Benchmarking required for energy efficiency

Considerable amounts of energy loss in existing buildings, says Head of Sustainability, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Added: Jan 20, 2019 | By Ranjana Konatt

Eurovent Middle East to begin the year with ‘HVACR Leadership Workshop’

Workshop will focus on reducing the energy bill in the food cold chain, says industry body

Added: Jan 17, 2019 | By CCME Content Team

Retrofits: Broadening the scope of thought

With an earnest attempt on the part of the UAE government to decrease the rate of energy consumption in the country, stakeholders give their take on the factors that drive the retrofit market.

Added: Dec 4, 2018 | By Ranjana Konatt

Daikin-Emitech Experience Centre focuses on ‘realistic end-user experience’

Centre to bring forth the invisible quality of Daikin, says VP, MEA Sales, Daikin Middle East and Africa

Added: Nov 15, 2018 | By Ranjana Konatt

‘Up to 85% of the total cost of pumps relates to opex,’ says Grundfos

Company official discusses opportunities for savings in retrofit projects

Added: Nov 11, 2018 | By Hannah Jo Uy

‘Intelligent use of data can improve indoor climate’

CEO, IIoTD, says IEQ is a public health issue; discusses level of awareness in Denmark

Added: Nov 8, 2018 | By Hannah Jo Uy

GCC region identified as high-growth area for polyurethane

Expected demand owing to energy-efficiency policies spearheaded by United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, says Dow Chemical

Added: Nov 6, 2018 | By Hannah Jo Uy

UAE competing with advanced cities in implementing solar projects, says Etihad ESCO

CEO outlines projects and mechanism to address 70% energy consumption required to cool buildings

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‘Manufacturers must lead the industry towards energy efficiency’

If the situation is left as it is, we won’t move towards the energy-efficiency goal; there is a need for education, says Chairman and President, Daikin Middle East and Africa

Added: Oct 30, 2018 | By Ranjana Konatt

‘Leaders and politicians are catalysts in the chase for net-zero cities’

The concept of net-zero needs to be made palatable for there to be a demand for it, says Regional Director, C40 cities

Added: Oct 15, 2018 | By Ranjana Konatt

Etihad ESCO organises ‘Dubai Retrofit and Developers Awareness Program’

Workshop discusses ways to overcome challenges faced by building retrofit projects, CEO says

Added: Sep 30, 2018 | By CCME Content Team

Noise of cooling systems is environmental pollution, expert says

Masahiro Tsujimoto, MD, Ziehl-Abegg Japan, exchanges experiences at an international meeting

Added: Aug 30, 2018 | By CCME Content Team

Biofilms lead to energy-intensive operations, says Fresh-Aire UV

Company official observes growing use of UV to irradiate the cooling coils in HVAC applications

Added: Aug 20, 2018 | By Hannah Jo Uy

Inadequate refrigeration causes food poisoning that affects 600 million people globally

Artificial cooling the backbone of health, comfort and data, says Professor at University of Birmingham

Added: Apr 22, 2018 | By Hannah Jo Uy

ZAK World of Façades presents solutions for energy-efficient buildings

Effective monitoring of the construction process and control of air-tightness could reduce cooling loads by eight per cent, says expert

Added: Mar 22, 2018 | By CCME Content Team

Retrofit measures reduce energy consumption in UK airport by 58%

AHU system retrofitted with new FanGrid design, says company official

Added: Mar 18, 2018 | By Benwen Lopez

Daikin shifting to 100% inverterisation of splits by 2018

Company says overall, it is looking to increase market share in India, South America, Southeast Asia, and in Middle East and Africa

Added: May 21, 2017 | By Hannah Jo Uy

Why not wastewater for District Cooling?

Industry expert outlines how DC can help achieve long-term sustainability goals

Added: Apr 10, 2017 | By Hannah Jo Uy

Empower achieves power saving of 1000 MW in 2016; equivalent to AED 2.6 billion

The District Cooling provider says that it is expecting more number of users in the coming years

Added: Apr 2, 2017 | By CCME Content Team

‘Technological innovations will fuel growth in the HVAC sector in the GCC region’

However, Khuldoon Hameed of TransGulf Electromechanical, cautions about the increasing competition from Chinese manufacturers entering the market.

