A system where air travelling within concrete slabs, utilising concrete’s thermal mass to reduce the installed cooling and heating capacity by up to 50%, reducing power consumption by 25-35%+, and reducing HVAC-related operations and maintenance by >50% is the way to go, says Ghassan Nimry, especially when the clamour for more fresh air changes is tempered by efforts to lower indirect emissions and total cost of ownership
Posted: November 19, 2020
An intelligent optimisation system using AI algorithm built into its core is just what the doctor ordered for its ability to facilitate continuous, dynamic optimisation and, thus, deliver greater plant efficiencies, writes Rehan Shahid
Posted: October 28, 2020
It’s important to understanding cooling tower principals to achieve greater chiller efficiency, says Dan Mizesko
Posted: October 28, 2020
Smart building management is the secret to the safe re-opening of commercial buildings in a world still being ravaged by COVID-19, says Sanjeevv Bhatia
Posted: September 30, 2020
The amalgamation of DCPs is perhaps the answer to greater penetration of district cooling in Dubai, says Nimal Amukotuwa
Posted: September 30, 2020
Below the surface of Singapore lies the future of keeping cool, says Masato Hinouchi
Posted: September 30, 2020
Asking what businesses are doing to help achieve SDG 13: Climate Change, Alex Malouf highlights the need for them to share their plans to inspire others to act quickly, keeping in mind that the deadline – 2030 – for achieving the target of cutting greenhouse gases by 50% is not too far away
Posted: September 28, 2020
A high-tech-enabled, futuristic, single-window visibility into a facility's electro-mechanical portfolio is just what the doctor ordered for efficiently operating the built-environment in the “new normal” engendered by COVID-19, says Sanjeevv Bhatia
Posted: August 17, 2020
Rehan Shahid says that while harvesting condensate water for flushing toilets is not new, the ability to do so with ease, and without deploying massive apparatus or undertaking costly and disruptive renovation work is uncommon
Posted: August 17, 2020
(Part 2 of ‘What it would take to survive and thrive’) In Part 1, Krishnan Unni Madathil spoke on how the next dollar is definitely coming from those avenues that flow harmoniously with the overriding global themes of decentralisation, de-homogenisation and individualisation, in the wake of the thematic changes brought about by an event such as COVID-19. Here, he speaks on the importance of IP in the coming world
Posted: July 29, 2020