Upgrades implemented at company’s building expected to reduce HVAC energy costs

Trane, on November 26, presented the Energy Efficiency Leader Award to Neovia Logistics (formerly Caterpillar Logistics) in recognition of Neovia’s Daimler Building’s commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability. The award ceremony, attended by leaders from Trane and Neovia Logistics, took place at Trane’s office at Business Bay in Dubai. Manlio Valdes, President of Trane and Thermo King in the Europe, Middle East, India and Africa region for Ingersoll Rand, presented the award to Mohammed Khalid, Managing Director, Neovia Logistics. Announcing this, Trane revealed that completed in November 2012, the upgrades implemented at the three-storey 3,000 m2 structure at the Jebel Ali Free Zone are expected to reduce the overall HVAC system energy costs by around 23%. In addition, they are also projected to increase energy and operational efficiency and sustainability while improving the comfort and productivity of tenants and staff in the building’s office.

Manlio Valdes presents the Trane Energy Efficiency Leader Award to Mohammed Khalid

According to Trane, some of the changes implemented at the Daimler Building included replacing existing chillers, fresh air-handling units and pumps with new high-efficiency solutions, and adding a centralised exhaust system, heat wheels, heat pipes, and a Trane chiller plant manager to ensure that systems ran at optimum energy and operational efficiency.

“We consistently implement innovative methods to create optimal processes, and we are committed to creating a sustainable, energy efficient and productive environment for all our facilities,” said Khalid. “We are pleased that the selected solutions meet our fiscal and environmental objectives while providing a comfortable working environment for our tenants and their employees.”