District Heating, Heating, Ventilation (acronym COW), the monthly Polish Association of Sanitary Engineers and Technicians (PZITS is a leading and well recognized journal in the field of district heating, space heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
As of 2026, the journal is published by the Polish Association of Sanitary Engineers and Technicians,
3/5 Czackiego St., room 217,
00-043 Warsaw,
tel. 22 826 28 94
http://cieplownictwoogrzewnictwowentylacja.pl/
The first issue was published in 1969.
ISSN 0137-3676, e-ISSSN 2449-9900
The journal is included in the list of scientific journals of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
All published scientific articles are marked with a digital object identifier (digital document identifier) DOI: 10.65545/COW.
The purpose of “Heating Heating Ventilation” is to provide information on the latest developments and directions in the heating, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry.
The purpose of “District heating · Heating · Ventilation” is to provide information on the latest developments and directions in the heating, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry.
“District heating · Heating · Ventilation” provides a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience for researchers and specialists focused on the industry. The articles presented in “District heating · Heating · Ventilation” provide designers, investors and managers of buildings, as well as students of higher education institutions, with information on the directions of development of the industry, technical innovations and research forecasts, and present the current results of scientific and research work carried out at universities
and research and development units.
Topics covered:
– building physics,
·Thermal comfort and indoor air quality
and control of the internal environment,
– Natural and mechanical ventilation, industrial ventilation,
– heating, air conditioning and refrigeration,
·Air distribution in air conditioned buildings,
– fire safety of buildings,
·External and internal design conditions for energy efficient buildings,
– Energy recovery systems in buildings,
– heat transfer systems,
– The acquisition and application of renewable energy in buildings,
-energy demand and consumption in existing buildings
and forward-looking,
– Energy savings in the built environment,
– Energy-efficient buildings, smart buildings, sustainable buildings,
·Links between architectural design, mechanical and lighting systems,
– New materials in construction and their impact on energy demand,
and fields of knowledge related to environmental engineering.
In the magazine you will find:
· publications of recognized scientists,
· the latest research results,
· full scientific/technical information – related to district heating, heating, ventilation and air conditioning,
· information from conferences, conventions and trade fairs,
· rich advertising offers of leading companies and companies.
The journal belongs to the two databases:
– BazTech,
– Pol-index.
Authors: distinguished scientists from the Polish and foreign universities and institutes as well as recognised practitioners in the field of district heating, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, including physics of building and refrigeration.
Readers: highly qualified engineers and technicians, designers, builders, process engineers and advanced technical university students. Permanent subscribers are i. a.: design offices, municipal economy companies, housing cooperatives, executive companies, municipal and commune offices, high schools, research institutes, schools, libraries and individual recipients.
Regular subscribers include: project offices, utility companies, housing cooperatives, contractors, city and municipal offices, universities, scientific institutes, schools, libraries and individual consumers.
Our journalis also subscribed by the Polish Chamber of Civil Engineers for its members.
Advertisers: the best Polish and foreign companies from industry manufacturers, service providers and distributors of equipment for district heating, space heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
The articles published in the journal are marked with the number of DOI (Digital Object Identifier) which constitutes a digital identifier of an electronic document.
The primary version of the journal is electronic.
Frequency of publication – monthly. Distribution method: postal distribution, subscription only
On the website of SIGMA-NOT Publishing House, you can purchase access to electronic versions of articles published in our journal from 2004 to 2025. Journals published from 2026 onward are available at http://cieplownictwoogrzewnictwowentylacja.pl/
The free, electronic versions cover the 2007 and earlier vintages.
It is possible to publish articles under the Open Access formula. For more information, please see the information for Authors.
