other. This may lead to decreasing temperatures in the ground, which gives decreased performance of the heat pump and increased use of electricity. The net annual heat extraction from the ground is reduced by recharging with solar heat. ............. .. 8 ScAnVAc 2/2008
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Vast savings in consumption through proposals by Energy Efficiency Committee FinLAnd: Determined energy saving and energy efficiency measures can achieve savings of 37 terawatt hours in final energy consumption by 2020. This can be achieved through 125 measures that the Energy Efficiency Committee, established by the ministry of Employment and the Economy, submitted to mauri Pekkarinen, minister of Economic Affairs, on 9 June 2009. Proposals in the Committee report cover all sectors of society, from trade and industry to private consumption. DuE To ThE proposed measures, final energy consumption will be approximately 11% lower in 2020 than it would be without these measures. This target is in line with the Long-term Climate and Energy Strategy submitted by the Government to the Parliament in November 2008. The amount of energy saved would correspond to an approximate 9.3 million tonne decrease in carbon dioxide emissions. In the report, the Committee also presents its views on how energy consumption will decrease further, by one third, from the year 2020 to 2050. Radical change required throughout society – solid foundation for measu- res crucial According to the Committee, these chal- lenging targets cannot be achieved via single measures alone. Instead, radical change is called for throughout society - even in our ways of life, thinking and conduct. The Committee emphasises the sig- nificance of what it terms the foundation, comprising a number of issues and functions that must be in order in society, in order for these goals to be achieved. These measures form an extensive and wide-ranging basis for all activities, and upholding them is fundamental to striving towards the targets set for the year 2050. Strongest measures up to 2020 – aggregate savings with impacts of 36.4 terawatt hours The calculated energy saving impact of these measures totalled 36.4 terawatt hours, of which electricity savings accounted for ScAnVAc 2/2009 6.4 TWh. In addition, numerous important and impressive measures were suggested, for which precise quantitative savings effects cannot be calculated. These include measures related to changes in community structure, education, research and development, advisory services and communications. The highest savings calculated would be achieved through new automotive technology (8.5 TWh), regulations for new building and renovation building (4.9 TWh), more challenging energy efficiency agreements (2.8 TWh), and energy performance requirements for appliances (2.1 TWh). Through these four sets of measures, all outside the emissions trading sector, one half of the savings target can be achieved. In energy-intensive industry, as a consequence of emissions trading and other measures, the estimated improvement in energy efficiency would be approximately 8 TWh in 2020. The main focus of the Committee’s work was in non-emissions trading sectors. Community structure, buildings, traffic, households and agriculture, industry and the public and private service sector came under review. The proposed measures represent nor- mative control, economic steering methods, public information campaigns, education and expertise, research and development and other individual methods (e.g. energy efficiency agreements and energy audits). Energy efficiency measures will pay for themselves as early as 2020 Energy saving will cause investment costs early in the next decade, but once the savings impacts of various measures begin to materialise, energy saving will pay for itself by the end of the next decade. From the viewpoint of the national eco- nomy, in the assessment conducted, energy efficiency measures proved more profitable than in previous assessments, and the positive impacts of these measures will become evident sooner than previously calculated. Targets and measures form for energy saving and energy efficiency The aim is that the Committee’s proposed measures, together with the goals for enhancing energy end-use efficiency