With an emphasis on energy efficiency, emissions, indoor environmental quality, IoT and cybersecurity, the 2019 AHR EXPO more than held its own amidst the growing anticipation and excitement surrounding the Super Bowl in early February, writes Surendar Balakrishnan, Editor, Climate Control Middle East…
Added: Feb 10, 2019 | By B Surendar
MD reports trend for environmentally friendly products among consultants, contacts; shares company’s proactive nation-wide expansion
Added: | By Hannah Jo Uy
CEO, IIoTD, says IEQ is a public health issue; discusses level of awareness in Denmark
Added: Nov 8, 2018 | By Hannah Jo Uy
Stakeholders weigh in on the level of investment being placed on the two
Added: Sep 26, 2018 | By Hannah Jo Uy
We have a responsibility to improve IEQ and IAQ, says Chairman
Added: Sep 23, 2018 | By Ranjana Konatt
Company official shares innovations aligned with targets set by the UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda and the Dubai Health Strategy
Added: Sep 19, 2018 | By Hannah Jo Uy
Exposure to VOCs and their ill-effects, cannot be studied in isolation, says Dr Faisal Asad
Added: Sep 17, 2018 | By Ranjana Konatt
President shares commitment to incorporate "wellness" into technical activities
Added: Jul 23, 2018 | By CCME Content Team
How are air conditioning manufacturers innovating to ensure that cooling is not merely a privilege but a right, with electricity costs in Australia skyrocketing, driven by subsidies to renewables? And with the premium being placed on efficiency, how does IEQ rank in the hierarchy of needs? Hannah Jo Uy has the story…
Added: Jun 12, 2018 | By Hannah Jo Uy
Dr Marilyn Black, Vice President and Senior Technical Advisor, UL, and Founder, GREENGUARD Environmental Institute, while in conversation with Benwen Lopez, shares her insights on the principles of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and initiatives begun by UL...
Added: Apr 12, 2018 | By Benwen Lopez
RetrofitTech Dubai to display latest technologies and innovations in the industry
Added: Apr 8, 2018 | By Benwen Lopez
How are robotics and artificial intelligence shaping the HVAC industry? What are the implications?
Added: Mar 17, 2018 | By Benwen Lopez
Aria Technologies emphasises the importance of air modelling for risk assessment
Added: Feb 11, 2018 | By Hannah Jo Uy
As government-funding for research nears end, insider says the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Energy Engineering is open to exploring prototype’s commercial viability through investor funding
Added: | By Hannah Jo Uy
In the context of schools, being green goes beyond saving energy and calls for better IAQ for better academic performance, says expert
Added: Jan 18, 2018 | By Benwen Lopez
Can the project offer a roadmap towards the use of clean energy?
Added: Oct 22, 2017 | By B Surendar
ASHRAE President Tim Wentz, in an exclusive interview with B Surendar, Editor, Climate Control Middle East, speaks on why data centres have merited special attention from the Society.
Added: Apr 10, 2017 | By B Surendar
Aisha Al Abdooli, Director, Air Quality Department at the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, suggests ways to tackle indoor air pollution
Added: Mar 28, 2017 | By Nayantara N
Improved IEQ and IAQ result in better scholastic performance
Added: Mar 21, 2017 | By Benwen Lopez
Representatives from the healthcare, hospitality and education sectors explored in detail the link between indoor environmental quality and the health of building occupants at the 4th edition of the World IEQ Forum.
Added: Feb 6, 2017 | By Fatima de la Cerna
The 4th edition of the World IEQ Forum underscored the critical role the public sector plays in achieving indoor environmental quality targets, through presentations and addresses delivered by leaders and representatives from various government agencies, as well as a discussion on IEQ-related standards and regulations. We bring you the first of our two-part coverage of the Forum.
