ASHRAE President Bjarne Olesen was in the UAE in September to inaugurate the Society’s Global Training Centre for Building Excellence, in Dubai. B Surendar of Climate Control Middle East caught up with Olesen for an interview. Excerpts…
Posted: November 27, 2017
Dr Nicolette Louissaint, President of Healthcare Ready, spoke exclusively to Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East about the organisation’s mission of strengthening healthcare supply chains in areas affected by disasters, educating stakeholders on the importance of thermal stability of medical supplies in crisis situations and about navigating cold stores amidst power constraints and infrastructure damage. Excerpts from the interview, conducted in the context of the savaging Puerto Rico was subjected to in September by Hurricane Maria…
Posted: November 26, 2017
Abdulhadi Ali Alalyak, Board Member, Middle East Facility Management Association (MEFMA), speaks with Climate Control Middle East on the important role FM companies can play in improving energy consumption, reducing long-term cost and the need for greater collaboration among relevant stakeholders…
Posted: November 25, 2017
Matthias Roth, Associate Professor and Deputy Head, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, speaks exclusively with Hannah Jo Uy of Climate Control Middle East on his work as a principal investigator in the Urban Climate Lab, the international move towards climate-sensitive design, and on how recognition of the importance of Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect in the GCC region can serve as a catalyst in the efforts to improve outdoor thermal comfort and, as a result, reduce the use of energy and emission of greenhouse gases. Excerpts…
Posted: November 25, 2017
Poul Due Jensen, Group Executive Vice President for Group Sales, Marketing and Service, Grundfos Holding AG, speaks alongside Henning Sandager, Area Managing Director (Middle East and Turkey), Grundfos Gulf Distribution, and Kim Jensen, Regional Managing Director (EMEA), Sales Region Handel, on how the company has leveraged its long-standing reputation and commitment towards innovation and sustainability.
Posted: June 20, 2017
Sanela Habbab, Chief Operating Officer at Emicool, shares her insight on challenges facing the District Cooling industry, emphasising on the need for greater cooperation among relevant stakeholders to battle wrong perceptions and increase penetration. Excerpts from the interview...
Posted: June 18, 2017
Terry Johnson FIFireE, Senior Fire Service Advisor, Operation Department of Dubai Civil Defence (DCD), speaks on the new Fire Code and also on how he is eager to listen to HVAC manufacturers share their knowledge and experience, in this interview with Benwen Lopez of Climate Control Middle East. Excerpts...
Posted: June 15, 2017
From the CFC ban and the Kyoto protocol to the EU regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases, increasingly, national and international laws are limiting the use of harmful refrigerants. Against this background, operators are confronted with the question of the ecological and economical characteristics of refrigeration methods. Dr Rob Lamb, Marketing Director at Star Refrigeration, and eurammon member, speaks to Climate Control Middle East about the important factors that go into an economic calculation.
Posted: May 18, 2017
Dilip Sinha, General Manager (Middle East, Turkey and Africa), Honeywell-Environmental and Energy Solutions, talks to Benwen Lopez of Climate Control Middle East on the company’s initiatives related to intelligent building systems. Excerpts from the interview…
Posted: May 18, 2017
Johnson Controls recently held its first executive channel conference. On the sidelines of the event, two channel partners, Ahmed Al Neama, Chairman & CEO of British Link Kuwait Co and Abid Vazir, CEO of Ghulam Faruque Group, Pakistan, talk to B Surendar, Editor, Climate Control Middle East, about the dividends of partnering with Johnson Controls.
Posted: April 16, 2017