REHVA (Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations) News
Eurovent, REHVA, and Nordic Ventilation Group have launched a common proposal on implementing Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) requirements introduced by EPBD under revision. These new provisions added by the Commission's and Parliament's initiative, represent an important step forward to ensure healthy and comfortable IEQ in buildings. Guidelines and examples In this document, IEQ substance and requirements are explained just on a few pages In this document, IEQ substance and requiremen...
Eurovent is going to be at Mostra Convegno Expocomfort – an Italian exhibition which showcases and provides a global business platform for companies in the HVACR, renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors. The Eurovent Team members Felix, Francesco, Igor, Markus, Massimiliano and Stijn will be at the exhibition. Delicious local dinner The Eurovent Team will be housed at the booth of its Italian Member Association Assoclima / ANIMA (Hall 18, stands A01 & A09), which all MCE atte...
Do HVAC systems help with the spread of COVID-19? No one is entirely sure, but it seems very likely. Especially in the case of enclosed indoor spaces. As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began, fingers pointed to air-conditioning systems as culprits, and scientists now believe a super-spreader event traced back to a restaurant in Guangzhou, in China, which could have started with an asymptomatic person who just happened to cough close to an HVAC fan. Scientists also believe something similar happe...
The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in a poorly ventilated indoor space depends on the number of people who exhale their breath in that space. And aerosol virus contained in exhaled breath is a common way that COVID-19 germs are spread. Therefore, might the CO2 level in a given space serve as an approximation of the likelihood of coronavirus spread? Broadly speaking, poor ventilation of indoor spaces can increase the likelihood of aerosol transmission, and a higher CO2 level is an indicator of i...
REHVA (Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations) has announced that they will take part in the KGH 51st International HVAC&R Congress and Exhibition: the Serbian HVAC&R Virtual Congress that will be held online from 2nd December to 4th December 2020, confirming the longstanding collaboration with KGH. 51st International HVAC&R Event Following the welcome greetings from the REHVA President, Frank Hovorka, REHVA (Federation of European Heating, Ve...
One can watch and listen to REHVA expert speakers again with the video recordings of the REHVA Brussels Summit Conference now up on the REHVA YouTube channel. Access all the speaker's presentations materials on the company’s official website. The impact of COVID-19 is still present in everyone’s everyday lives. But what impact has it on the HVAC sector and building operations? Experienced speakers expand on research, good practices and innovations that emerged from this crisis. 0:...
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are used to maintain indoor air temperature, humidity and, most importantly now, air quality at healthy and comfortable levels. Employers are required by law to ensure an adequate supply of fresh air and a minimum working temperature in order to provide a healthy working environment. This has not changed. A well maintained and operated system providing good ventilation can help reduce the spread of coronavirus. The Health and Safety Execu...
Eurovent and REHVA call on all relevant authorities in the EU and globally to recognise the manufacturing, distribution, installation, maintenance and repair of HVACR equipment as essential business activities and therefore exempt them from COVID-19 shutdown orders and travel restrictions. HVACR equipment supports critical infrastructure in the healthcare, food cold chain, data centre and building sectors notably. Prolonged shutdown of HVACR manufacturing activities might have severe consequenc...