Added: Jan 26, 2017 | By Fatima de la Cerna
The leadership in the GCC region has been introducing a raft of vision statements and measures to encourage, urge and support the multiple stakeholders to raise the bar on building performance. Such path-breaking initiatives and thought-processes as region-specific Green Building regulations, building-retrofit programmes, nearly zero-energy buildings, smart cities and IoT point to the right direction in terms of intent. Broadly, we are witness to market transformation and positive disruptive approaches, which have the potential to cut project timelines, and improve energy efficiency, indoor environment, reliability and resource conservation. But are building owners, architects, consultants, sub-consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and FM firms prepared to align themselves with these changes, broadly speaking? Are they showing a willingness to rise to the occasion? Or, are there factors – some self-induced and some beyond their control – that are proving to be challenges in the pathway to optimising their performance towards delivering better buildings? In September, Climate Control Middle East published the first part of the report, where the focus was on the MEP consultancy industry. In this, the concluding part, the spotlight is on the MEP contracting industry…
Added: Oct 30, 2016 | By B Surendar
H.E. Dr Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment; Sheikh Dr Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin J. Al-Thani, Director of Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar and Joseph G Allen, Assistant Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health & Director, Healthy Buildings, Harvard Center for Health and the Global Environment, are among the key speakers at the conference.
Added: Oct 20, 2016 | By CCME Content Team
While energy efficiency is gaining significant attention, and retrofitting is being incentivised, indoor air quality needs to be equally considered and carefully balanced in new buildings and retrofitting efforts, says Aisha Al Abdooli, Director, Air Quality Department at the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, in this interview with B Surendar of Climate Control Middle East. Excerpts…
Added: | By B Surendar
Inefficient energy use occurs when people fail to understand the logic of design standards and elements, says Jyoti Sharma, Senior Specialist for Education Facilities Design at the Infrastructure and Facilities Division of Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC).
Added: Oct 9, 2016 | By Nayantara N
The leadership in the GCC region has been introducing a raft of vision statements and measures to encourage, urge and support the multiple stakeholders to raise the bar on building performance. Such path-breaking initiatives and thought processes as region-specific Green Building regulations, building-retrofit programmes, nearly zero-energy buildings, smart cities and IoT point to the right direction in terms of intent. Broadly, we are witness to market transformation and positive disruptive approaches, which have the potential to cut project timelines, and improve energy efficiency, indoor environment, reliability and resource conservation. But are building owners, architects, consultants, sub-consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and FM firms prepared to align themselves with these changes, broadly speaking? Are they showing a willingness to rise to the occasion? Or, are there factors – some self-induced and some beyond their control – that are proving to be challenges in the pathway to optimising their performance towards delivering better buildings? Climate Control Middle East brings you a two-part state-of-the-industry report, with the focus on the MEP consultancy and MEP contracting sectors. At the same time, the narrative includes aspects related to building owners and the role of policymakers and planners in influencing best practices. Here, we bring you the first part of the report, where the focus is on the MEP consultancy sector…
Added: Sep 22, 2016 | By B Surendar
Dr Farooq A Wasil, CEO of Goldline Education, believes that there is need to engage school operators to bring about the change
Added: Sep 19, 2016 | By Nayantara N
Better results can be produced if architects and engineers work together in the design stage, says Leo Schuler, the Founder and CEO of Switzerland-based Pro Ace (Progressive Air Consulting and Engineering).
Added: Aug 25, 2016 | By Nayantara N
Webinar to be presented by Dr Wei Tang on August 24, 2016
Added: Aug 23, 2016 | By CCME Content Team
Krakow in Poland becomes host city for the Eurovent Summit from September 27 to 30, 2016. Key decision-makers in the field of indoor climate, process cooling and food chain will gather in Krakow to think ‘Beyond HVACR’. Climate Control Middle East speaks to Alex Rasmussen, President; Felix Van Eyken, Secretary General and Morten Schmelzer, International Director, from the Eurovent association, to learn more about the event, the association and key issues of relevance to the sector…
Added: Aug 18, 2016 | By CCME Content Team
H.E. Dr Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, will be delivering the Keynote Address at the two-day conference, which will address a wide range of critical issues on Indoor Environmental Quality in the region
Added: Aug 2, 2016 | By CCME Content Team
The sessions during the conference would cover topics, such as IAQ metrics, demand-controlled ventilation, IAQ measurement methods, residential IAQ, infiltration and future of IAQ sensors and controls.
