While energy efficiency is gaining significant attention, and retrofitting is being incentivised, indoor air quality needs to be equally considered and carefully balanced in new buildings and retrofitting efforts, says Aisha Al Abdooli, Director, Air Quality Department at the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, in this interview with B Surendar of Climate Control Middle East. Excerpts…
Posted: October 20, 2016
As the region braces itself to meet the second wave of retrofits, spurred by demand for energy efficiency and backed by government initiatives, a team from Daikin speaks with B Surendar of Climate Control Middle East about the role and relevance of VRF technology in the present scenario.
Posted: September 22, 2016
Krakow in Poland becomes host city for the Eurovent Summit from September 27 to 30, 2016. Key decision-makers in the field of indoor climate, process cooling and food chain will gather in Krakow to think ‘Beyond HVACR’. Climate Control Middle East speaks to Alex Rasmussen, President; Felix Van Eyken, Secretary General and Morten Schmelzer, International Director, from the Eurovent association, to learn more about the event, the association and key issues of relevance to the sector…
Posted: August 18, 2016
The Big 5 Kuwait speaker and a point of reference in Kuwait when it comes to low-energy, environmentally friendly urban solutions, Dr Ioannis Spanos, Senior Sustainability Manager at KEO International Consultants, speaks to Climate Control Middle East about the benefits of Green practices, as the construction event launches Sustainability Day on September 27, 2016.
Posted: August 14, 2016
Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and Founding Chair of USGBC, and author of Green Think, in this in-depth conversation with B Surendar, explodes a few long-standing myths about sustainability, and explains the evolution of LEED certification as a dynamic tool to measure ongoing operating performance of buildings.
Posted: July 21, 2016
Hatem Saeed Al Amoudi, the CEO of Energy Solutions Group International (ESGI), in an interview with B Surendar, elaborates on optimising existing infrastructure and deploying IoT for improving the performance of buildings in the GCC region.
Posted: July 18, 2016
From a new entrant in the arena to a viable option, District Cooling has come a long way in Qatar, with many players vying for a bigger share of the country’s mega-project pie, while remaining cost- and energy-efficient. B Surendar speaks to Robert Miller, Technical Specialist District Cooling, Design Department, Marafeq Qatar, on a wide range of issues emanating from this scenario.
Posted: July 10, 2016
Levent Taşkın, former General Manager of Danfoss Turkey and the company’s new Regional President for Turkey, Middle East and Africa, in conversation with Fatima de la Cerna of Climate Control Middle East to discuss his plans for the region, including replicating the company’s performance in the Turkey market through an improved customer service system and unified business units.
Posted: June 29, 2016
Hideo Sawada, Chairman of H.I.S. Co and CEO of HUIS TEN BOSCH Co, shares with Fatima de la Cerna of Climate Control Middle East, the reason behind the decision to open a hotel run almost entirely by robots. He also talks about radiant panel air conditioning system and how using it helps Japan’s Henn-na Hotel achieve what he calls the “ultimate in efficiency” while offering its guests “comfort that lies beyond the ordinary”.
Posted: June 21, 2016
Michael Jorde and Prakash Chablani, International Marketing Manager of Harp International and Managing Director of Unigulf Development, respectively, discuss the reasons behind the continued prevalence of counterfeiting in the refrigerant sector, the safety hazards it poses to the end-users and the different measures the public and private sectors can take to curb the practice.
Posted: June 19, 2016