Added: Mar 30, 2017 | By Nayantara N

Gerab Energy Systems revamps website

Company provides solutions for electro-mechanical systems that are used energy sub-metering, monitoring and control

Added: Mar 28, 2017 | By CCME Content Team

‘Water crisis is not getting the same attention as energy security’

Nuno Fragoso, Director of the Water and Environment Division at Eptisa, says people and industries are yet to realise the interdependence of the water and energy sectors

Added: Mar 26, 2017 | By Nayantara N

Inverter-based split air conditioners emerging as the preferred option

Michel Farah, Director, Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility at Daikin Middle East and Africa, says the split systems come with bigger savings

Added: Mar 21, 2017 | By Hannah Jo Uy

Welbilt and Halton Group announce strategic alliance

Through the alliance, the companies seek to develop solutions that will reduce the kitchen footprint and total building energy consumption

Added: Feb 9, 2017 | By CCME Content Team

UAE Ministry of Energy, Masdar Institute and SKM sign agreement to develop energy-efficient chillers for the GCC region

New building cooling systems could help UAE achieve 20% energy savings, according to Masdar Institute of Science and Technology

Added: Jan 25, 2017 | By CCME Content Team

LG Electronics Gulf to soon introduce residential air solutions equipped with inverter technology

Company says the technology improves the energy efficiency of air conditioners

Added: Dec 6, 2016 | By CCME Content Team

New kid on the block

Natural refrigerants, such as ammonia dimethyl ether (R-723), help to protect the environment and improve sustainability, says eurammon…

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Master-planning for sustainability

The route to delivering sustainable cities begins with a holistic understanding of the relationship between buildings and the community in which they will be placed, says Sougata Nandi.

Added: Oct 18, 2016 | By CCME Content Team

Controlling the controllables

Though BMS has been available in the market for many years, end-users continue to face obstacles that prevent them from fully reaping its benefits. One such obstacle, various stakeholders believe, is the industry-wide shortage of knowledgeable and skilled BMS operators. RMS has been proposed as a solution to overcome the problem, but is the region ready to deploy the technology?

Added: Aug 17, 2016 | By Fatima de la Cerna

A ‘joint’ effort towards sustainability

Underscoring that sustainable design involves more than site orientation and energy-saving construction techniques, Stephen Traynor enumerates the advantages of grooved mechanical piping systems, and highlights how alternative joining methods could contribute towards higher building rating.

Added: Jul 27, 2016 | By CCME Content Team

The Kingdom enters a new era

With its recently launched Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia is planning to introduce social, political and economic reforms, aimed at reducing its dependence on oil, diversifying its economy and establishing the country as a global investment powerhouse. In light of one of the Middle East's biggest markets announcing such sweeping and ambitious reforms, what could the future hold for the region's construction and HVACR industries?

Added: Jul 19, 2016 | By Fatima de la Cerna

RetrofitTech KSA seminar to focus on retrofit and refurbishment industry in Saudi Arabia

The two-day event will also give an update on Saudi Arabia’s national energy efficiency programme.

Added: Jun 30, 2016 | By CCME Content Team

Dubai gets world’s first office building produced by 3-D printer

Siemens technology provides BM systems like air conditioning, fire protection and access control

Added: Jun 28, 2016 | By CCME Content Team

Down Under eyes top spot

Australia has been making news in the HVACR industry for all the right reasons, from new efficiency-rating tools to a stringent regulatory framework, especially to improve the retrofit sector – a model worth replicating in the Middle East region. Australia’s success lies in its desire to create an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient society.

Added: Jun 27, 2016 | By Mohammed Abdul Hai

Honeywell installs ‘smart’ thermostat to help UAE mosques achieve energy savings

Al Tawba Mosque cuts energy costs by 37% during a six-month pilot programme*

Added: Jun 21, 2016 | By CCME Content Team

European Union’s smart metering initiative will cut emissions and create social and economic benefits by 2020

The latest report by GlobalData states that the Security of Electricity Supply (2005/89/EC) directive kick-started the EU's drive towards smart metering

Added: May 25, 2016 | By CCME Content Team

GORD partners with Yazaki to launch low-grade heat-packaged solar cooling project

The water-fire chiller project aims to reduce the electricity consumption of compression-based cooling systems

Added: May 17, 2016 | By CCME Content Team

‘We would like to see a lot more of integrated building design’

David Underwood, ASHRAE President*, and B Surendar, Editorial Director & Associate Publisher, CPI Industry, met during ACREX 2016 in Mumbai, India, for a discussion on the HVACR industry. Their conversation covered a wide arc encompassing subjects like integrated building design, efficacy of District Cooling, tightening cold chain to reduce food wastage, sub-metering and nuclear energy. We bring you the excerpts.

Added: Apr 28, 2016 | By B Surendar

Qatar Cool’s LEED-certified DCP 3 plant will be operational in June

It will have a cooling capacity of 35,000 TR and 25,000 tonne-hours of TES

Added: Apr 3, 2016 | By B Surendar

Saving lives and energy

A hospital in Italy faced increased burden of energy and expenses during the summer months. Installing adiabatic panels by Blue Energy resulted in increased cooling capacity and thermal comfort, while saving energy in air conditioning, claims the manufacturer. We bring you the case study.

Added: Feb 14, 2016 | By CCME Content Team

Energy modelling – need for a revisit

Pointing out that energy modelling software simulation often yields results that do not necessarily reflect future or current operation and use of a building, Hassan Younes makes a cogent case for more accurate models that could not only give a realistic picture but also contribute to the calculation of a building’s lifecycle cost and energy conservation.

Added: Sep 6, 2015 | By CCME Content Team