In cooperation of the Serbian Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (KGH) with ASHRAE, within the ASHRAE Danube Chapter, after his visits to Athens and Timisoara, (the annual meeting of the ASHRAE Danube Chapter on 16th  April 2010), Dr Drury Crawley, ASHRAE distinguished lecturer, arrived from Timisoara in Belgrade with the Serbian delegation and on Monday (19th April) gave a lecture in the Serbian Union of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers (SMEITS). The lecture was organized in cooperation with the Serbian Chamber of Engineers.

The annual meeting of the ASHRAE Danube Chapter was held in Timisoara on 16th April 2010 within the 19th conference of AIIR (Romanian Association of Installation Engineers).

In the working session of the meeting, 9 papers were presented by students and a lecture was given by Mr. Drury Crawley, an ASHRAE distinguished lecturerer, on energy efficient buildings.

After the report on the Danube Chapter activities in the previous period, which was submitted by the present President of the Danube Chapter, Prof. Robert Gavriliuc (Romania), the officials of the ASHRAE Danube Chapter  were elected for the following term of office (2010/2011):

• President: Bratislav Blagojević (Serbia);
• President-Elect: Ioan Boian (Romunia);
• Vice-President: Branislav Todorović (Serbia);
• Secretary: Joan Dobosi (Serbia);
• Treasurer: Milorad Bojić (Serbia);
• Members of the Board of Governors: Florea Chiriac (Romunia), Peter Novak (Slovenia) i Risto Ciconkov (Makedonia).

We would like to remind the visitors of the Internet page on the congress of the Serbian Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (KGH) that the website kgh-kongres was officially launched in the mid November 2007, just before the 38th international congress.

After a large number of visits the very beginning (mainly by „relevant and competent authorities), during 2008 the number of website visits per day became constant and amounted to approx. 100, but this numbers usually increases before the congress and in December, and, generally,  there is a tendency of slight, but constant increase.

The Serbian members of REHVA celebrated 40th International HVAC congress

The international congress on heating, refrigerating and air-conditioning was held for 40th time in the period of the previous 40 years under the theme “sustaining our future by rebuilding our past”. The congress began with a preschool children’s choir and it was officially opened by the Serbian Minister of Energy, Professor Dr. Petar Škundrić.

Society Honors Members

ORLANDO, Fla. – Around 50 people were recognized by ASHRAE for their contributions to the Society and the building industry at the Society’s 2010 Winter Conference held Jan. 23-27.

ASHRAE Prominent at International Congress

BELGRADE, Serbia—The International Congress on Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning convened for its 40th year recently. The Congress shared ASHRAE President Gordon Holness’ presidential theme of Sustaining Our Future by Rebuilding Our Past. Holness addressed the more than 400 Congress attendees. ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer Tom Lawrence, Ph.D., Member ASHRAE, presented the final speech of the Congress, on energy certification of buildings, as well as details on Standard 189.1.

REHVA Community News

REHVA board members presented the REHVA Honorary Fellow Award to Mr. Zivojin Perisic at the 40th KGH Congress in Belgrade, December 2009.

The Vienna conference (March 11 – 12, 2010):

"Application of Heat Pumps for Waste Heat Recovery"

shows a huge potential and wide application range of heat pump technology. The conference is organized by ASHRAE – Region-at-Large, with the support of DKV (Deutsche Kaeltetechnischer Verein), OEKKV (Oestereichischer Kaeltetechnischer Verein), SKV (Schweizerischer Verein fuer Kaeltetechnik) and ASHRAE Danube Chapter.

Register by February 8, 2010 and get Early Bird pricing. Register soon – seating is limited. Reduced registration fees for ASHRAE and supporter’s members.

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REHVA, the Federation of European Heating and Air-Conditioning Associations, conferred the title of the Honorary Fellow on Mr. Živojin Perišić, a graduate engineer and a member and Vice-President of the Serbian Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (KGH). Mr. Perišić was awarded this diploma at the banquette held on the first day of the 40th  HVAC&R congress in the Sava Centre in Belgrade (2nd  December 2009).

Maija Virta (Finland), Ioan Silviu Dobosi (Romania), Karel Kabele (Czech Rep.), Živojin Perišić (Serbia), B.Todorović (Serbia)

On behalf of the REHVA delegation, consisting of three REHVA vice-presidents, Dr. Ioan Silviu Dobosi, Vice-President,  read the formal announcement and handed over the diploma to Mr. Perišić as a recognition of his outstanding services, stating the contributions Mr. Perišić has made during his career  as an engineer and designer in Energoprojekt company,  and during his volunteer work in REHVA and other professional engineering associations – SMEITS (Serbian Union of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers and Technicians), the Serbian Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (KGH), the Association of German Engineers (VDI), the American Association of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and others.

Dear Friends,

In the first of all I would like to tell you that I am extremely grateful to you for your hospitality and for all you have done for a good organisation of the events. Your kindly hospitality turned my trip in Belgrade for the 40th International Congress on Heating, Refrigerating  and Air-Conditioning into a pleasurable and enjoyable visit.

Ioan Silviu Dobosi (Rumunija)
REHVA Vice President

Ovom prilikom bih želeo bih da pohvalim Vašu odličnu organizaciju jubilarnog kongresa KGH.
Smatram da su se svi učesnici vratili sa kongresa sa više nego odličnim utiscima.
Verujem da ovako organizovan kongres KGH predstavlja model kako treba organizovati takve manifestacije kod nas i u svetu.
U nadi da sam bar malo bio ovom prilikom od koristi Vaš

Prof. Milorad Bojić, Kragujevac

The 40th jubilee HVAC&R congress and exhibition is behind us…

Almost 2000 HVAC&R professionals visited this event, which gathered over 70 domestic and foreign authors as well as a large number of domestic and European companies at the exhibition of equipment and accomplishments held within the congress in the Belgrade Sava Centre. Once again, the congress and exhibition proved to be one of the most significant events in HVAC&R field in Serbia, but also one among the world’s leading conventions in this professional field.

The congress papers mainly dealt with sustainable development – energy saving and use of renewable energy sources.