CEO says pilot project to be completed in October; provides update on potential stadia projects and opportunities to export knowledge to other countries

Posted: January 23, 2019

Ashraf Abdalla, Vice President and General Manager (Middle East and Africa) of Johnson Controls, expresses optimism on business trends for 2017 for the GCC region, in this interview with B Surendar of Climate Control Middle East. Excerpts…

Posted: January 31, 2017

Vasanth Kumar, CEO of Qatar-headquartered Arabian MEP, says the Qatari government is focused largely on 2022 FIFA World Cup as against Qatar National Vision 2030 due to its proximity.

Posted: December 25, 2016

The leadership in the GCC region has been introducing a raft of vision statements and measures to encourage, urge and support the multiple stakeholders to raise the bar on building performance. Such path-breaking initiatives and thought-processes as region-specific Green Building regulations, building-retrofit programmes, nearly zero-energy buildings, smart cities and IoT point to the right direction in terms of intent. Broadly, we are witness to market transformation and positive disruptive approaches, which have the potential to cut project timelines, and improve energy efficiency, indoor environment, reliability and resource conservation. But are building owners, architects, consultants, sub-consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and FM firms prepared to align themselves with these changes, broadly speaking? Are they showing a willingness to rise to the occasion? Or, are there factors – some self-induced and some beyond their control – that are proving to be challenges in the pathway to optimising their performance towards delivering better buildings? In September, Climate Control Middle East published the first part of the report, where the focus was on the MEP consultancy industry. In this, the concluding part, the spotlight is on the MEP contracting industry… 

Posted: October 30, 2016

ASHRAE Qatar Oryx Chapter endorses the event

Posted: October 4, 2016

A joint venture contract awarded to J&P Qatar, Conspel Qatar, J&P‐Avax and J&P (Overseas).

Posted: September 6, 2016

Industry insiders explain the critical aspect of HVAC accessories and the challenges facing the industry...

Posted: July 14, 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

There appears to be no ebb in demand for compressors in the Middle East, despite the current market scenario. Industry experts explain why.

Posted: May 23, 2016

A government initiative, such as the plan to retrofit 30,000 buildings, is one of the factors for the growth, says industry expert.

Posted: May 16, 2016