GebäudeKlima Schweiz

About GebäudeKlima Schweiz

GebäudeKlima Schweiz (GKS) is the Swiss association for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology and, as a manufacturers' and suppliers' association, represents the Swiss HVAC industry. The association is not a manufacturing company; instead, it pools expertise on topics such as heat pumps, solar thermal, comfort ventilation, radiators and water heaters, as well as oil/gas condensing technology and biomass. It produces fact sheets and state-of-the-art papers, organises educational programmes such as the Federal Professional Examination for Heat Systems Specialists, publishes market statistics and operates the industry solution for the advance recycling contribution (vRB) for heat pumps in cooperation with SENS. The head office is located in Alpnach Dorf in the canton of Obwalden; the portal is available in German, French and Italian. Active and partner members include manufacturers such as Bosch Thermotechnik, Hoval, Meier Tobler, Stiebel Eltron, Viessmann, Weishaupt and Zehnder.

Site

Alpnach Dorf

Processes

Technical topics and fact sheets (e.g. heat pumps, solar thermal, comfort ventilation), Courses and education (Federal Professional Examination), Market statistics, vRB industry solution for heat pumps with SENS

Certificates

GKS Standards Committee, Cooperation with SVGW certification body

Industries

Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology (HVAC)

1. 01

   Technical topics and fact sheets

2. 02

   State-of-the-art papers

3. 03

   Courses and Federal Professional Examination

4. 04

   Market statistics

5. 05

   vRB industry solution for heat pumps with SENS

Locations

Alpnach Dorf

CH

Head office

Technical Topics

Inside the production

Quality and Standards

GKS participates in the standards committee in shaping norms and standards for the HVAC industry and cooperates with the SVGW certification body, which certifies products for drinking water and gas supply in accordance with EN standards.