Croatia

Main fields or skills.
Insulation; envelope systems; air tightness building; communication; sustainable building materials.

Biography

Particularly active on building physics issues: 

• From 2001 to 2004. involved in the development of a computer program for calculation of thermal protection, as well as numerous projects related to energy saving and thermal insulation of buildings.
• Certified energy certifier and author of the computer program “KI Expert”for the calculation of the energy required for heating in buildings. 
• Forensic building expert at the County Court in Varaždin (Croatia), working mainly on building physics.
• Reviewer of the Handbook for energy certificates, which refers to construction and technical regulations related to building physics.
• Professional lecturer in the training of architects and engineers from the Society of Civil Engineers and Technicians of Zagreb, the Faculty of Architecture Building in Split, the Chamber of Architects and the Chamber of Construction Engineers.
• Regular lecturer at seminars for training on energy certification of buildings held at  the Technical Faculty in Rijeka, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in Zagreb, the Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, the Polytechnic of Slavonski Brod and the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Split and Osijek.
• Successfully completed training programs for conducting energy audits and energy certification of buildings with simple and complex technical systems (Module I and II)
• Author of the algorithm for calculating the required energy for heating and cooling buildings according to EN ISO 13790 (service provided to the Ministry of Construction and Urban Planning, July 2012).
• Lecturer at the Green Building Council in Croatia (2012).

Main fields or skills.
Energy efficiency; energy audits; building physics; project coordination.

Biography

After obtaining diploma from Faculty of Architecture in Zagreb, started working as a project assistant and later coordinator on projects dealing with energy in buildings. Until October 2016 worked as a Project Manager for energy efficiency projects; ESCO projects for private investors (preparation and implementation), energy performance of buildings audits/studies, cost-benefit analyses in energy efficiency projects, building physics calculation. Also, as a lead auditor, working on ISO 50001 energy management system implementation and consulting. Currently in the process of starting his own company.

Main fields or skills.
Heatpumps ; solar thermal systems for domestic hot water and/or heating generation; micro climates; ventilation systems; environmental (indoor) quality.

Biography

Education: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, 1992 - M.Sc. Mech.Eng.
Present position: Technical director, Designer and Supervising Engineer; Member of the Board of Croatian chamber of mechanical engineers (HKIS).
Key qualifications: Chartered Mechanical Engineer ; over then twenty-two years of working experience in the field of mechanical engineering (HVAC) as the Designer and nominated Supervising Engineer on a large number of construction projects; Certificate for the implementation of energy audits and energy certification of buildings