The initial investment represents only a fraction of the true cost of ownership of an air conditioning system, says Florian Beduchaud, and demonstrates that the total cost of ownership is an essential consideration and knowing it helps make the correct purchasing decision.
Posted: September 16, 2012
Chatsworth Products has come up with a white paper as part of its ongoing development of sustainable airflow management solutions that endeavours to define efficient cooling solutions for data centres by asking, “How much containment is enough?”
Posted: September 16, 2012
The Ecological Footprint Initiative was launched in 2007 through a partnership between the Ministry of Environment and Water, Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi, EWS-WWF and the Global Footprint Network
Posted: September 16, 2012
Michael Scriven believes that not factoring in energy-efficient control features in a project is a myopic way of looking at cost cutting, and reiterates the importance of building maintenance systems.
Posted: September 15, 2012
Güntner's Know-How Team demonstrates how the air throw of air coolers is influenced by the spatial geometry and by air cooling.
Posted: August 17, 2012
Michael Scriven, who stresses the need for regular specialist maintenance of building management systems, believes that it is a message that is not getting through. He, therefore, poses vital questions on the subject not many seem to ask, and answers them.
Posted: August 17, 2012
Grooved-end mechanical piping systems reduce the mechanical room footprint, enhance system performance and save time and cost on installation, says Kris Holvoet, Product Engineer at Victaulic.
Posted: August 17, 2012
Dr M Ramaswamy posits the view that absorption chillers can be a green alternative to energy-driven conventional vapour compressor chillers in the GCC region, where waste heat and renewable energy is available.
Posted: August 17, 2012
Energy efficiency, initial investment and operation costs are key factors every plant designer has to deal with. While the first affects the environment, all three affect the bottom line.
Posted: August 17, 2012
With the steady decline in freshwater sources throughout the Gulf, clean water is being perceived as the new oil of the 21st century in the region. This has prompted governments to focus on wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse.
Posted: July 13, 2012