Added: Jul 31, 2016 | By CCME Content Team
Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and Founding Chair of USGBC, and author of Green Think, in this in-depth conversation with B Surendar, explodes a few long-standing myths about sustainability, and explains the evolution of LEED certification as a dynamic tool to measure ongoing operating performance of buildings.
Added: Jul 21, 2016 | By B Surendar
More than 100 fungal and bacterial species could be attributed to elevated ERH, says the study
Added: Jun 23, 2016 | By CCME Content Team
ASHRAE President-Elect*, Timothy Wentz, in conversation with Fatima de la Cerna of Climate Control Middle East, reveals his plans for the Society, and shares his thoughts on a wide range of topics, including the Internet of Things, the Paris Agreement, the future of refrigerants and Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, which is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its release.
Added: May 24, 2016 | By Fatima de la Cerna
Organ transplant patients die, probably, after contracting mould-related infection
Added: May 18, 2016 | By CCME Content Team
With the goal of raising awareness on the importance of good IEQ, while getting the real picture on hotel conditions, Qatar Green Building Council’s Healthy Buildings Interest Group carried out an IEQ survey in Mövenpick Hotel West Bay Doha, last year. The members of the Group looked into, among other elements, maintenance, acoustics and Indoor Air Quality. We bring you the details and results of the survey.
Added: May 2, 2016 | By Fatima de la Cerna
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
Canada-headquartered TORO WATT has a vast range of air conditioning products that, it says, would appeal to the building retrofit market in the GCC region. Tiger Aster, the company’s CEO and Masood Raza, General Manager of Jumbo Engineering, which is distributing TORO WATT products in the GCC region, in conversation with Climate Control Middle East…
Added: Apr 26, 2016 | By CCME Content Team
Hassan Younes, Technical Director, Griffin Consultants, says that maintenance is a major issue in schools in the Middle East region.
Added: Apr 24, 2016 | By Nayantara N
Drawn by a fresh way of thinking by the Indian government, HVAC manufacturers in the Middle East are eyeing the possibility of a greater presence in the country.
Added: Apr 19, 2016 | By B Surendar
US company claims it can improve IEQ and simultaneously reduce energy consumption by reducing fresh-air intakes with revolutionary new technology
Added: Apr 18, 2016 | By B Surendar
Can the hospitality industry achieve energy savings without compromising on guest experience? Saying that it’s doable, Denis Sorin and Aamir Riaz of Dur Hospitality share details of how their Saudi Arabia-based company has taken initiatives to meet the twin targets.
Added: Mar 17, 2016 | By Fatima de la Cerna
Msheireb Properties, in Qatar, which is nearing the completion stage, will arguably see the largest cluster of Green Buildings in the GCC region. An estimated 100 buildings that are either LEED Gold or LEED Platinum are expected to come on board, in a major boost to the greening efforts under way in the region. In […]
Added: Feb 17, 2016 | By B Surendar
Air quality inside buildings is a matter of concern in the GCC region, especially since people spend considerable amount of time indoors. While factors like energy efficiency and IEQ have a bearing on indoor atmosphere, industry experts debate about what sort of leadership, solutions and ideas ought to drive the equation.
Added: Feb 14, 2016 | By Rajiv Pillai
Noura A Aziz, a design expert for Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal), talks with Fatima de la Cerna of Climate Control Middle East about the role interior design plays in achieving good IEQ in healthcare facilities. She identifies common pitfalls interior designers face and suggests ways to address them.
