Close coordination with the government as a public-private collaboration is key to a successful city-wide auditing of buildings for better IAQ and protecting occupants from the spread of contagious diseases, says Meiny Prins, CEO, Priva, in this interview with Surendar Balakrishnan of Climate Control Middle East. Excerpts…
Posted: June 15, 2022
Yousuf Fakhruddin, CEO, Fakhruddin Properties, gives the lowdown on how developers are thinking about the air we breathe
Posted: May 11, 2022
Commissioning (Cx) and retro-commissioning (RCx) do not come for discussion in the design, delivery and the eventual operation of many new construction and existing buildings, says Ian Fail-Brown, adding that their avoidance directly impacts energy efficiency, reliability and IAQ
Posted: April 9, 2021
Director discusses energy performance contracts during opening of forums at FM Expo
Posted: September 25, 2018
H.E. Dr Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment; Sheikh Dr Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin J. Al-Thani, Director of Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar and Joseph G Allen, Assistant Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health & Director, Healthy Buildings, Harvard Center for Health and the Global Environment, are among the key speakers at the conference.
Posted: October 20, 2016
While energy efficiency is gaining significant attention, and retrofitting is being incentivised, indoor air quality needs to be equally considered and carefully balanced in new buildings and retrofitting efforts, says Aisha Al Abdooli, Director, Air Quality Department at the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, in this interview with B Surendar of Climate Control Middle East. Excerpts…
Posted: October 20, 2016
Saad Ali, VP and Group General Manager at Ruskin Titus Gulf, suggests a few basic measures to prevent SBS.
Posted: September 27, 2016
Better results can be produced if architects and engineers work together in the design stage, says Leo Schuler, the Founder and CEO of Switzerland-based Pro Ace (Progressive Air Consulting and Engineering).
Posted: August 25, 2016
Air quality inside buildings is a matter of concern in the GCC region, especially since people spend considerable amount of time indoors. While factors like energy efficiency and IEQ have a bearing on indoor atmosphere, industry experts debate about what sort of leadership, solutions and ideas ought to drive the equation.
Posted: February 14, 2016