Perspectives

In the first of a six-part series, George Berbari speaks his mind out on what he describes as the ‘miserable current status of the HVAC industry in the GCC’. He begins by training his focus on the District Cooling industry…

Posted: April 13, 2015

Adding Rethink to the mantra of Reduce, Reuse and Recover, Shahid Akhtar Nazeer Ahmed demonstrates how to...

Posted: March 10, 2015

Positing the view that modularisation makes investing in District Energy and data centre facilities...

Posted: March 10, 2015

Syed Taqi Hussain offers advice on the maintenance of electrochemical carbon monoxide sensors.

Posted: August 15, 2014

Product piracy is a menace plaguing the HVACR industry the world over. Bitzer, Kühlmaschinenbau, warns about the dangers of using cheap imitations and shares information about his company’s ongoing initiative against fraudsters.

Posted: July 16, 2014

The MERS virus – short for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome – has surfaced in the region. S R Khanna throws light on the symptoms and claims that hydroxyl-releasing technology can minimise the viral infection risk by improving IEQ.

Posted: June 14, 2014

Demonstrating how water vapour diffusion can greatly reduce the effectiveness of a material, Dr Laurentiu Pestritu underscores the importance of selecting the right kind of insulation in the interest of installation longevity and energy savings.

Posted: June 9, 2014

Variable speed drives reduce energy consumption and increase system efficiency in refrigeration applications, says Abdelhak Dhab, and backs it with empirical evidence.

Posted: June 9, 2014

Identifying consistent air quality, improved performance, reduction in energy consumption and environmental benefits as the prerequisites of air filtration systems, Prasad Natraj predicts that they will govern the future of the air filtration industry in the region.

Posted: May 7, 2014

Postulating the view that mechanical couplings offer alternative noise and vibration attenuation solution to traditional methods, Larry Thau demonstrates it with examples.

Posted: April 9, 2014