ABU DHABI, UAE, 14 August 2023: ASHRAE Falcon Chapter announced it is the Strategic HVACR Partner for the MENA Cool Forum 2023, Roadmap to Harmonising District Cooling and HVAC Contributions, organised by The Great Minds Group. The latest edition of the MENA Cool Forum, ASHRAE said, will be held from 11 to 12 September 2023 at Conrad Etihad Towers Abu Dhabi.

ASHRAE said that the event, co-located with Arab Housing and Community Development Forum, will gather the region’s key District Cooling and HVAC stakeholders to discuss and harmonise crucial areas, including modernisation, digital transformation, upcoming projects, regulations, and energy-water nexus. Furthermore, the association said the forum would discuss the latest in joint ventures and partnerships along with 30+ high-calibre industry experts and decision-makers from the government, District Cooling operators, consultants, developers, Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms, turnkey projects and HVACR manufacturers.

According to ASHRAE, some of the key themes which will be discussed during the two days are:

• Improving cooling performance and efficiency through digital transformation
• Policy and regulation landscape: Protecting consumer interests in the MENA region
• Demand Side Management (DSM) Strategy
• Billing and smart metering
• Overview of the energy-water nexus
• Cooling as a Service (Caas) Pay-Per-Use Model
• VRF and VRF controls
• Retrofitting and Cost Optimisation
• Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) for predictive and preventive maintenance
• Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Regulations

Those who are interested in attending may register here.