The United States must make significant improvements to Indoor Air Quality practices, and incorporate a ‘Building Tracing’ program; without change, infections in the north-eastern part of the country will soar again this winter in low relative humidity, low air circulation environments, says expert
Published: 2 Sep, 2020
There have been very few instances of outright fraud with respect to the AHRI certification mark, says Henry Hwong, Senior Vice President for Global Services, who adds that such instances are, in part, due to the ease of verifying the certification status of any AHRI-certified equipment in real time through the AHRI Directory of Certified […]
Published: 17 Aug, 2020Hannah Jo Uy has the story on how the company engineered the first water treatment plant in the region solely powered by renewable energy
Published: 17 Aug, 2020HVACR industry stakeholders weigh in on the rampant misrepresentation of certification, the importance of having a thorough understanding of a mark’s technical scope, and how accredited laboratories help in ensuring the quality of products distributed across the GCC region. Hannah Jo Uy has the story…
Published: 17 Aug, 2020A R Suresh Kumar, Vice President & Head – International Operations Business Group, Voltas Limited, reflects on how COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the global business landscape, the challenges confronting the HVACR industry and on what it can do to overcome them. Excerpts from the interview with Hannah Jo Uy, presented in the form of a feature article…
Published: 17 Aug, 2020Ghassan Freiwat, Deputy CEO, Awal Gulf Manufacturing, speaks of grit, as having helped him prise open a world of opportunities in the face of challenges. In this up-close-and-personal interaction, he speaks of the importance of collective grit, of cross-industry collaboration in averting the threat of diluting the basic concept of Perceived Market Value, amongst other measures that need to be taken to protect the marketplace
Published: 17 Aug, 2020How strong a financial case is there for investing in buildings with an eye on repurposing? And how can technology usher in a new era of city planning? Hannah Jo Uy explores…
Published: 29 Jul, 2020Water scarcity is approaching immensely challenging proportions in the Middle East, owing to rapid urbanisation. Stakeholders provide an overview of the current state of water supply across the region, in the context of broad sustainability goals and projected demand from District Cooling. Hannah Jo Uy has the story…
Published: 29 Jul, 2020
COVID-19 has trained the spotlight on the importance of lung health and, as a result, the indoor air quality measures being implemented across the built- environment have been placed under greater scrutiny. This has forced stakeholders in the HVACR industry to reflect on how they can positively contribute towards ensuring the health, safety and well-being of building inhabitants. This served as the driving force behind the first and second editions of CPI Industry’s IAQ Webinar: The Air We Breathe, held on April 15 and May 6, respectively, where presenters and attendees from consulting, contracting and manufacturing communities the world over participated to weigh
in on the need of the hour. Hannah Jo Uy presents a summary of the second edition of the webinar…
Considering that retrofitting for energy efficiency is largely driven by the ROI from operational savings, can the same financial case be made for investing in indoor environmental quality (IEQ) across the GCC region?
(Concluding part of a two-part series on indoor environmental quality)
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