and policies, as defined in the Government’s Long-term Climate and Energy Strategy, will form an overall plan for energy saving and energy efficiency. l Sirkka Vilkamo, Industrial Counsellor, ministry of Employment and the Economy, tel. +358 (0)10 606 4810 (Committee Chairperson) l Erkki Laitinen, Building Counsellor, ministry of the Environment, tel. +358 (0)50 369 6790 (buildings) l Saara Jääskeläinen, Senior Adviser, ministry of Transport and Communications, tel. +358 (0)9 1602 8560 (traffic) l Pentti Puhakka, Senior Engineer, ministry of Employment and the Economy, tel. +358 (0)10 606 4813 (households) l mikko ylhäisi, Chief Technology Adviser, Tekes, tel. +358 (0)10 605 5877 (industry and the service sector) l Veli-Pekka Reskola, Senior Adviser, ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, tel. +358 (0)9 1605 3396 (agriculture) l Päivi Laitala, Chief Adviser, motiva, tel. +358 (0)42 428 1212 (Expert Secretary to the Committee) According to this strategy, having received the Committee’s proposals and at the latest by the autumn of 2009, the Government will decide on any energy efficiency measures to be launched urgently, the organisation of the related activities and the targeting of the required financing. Energy Efficiency Committee broad- based and unanimous The Chairperson of the widely representative Energy Efficiency Committee is Sirkka Vilkamo, Industrial Counsellor at the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, while the 31 Committee members and approximately 130 experts, who participated in the work, represent organisations from across society. The Committee report has the members’ unanimous backing. The Committee appointed five subordi- nate divisions: buildings, traffic, households and industry and the service sector. The fifth division examined the organisation of state promotional measures. The report by the Energy Efficiency Committee with appendices, is available (in Finnish only) on the Ministry of Employment and the Economy’s website at www.tem.fi > Energy > Reports and Papers on Energy Sector > Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving (publications). ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................. ................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................. 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<a href="/v5/viewer/files/Default_s.aspx?gKey=4hk4t80t&gInitPage=8">Scanvac Sida 8 miimu Airaksinen iLPo noUSiAinen in</a> memoRiAm ThE LoNgTImE SECRETARy general of the Finnish HVAC association Ilpo Nousiainen past away by the end of September at the age of 77. Ilpo was a very social person, who got along with everyone. He led the HVAC Association of Finland, SuLVI, for over 20 years, through both good and bad times very successfully. The association had less than 3000 members when he started working as the secretary general in 1976 but the number increased during his time at best up to 7000 members in over 30 local chapters. He stayed active in the association even after his retirement and attended the events until his sudden death. With him an era has reached to its end, and many of us has lost a close and good friend. Eco-efficient intelligent built environment Research Professor at VTT ThE BoARD oF VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has appointed Dr. Miimu Airaksinen Research Professor for ecoefficient intelligent built environment for a five-year term starting 1.9.2009. The domain of the research professorship IS ACTIONS TOWARDS MORE ECO-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT. establish a foundation The assignment of the VTT research professor is to lead and carry out research as part of an international research community. The goal for professor Airaksinen´s research is to establish a foundation for the new equip ment, systems and services for the benefit of the constructions sector. VDI annual award to professor Olli Seppän- ThE moST INFLuENTIAL engineering organization in Germany VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) awarded professor Olli Seppänen in their annual meeting in Erfurt. The award was granted to Seppänen due to the work in developing the Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations and establishing relations to authorities of European Union and to organisations working construction section in Europe. His work in developing the REHVA journal to a leading Journal of the Heating, Ventilating, and Airconditioning technology was also highly appreciated. The award was presented by the president of VDI´s Building Services Section, professor Dr.