Saying that energy-labelling programmes are the most effective and economical means of transmitting information, Dalip Singh adds that information helps people make more efficient choices in what they buy and how they use energy

Posted: July 2, 2024

Some 7-8 years ago, I spoke at the Climate Control Awards ceremony on the threat lying embedded in Siberian permafrost – of how ancient viruses of unfathomable potency and with the ability to spread rapidly have been lying dormant in the ice and could be unleashed if global warming thaws the ground that has been […]

Posted: December 5, 2023

As we find ourselves in the midst of negotiations in COP28, would we have been better off taking a page out of the 35th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer?

Posted: November 28, 2023

In this year of COP28, scheduled to take place in the last quarter, in the UAE, it is but only natural that we focus abundantly on the recent iterative history, personalities and the sub-events planned in the lead-up to the mega-event. This intense focus is essential for understanding the expected direction, context, front-channelling and back-channelling […]

Posted: March 12, 2023

David Budzinski, Vice President and General Manager, Residential and Light Commercial, Johnson Controls, analyses the top HVAC trends shaping the future of the industry in the United States

Posted: December 7, 2022

François Boueri, Vice President, AHRI MENA, delves into the world of Operational Carbon and Embodied Carbon and elaborates on strategies and measures that could be adopted to lower the two

Posted: December 5, 2022

One of the advantages of running a magazine for long is the vast volume of historical data available. In 2016, we ran a cover story on perhaps one of the most significant interventions in improving not only energy efficiency and Indoor Air Quality but also in preserving equipment health – plugging leaky ductwork. The basis […]

Posted: September 25, 2022

One of the persons I regularly touch base with is Raphael Khlat, President of Faisal Jassim Trading Company, and he is a fount of insights, having literally seen it all over the years as a manufacturer and channel partner. Raphael was one of those I interviewed for this issue’s cover story on pricing, a topic […]

Posted: August 22, 2022

It is a self-defeating exercise to harp on poor air quality or poor life safety and ignore the threat of climate change. For significant energy savings, the entire ventilation system needs to be designed with carbon reduction as a focus. Choice of motors, control electronics, airflow paths – within the fan unit and within the wider system – are all of vital importance when defining the energy efficiency of a system, says Lewis Boyland, Middle East Technical Manager, Nuaire

Posted: July 25, 2022

Though tomes of literature on the water-energy nexus and climate change exist, the inherent message of embedded energy is either forgotten or ignored, argues David Pryce

Posted: July 25, 2022