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‘Our vision is to make District Cooling a normal member of the infrastructure family’

Dominic Mc Polin, Chief, Central Planning – Central Planning Office, Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Bahrain, speaks with Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East on the feasibility of interconnection and the complexity surrounding regulation, and provides an update on government directives being rolled out in Bahrain to promote adoption of District Cooling. Excerpts from the interview…

Published: 16 Oct, 2019
‘District Cooling is at the heart of conversations surrounding climate change mitigation’

Bader Al Lamki, CEO, National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed), discusses how District Cooling can address the global energy-efficiency conundrum, the move to enhance operations through integration of artificial intelligence, and how the UAE is poised to export its knowledge and expertise of sustainable cooling solutions to other countries. Excerpts from an exclusive interview he gave to Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East, on the sidelines of the 24th World Energy Congress (WEC), held in Abu Dhabi from September 9 to 12…

Published: 16 Oct, 2019
Mandatory inspections could spur uptake of better equipment

Markus Lattner, Director, Eurovent Middle East, elaborates on a position paper he authored, which details out how systematic building inspection, combined with general market surveillance activities, can positively contribute to socio-economic and sustainable development. Excerpts from an interview he gave to Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East…

Published: 18 Sep, 2019
‘Sustainability is essentially a political issue’

Nobel Peace Prize awardee, Rae Kwon Chung speaks to Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East on the need for greater interconnection across Asia and discusses the progress the region is making with regard to renewable energy as well as the vital role of policy-makers as a catalyst for change by incentivising sustainable design and technology adoption across the built- environment.

Published: 15 Sep, 2019
‘People, planet, profit – The triple bottom line’

Ibrahim Al Zu’bi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Majid Al Futtaim, unravels the long-term profitability of investing in sustainability and discusses how the organisation’s culture of innovation persuaded it to optimise air conditioning and cold chain operations as part of efforts to mitigate energy and water consumption and reduce food loss. Hannah Jo Uy has the story…

Published: 15 Sep, 2019
‘Operators are overwhelmed and lagging behind’

They do not have the skills to operate today’s buildings and are rarely properly trained and oriented at building turnover, says 2019-20 ASHRAE President, Darryl K Boyce, in an interview he gave to Surendar Balakrishnan, Editor, Climate Control Middle East. Excerpts…

Published: 15 Sep, 2019
‘Intention is key to sustainable cities’

Dr Saad S Al-Jandal, Research Scientist, Energy and Building Research Center (EBRC), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), in this interview with Hannah Jo Uy, speaks on why intention is key to unlocking the potential of sustainable cities and how a creative and holistic design approach leveraging existing technologies and renewable energy strategies can enhance efficiency and mitigate urban heat island effect. Excerpts…

Published: 15 Sep, 2019
Quantifying the value offered by integrated facilities management

Jamal Lootah, Group CEO, Imdaad, discusses the need for greater collaboration and knowledge exchange among service providers, manufacturers, consultants and building owners, and underscores the valuable role an integrated Facilities Management company plays in enhancing building performance, providing savings and extending the lifecycle of mechanical equipment. Excerpts from the interview he gave to Hannah Jo Uy…

Published: 15 Sep, 2019
‘District Cooling is not necessarily a five-figure plant’

Sekhar Reddy V, General Manager, MBM Gulf Electromechanical, speaks to Surendar Balakrishnan on market conditions and why he believes District Cooling is the future. Excerpts from the interview…

Published: 15 Sep, 2019
Companies like Petra, Alessa and Zamil will be in AHRI committees

AHRI has over 300 members, and those companies produce 70% of the world’s air conditioning equipment, says James K Walters, Vice President, International Affairs, AHRI, to Surendar Balakrishnan of Climate Control Middle East, as he elaborates on the direction the certification body has set for itself to take, including unprecedentedly enabling companies outside the United States to be involved in committee discussions and voting exercises. Excerpts…

Published: 14 May, 2019

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