-Ing. Uwe Franzke, from Dresden and professor Michael Schmidt from Stuttgart. The award has been given only once outside Germany. VDI has 135 000 members from whom 13 000 belong to the Building Services department. The office of VDI is located in Düsseldorf. VDI with its publishing companies has about 500 employees. VDI is know on its technical guidelines (VDI-Richtlinien). Olli Seppänen was a professor of Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning From left professors michael Schmidt, olli Seppänen and uwe Franzke. at Helsinki University of Technology from 1982 to 2008. Since 2008 he has been the Secretary General of the Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations (REHVA). The office of REHVA is located in Brussels. D.Sc. Miimu Airaksinen has graduated as Doctor of Science Technology from Helsinki University of Technology, TKK 2003 under supervision of professor Olli Seppänen. She has worked as a researcher at TKK 1998 – 2003, as Development Manager at consulting firm Optiplan Oy, that is a part of the NCCconcern 2003 – 2006, after that she has been a senior scientist at VTT. PhoTo: REhVA PhoTo: FINVAC PhoTo: FINVAC
<a href="/v5/viewer/files/Default_s.aspx?gKey=4hk4t80t&gInitPage=9">Scanvac Sida 9 HVAC Calendar Scandinavia l Nordbyg</a> g 2010. Stockholm, Sweden, 23-26 March 2010. More info: www.nordbygg.com l Roomvent 2011. Trondheim,Norge, 19-22 June 2011. More info: http://www.sintef.no/Projectweb/Roomvent-2011 l FinnBuild 2010 – Helsinki, Finland, 6-9 October 2010. More info: www.finnexpo.fi/finnbuild world l Clean Energy Power. Stuttgart, Germany, 25-27 February 2010. More info: www.energie-server.de l Mostra Convegno Expocomfort 2010. Milan, Italy, 23-27 March 2010. More info: www.mcexpocomfort.it l Clima 2010. Antalya, Turkey, 9-12 May 2010.More info: www.clima2010.org l The Second International Conference on Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning. Tehran, Iran, 1-3 June 2010. More info: www.hvac-conference.ir l Cold Climate HVAC 2012. Canada 2012. SCANVAC Denmark DANVAK The Danish Society of HVAC Engineers Founded in 1945 Number of Members 2500 President: Jørn Simonsen Lautrupvang 1B, DK 2750 Ballerup, Denmark Tel: +45 36 36 90 60 Fax: +45 36 70 20 71 E-mail: info@danvak.dk www.danvak.dk Finland FINVAC The Finnish Society of HVAC Engineers Founded in 1930 Number of Members 6000 President: Olli Seppänen Sitratori 5, FIN-00420 Helsinki Tel: +358 9 56 60 090 Fax: +358 9 56 60 0956 E-mail: sulvi@suomenlvi-liitto.fi www.finvac.org Iceland ICEVAC The Icelandic Society of HVAC Engineers Founded in 1986 Number of Members 400 President: Björn Karlsson Ystibær 11, IS-110 Reykjavik, Iceland Tel: +354 587 06 60 Fax: +354 587 41 62 E-mail: lafi@simnet.is www.lafi.is Norway NORVAC The Norwegian Society of HVAC Engineers Founded in 1924 Number of Members 3100 President: Bent Myhre Kjølberggata 31, inng. Brinken, P.O.B 2843, Tøyen, N-0608 Oslo, Norway Tel: +47 22 70 83 00 Fax: +47 22 70 83 02 E-mail: vvs@vvs-foreningen.no www.vvs-foreningen.no Sweden SWEDVAC The Swedish Society of HVAC Engineers Founded in 1909 Number of Members 7200 President: Östen Innala Vasagatan 52, SE-111 20 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: +46 8 791 66 80 Fax: +46 8 660 39 44 E-mail: info@emtf.se www.emtf.se BALTVAC Estonia ESTVAC The Estonian Society of HVAC Engineers,EKVü Founded in 1991 Number of members 130 President: Teet Tark Rävala pst. 8-B211, 101 43 Talinn, Estonia Tel: +372 6604 524 E-mail: ekvy@hot.ee www.hot.ee/ekvy Latvia LATVAC The Latvian Society of HVAC Engineers President: Egils Dzelzitis SGUTIS/AHGWTEL, Vagonu ula 20, LV-1009 Riga, Latvia Tel: +371 7 50 66 50 Fax: +371 9 20 55 85 E-mail: egils.dz@latipa.apollo.lv next stop for material deadline 1 april Lithuania LITVAC The Lithuanian Society of HVAC Engineers President: Stasys Sinkunas LITES-Lithuanian, Thermotechnical Engineering Society Donelaicio st. 20-227, LT-3000 Kaunas Tel: +370 7 300 436 Fax: +370 7 321 449 E-mail: lites@mf.ktu.lt 9