The 38th International Congress on Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning, wich started on December 5th and ends on December 7th at the Sava Centre, Belgrad, is organized by the Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (KGH) of the Union of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers and Technicians of Serbia (SMEITS).

Since 1970 the congress is held at Belgrade, in autumn, focusing on the discussion of energy engineering, energy demand and energy consumption issues in the HVACR sector, which represents the consumption of approximately 40% of total generated energy worldwide. “Energy: A Precondition of Survival, But Also A Threat to the Environment” is the motto of the 38th HVACR Congress, which is dedicated to energy saving and healthy environments, HVACR systems for clean rooms, energy efficiency of buildings, district heating systems, air-conditioning, refrigeration, renewable energy sources.

University professors, scientific counsellors and industry experts, as well as young scientists (theses) will be presenting over 60 papers, 20 of which written by authors from Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Greece, Slovenia, Turkey, Sweden, Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, USA, England, Austria, Bulgaria, China and Singapore. According to the organizers’ press release, on December 7th, for example, there will be presentations on “HVAC, Floor Heating and Fan Coil KNX/EIB Intelligent Control System in the Wellness Center of the Hotel Splendid”, by Dragan V. Lazić and Milan R. Ristanović, “Production and Analysis of the Thermal Load Dynamics: Case Study on the Geothermal Energy Utilization in Debrc”, by Olivera Ećim. Finally, the farewell lunch will be organized by the firm RHOSS, from Italy.