Empower twice wins gold awards at International District Energy Association Conference and Exhibition
District Cooling provider wins in the “Total Number of Buildings Committed” and “Total Building Area
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AHRI to host HVACR event in Dubai
‘AHRI Talks MENA’, on July 7 in Dubai, will highlight key HVACR industry initiatives and
Leminar Global Signs Distribution Agreement with Mehta Tubes
Initiative will bring MEXFLOW copper solutions to the UAE, Leminar says
Empower CEO highlights UAE's pioneering role in District Cooling at IDEA 2026 Conference
H.E. Ahmad Bin Shafar participates in Keynote Session, says Empower’s achievements are the result of
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Copernicus: ‘June 2026 was the warmest June on record for western Europe’
The month saw Europe hit by extreme heat over land and sea, with much of
ASHRAE Annual Conference showcases innovation in the built environment
President Sarah E Maston Launches Society Year with a focus on ‘Retrofitting for Resilience’
AHRI, Alliance seek review of EPA Refrigerant Rule
Say Agency did not follow required procedures in developing the Technology Transitions Reconsideration Final Rule
Eurovent joins the Indoor Air Quality Society
Says initiative strengthens cooperation between the European HVACR industry and the community of IAQ experts
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Editor's Note
Surendar Balakrishnan
Co-Founder & Editorial Director, CPI Industry
(Publishers of Climate Control Middle East magazine)
Pausing to think
On January 21, we conducted the 5th Edition of Refrigerants Review, and once again, the topic of training of technicians came up for discussion in the context of indiscriminate venting of refrigerants, at a time when global attention has intensified on preventing refrigerant-instigated climate change. Nabil Shahin of AHRI MENA and Markus Lattner of Eurovent Middle East spoke for long and with palpable passion about the urgent need for making technicians fall in line. A detailed report on the conference will appear in the February issue of the magazine, but Nabil and Markus set off a tsunami of thoughts on persistent gaps in the industry that cannot wait from being highlighted.
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Digital twins in HVAC
Andrew Schumer, Founding Partner and CTO, Darklake, speaks on the need for turning data into control
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THE SILICA PARTICLE ATTACK ON FERTILITY
Emerging toxicological studies have established a concerning link between exposure to SiNPs and adverse effects on the reproductive system in
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Refrigerant transition: Navigating change
David Fichant, Dominic Dueing and Jean-Marc Christmann of Chemours EMEA discussaccelerating the shift to low-GWP refrigerants and A2Ls in RACs
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Spotlight on ovarian reserve parameters
Common pollutants may be harming women’s fertility, shrinking ovarian reserves, say Katarzyna Wieczorek, Dorota Szczęsna, Michał Radwan, Paweł Radwan, Kinga
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‘In sperm, oxidative damage leads to DNA fragmentation’
Air quality specialist, Sotirios Papathanasiou elaborates on how poor IAQ can increase incidences of infertility, prenatal mortality and birth defects.
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The ECCE template for rain-resilient infrastructure
Dr Marcus George, CEO and Partner, Engineering Consortium Consulting Engineers (ECCE), citing globally renowned examples of actions that have led to permanent coexistence with extreme-weather conditions, says it is possible for the UAE to effectively mitigate the severity of damage
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Saudi Made
For WP Refrigeration, being rooted in the Kingdom is about localising technology, and taking advantage of local expertise
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Endress+Hauser: Delivering critical technologies integral to global climate initiatives
Endress+Hauser’s innovative services help navigate the path to climate resilience through contributing to large-scale Carbon Capture and Storage projects in
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‘We believe in self-auditing and continuous improvement’
With COP28 as context, Dr Marcus George, CEO and Partner, Engineering Consortium Consulting Engineers, explains how the company follows a
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‘Our strength is a solid base of leadership, trust and reliability across the region’
With FAWAZ celebrating its 50th anniversary, Eng. Abdulkarim Al Saleh, Group CEO, elaborates on the ethos and guiding principles of
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‘Regulating Data Centres is not optional but strategically essential’
Saying that cooling can account for 40-50% of a Data Centre’s energy use, Dr Angela Fandino of Engineering Sustainable Futures (ESF) adds that setting maximum Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) thresholds reduces total electricity demand, lowering emissions
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Urban resilience in a post-war world
Decentralisation of essential services is key to ensuring continuity, adaptability and self-reliance at both the macro and micro levels, says
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AI in FM – the Sultanate story
Strategic planning can be a way to avoid interoperability problems, and AI ought to be an integral part of the
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Demand Response in action
Demand Response programmes can unlock significant improvements in energy efficiency through AI-enabled smart control of air conditioning (AC) systems across
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Why HVAC innovation matters now more than ever
As global data centre demand accelerates, the role of HVAC systems has never been more critical. In this perspective, Qusai
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The air we breathe
Outdated and poorly installed cooling systems do more than just inflate energy bills – they strain HVAC performance, silently erode Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and jeopardise occupant health. Experts decode the link involving system design, filtration choices and the realities of IAQ degradation across various building types
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‘Let the Service Games begin’
Fostering a competitive environment for measuring technician skills is just what the doctor ordered. Sanjeev Maheshwari of Daikin Middle East
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Complete prevention of refrigerant leaks is a continuous effort
Years on from the introduction of LCAC technology, what validated operational data can you share?There are several technological developments that
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‘HFOs can often be lower than ammonia and CO2 from a TCO perspective’
Matt Spalding, Vice President and General Manager, Energy Sustainability Solutions [ESS] MENA, Honeywell’s Energy and Sustainability Solutions, in conversation with
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Decoding CaaS
Henrique Pereira, CEO, Taka Solutions, firmly believes Cooling as a Service is the way forward at a time when financial
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European body reports fifth-warmest January on record
Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) says the world was witness to contrasting temperature extremes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adds that January 2026 was 1.47 degrees C above pre-industrial temperatures
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Policy, practice and the pursuit of decarbonisation
The 12th Edition of District Cooling Dialogue (“DC Dialogue”) in Riyadh brought stakeholders together to examine regulation, design maturity and
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UAE VRF segment grows 5% in 2025
BSRIA highlights steady growth across the UAE air conditioning market in 2025, driven by urban expansion, evolving energy efficiency regulations,
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THE SILICA PARTICLE ATTACK ON FERTILITY
Emerging toxicological studies have established a concerning link between exposure to SiNPs and adverse effects on the reproductive system in
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Spotlight on ovarian reserve parameters
Common pollutants may be harming women’s fertility, shrinking ovarian reserves, say Katarzyna Wieczorek, Dorota Szczęsna, Michał Radwan, Paweł Radwan, Kinga