Added: | By Fatima de la Cerna
Faizal Zaidi of TROX Middle East presents recommendations for achieving good IEQ in hospitals
Added: Feb 11, 2016 | By Nayantara N
Document seeks to serve as a guide for the building industry
Added: Feb 10, 2016 | By CCME Content Team
Syed Mahmood Akhter, Manager of MEP & Communication Engineering and Construction Services for the New Jeddah International Airport at M/S Builders and Contracting, talks about the challenges facing the healthcare industry from an MEP perspective. He also offers suggestions on how facility owners can ensure that they get true value for their money.
Added: Jan 18, 2016 | By Fatima de la Cerna
Nasser B Abulhasan, a Principal at AGi architects, speaks with Fatima de la Cerna of Climate Control Middle East, about his firm’s work on a cardiac research and rehabilitation centre in Kuwait, and explains why passive design elements are just as critical as active systems in achieving good IEQ and energy efficiency.
Added: Dec 14, 2015 | By Fatima de la Cerna
A hospital needs to be a healthy place, be it for patients, staff or visitors, says Faisal Zaidi, who gives pointers to achieve the goal through HVAC solutions.
Added: Nov 10, 2015 | By CCME Content Team
Jeffrey Brand, Principal and Executive Director at Perkins Eastman, discusses the challenges involved in hospital renovations and the steps that can be taken to prevent a dip in IEQ.
Added: Sep 6, 2015 | By Fatima de la Cerna
Energy thief… ignored even as the ME region loses billions of dollars a year
Added: | By CCME Content Team
Leo Schuler, the Founder and CEO of Switzerland-based Pro Ace (Progressive Air Consulting and Engineering), in conversation with Fatima de la Cerna of Climate Control Middle East on adopting a holistic approach in building design for better IAQ
Added: Jul 8, 2015 | By CCME Content Team
Amr Metwally, Head of Architecture Division PMC at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), shares with Fatima de la Cerna of Climate Control Middle East his insights on Qatar’s healthcare industry as well as details of the communicable disease hospital, currently under construction in the Gulf country
Added: | By Fatima de la Cerna
Intelligent building control systems are capable of meeting the objectives of a well-designed thermal comfort model and, broadly speaking, of addressing every air quality issue that is plaguing schools, says Moheet Vishwas.
Added: May 10, 2015 | By CCME Content Team
In a conversation with Fatima de la Cerna of Climate Control Middle East, Tomás Higuero, the CEO of Madrid-based Aire Limpio, shares his observations on the health of school environments
Added: | By Fatima de la Cerna
In the light of a growing concern over Indoor Environmental Quality and energy effi ciency, air moving equipment manufacturers are ramping up technologies to meet the demands of an increasingly discerning market. Jerome Sanchez has the report.
Added: Jun 18, 2013 | By CCME Content Team
The acoustic environment of a workplace is considered to be a primary driver for occupant productivity and comfort. Jerome Sanchez speaks to Andrew Jackson, Group Marketing Director at SAS International, to get an insight into the issue and the strategies his company has adopted in the region.
Added: May 16, 2013 | By CCME Content Team
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has rightfully come to the forefront in HVAC system design, maintenance and operation. In this context, UVGI for HVAC systems has become a critical component for commercial buildings in the region. Mike Walrath, arguing that HVAC UV lamps are more effective when properly sized and configured, gives useful pointers.
Added: | By CCME Content Team
Backed by studies that clearly correlate the effect of indoor air with human health, Mats Sandor, demonstrates why proper ventilation is essential for our wellbeing and how it can be made energy-efficient.
Added: | By CCME Content Team
There appears to be a preconceived notion that the greater the surface area covered, the more efficient the filter performance, which leads to the introduction of extra pockets. Dr Iyad Al-Attar systematically dispels this notion and emphasises the need for a filtration strategy for achieving better Indoor Air Quality (IAQ).
Added: Mar 10, 2013 | By Dr Iyad Al-Attar
Lack of adequate and efficient ventilation systems with the right airflow rate is a health hazard. Good IAQ is an essential requirement of modern living, says Gaetan Pierrefeu.
Added: Feb 20, 2011 | By CCME Content Team
