AREA is the European organization of air-conditioning, refrigeration, and heat pump (RACHP) contractors. Established in 1988, AREA voices the interests of 26 national members from 22 European countries, representing more than 9,000 companies across Europe (mainly small to medium-sized enterprises), employing some 125,000 people and with an annual turnover approaching € 20 billion.

The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is the trade association representing manufacturers of HVACR and water heating equipment, within the global HVACR industry. AHRI’s 315 member companies manufacture quality, efficient, and innovative residential and commercial air conditioning, space heating, water heating, and commercial refrigeration equipment and components for sale in North America and around the world.

American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through research, education and advocacy.

Breakthrough Energy is dedicated to helping humanity avoid a climate disaster. Through investment vehicles, philanthropic programs, policy advocacy, and other activities, they’re committed to scaling the technologies they need to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

BREEAM is a pioneer sustainability standard and rating system for buildings, communities and infrastructure. BREEAM does this through third party certification of the assessment of an asset’s environmental, social and economic sustainability performance, using standards developed by BRE. This means BREEAM rated developments are more sustainable environments that enhance the well-being of the people who live and work in them.

buildingSMART Deutschland is the German Chapter of buildingSMART International (bSI). The aim of this international organization is to spread Building Information Modeling (BIM) in industry, public sector, politics, government and media.

Conservation X Labs is a technology and innovation company that works in the field of energy and environment conservation. They provide a wide range of energy and ecology conservation solutions, technology solutions, and scaling solutions.

The EEBUS Initiative e.V. is an organization with over 60 members who are the stakeholders in all fields of connected home, electrical mobility, energy and smart appliances. Members of EEBUS collaborate in various working groups to establish a standardized and common language for the interoperability of connected devices.

The Engineering Construction Industry Association (ECIA) is the principal trade and employer Association for the UK engineering construction industry. The ECIA provides its members with a collective voice to represent their interests on all matters affecting their industry. They provide Industrial Relations, Health & Safety, Best Practice, Taxation, NAECI Agreements, Membership, Welfare, Employment Relations, and Employment Law.

Founded in 1993, Eurovent Certita Certification is recognized as a world class organization in the field of third party product performance certification for Heat Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration products. They include HVAC-R consultants, Energy Engineering offices, Architects and product end-users, the most comprehensive data base of certified products, covering up to 40 product families.

The Federal Industrial Association for Technical Building Equipment e. V. (BTGA) is an association based in Bonn and, as an umbrella organization, unites building technology companies with their own engineering capacities in Germany. Technical building equipment or building technology is a sub-area of supply technology.

Fraunhofer ISE creates the technological foundations for supplying energy efficiently and on an environmentally sound basis in industrialized, threshold and developing countries. With its research focusing on energy conversion, energy efficiency, energy distribution and energy storage, it contributes to the broad application of new technology.

The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's premier research institutes providing a focused, technologically based education to more than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Global Optimism is a purpose driven enterprise focused on social and environmental change. Global Optimism exists to precipitate a transformation from pessimism to optimism as a method of creating social and environmental change.

GS1 Germany accompanies the development and implementation of open, cross-industry, worldwide standards. On this basis, they also develop process and application recommendations. They support companies from different industries in the implementation and show solutions for more added value.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness. Their mission is to prevent death, injury and ill health in Britain's workplaces. They are an independent regulator and act in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces.

Hitachi Rail is a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock, signaling, operation, service & maintenance, digital technology and turnkey solutions.

HSB Living Lab is a Swedish technology cooperative founded in 1923 that organizes 554, 000 members. HSB living lab is made up of 4-modules houses. The modules make it possible to rebuild and move the building, which makes the lab easy to access for researchers, developers and innovators.

hybridGEOTABS EU is an active group of developers, engineers & academics with a common interest in optimizing coupled geothermal heat pumps (GEO-HP) and thermally activated building systems (TABS), alongside secondary heating & cooling systems. TABS use pipes, embedded in concrete floors, ceilings and walls, through which warm/cold water is pumped to heat/cool a building’s thermal mass.

IFC Certification Ltd is a UKAS accredited and internationally recognized provider of high quality customer focused independent third party certification. IFC Certification Ltd is also a Notified Certification Body for certificating products for CE Marking under the Construction Products Directive.

Institute of Domestic Heating & Environmental Engineers is the pre-eminent professional body for the approved heating engineer. The prime objective of the IDHEE is to raise the standards of domestic heating installations through education, to which end IDHEE Education has developed the Domestic Heating Design Course, and continues to develop further courses to enhance the knowledge of installers in general and its members in particular.

International Accreditation Forum (IAF) is the world association of Conformity Assessment Accreditation Bodies. Its primary function is to develop a single worldwide programme of conformity assessment, which reduces risk for business and its customers by assuring them that accredited certificates may be relied upon.

The International Environment Agency (IEA) is the global energy authority, providing data, analysis, and solutions on all fuels and all technologies. They help governments, industry, and citizens make good energy choices.

The International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) is devoted to the principles of sustainable laboratories and related high-technology facilities, from design to engineering to operation. Through worldwide partnerships and the exchange of technical expertise, I2SL will encourage the development of high-tech facilities that address the rapid pace of science, medicine, research, and development in a dynamic environment.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. delivers innovative and integrated solutions across a wide range of industries from commercial aviation and transportation to power plants and gas turbines, and from machinery and infrastructure to integrated defense and space systems.

Ofgem is Britain’s independent energy regulator. Their role is to protect consumers now and in the future by working to deliver a greener, fairer energy system. They are a non-ministerial government department and an independent National Regulatory Authority.

OpenTherm is a non-manufacturer-dependent system of communication between modulating HVAC appliances and room thermostats. It consists of a communication protocol and an interface specification. The OpenTherm communication protocol is primarily designed to control modulating heating appliances. The protocol is available to members of the OpenTherm Association only.

The Passive House Institute (PHI) is an independent research institute that has played an especially crucial role in the development of the Passive House concept - the only internationally recognized, performance-based energy standard in construction.

As a globally recognized professional body, everything that Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors do is designed to effect positive change in the built and natural environments. Through their respected global standards, pioneering professional progression, and their trusted data and insight, RICS promotes and enforce the highest professional standards in the development and management of land, real estate, construction, and infrastructure.

The Sustainable Energy Association are a member based industry body offering innovative policy solutions that link up building-level technologies and the wider energy system to achieve a low carbon, secure energy future for the UK, benefits for UK consumers, and commercial growth for businesses working in the sector.