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EVENT REPORT: THE BIG 5 2013 At full throttle

Returning at a time of perceptible resurgence of the Middle East construction sector, The Big 5 Dubai 2013 heralded many new features and an increase in the number of regional and international exhibitors. It added the much-needed impetus to construction activities in the region.

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ubai is still bristling with excitement over the Expo 2020 win. No sooner than the news of the final decisive vote in favour of the Emirate on that fateful night of November 27 hurtled in than the talk began about the opportunities that abound in the build-up to the six-month spectacle.

Doha went through its thrills-through-the-spine moment a few years ago, and after a seemingly inactive stretch, has nudged the wheels into motion in order to be ready to usher in footie-mania 2022. Plus, there is the other driver, the Qatar National Vision 2030.

Saudi Arabia is talking of affordable housing and other socio-economic projects, as is the UAE. In the case of the Kingdom, the need is rather immediate, with a surging, expectant population of 28 million.

At a global, macro level, there is less intermittent talk of the US Fed tapering the stimulus, which is an indication that the behemoth is ready to rise. There is still a dismal uncertainty in some quarters, but ‘nascent upturn’ is more often being used in the lexicon of the last month of the year.

All said and done, in my books, it is opportune time to transition from ‘Are we there yet?’ to ‘Are we ready?’ In fact, the second question is the key to how we respond to the surging optimism and the setting in of a mood that is so reminiscent of much of the noughties. In 2008, for instance, the breezy talk was of the GCC needing 15 million tonnes of refrigeration by 2015. Plants went up on that mood, with not much of a care given to going deep into understanding occupancy profiles.

Indeed, the noughties saw the ‘naughties’ of wild projections, design short cuts and green washing.

And the biggest danger today is the return to headiness, a sudden rush of blood, which could see problems being brushed under the proverbial carpet in the rush to grab that next big project. In that context, the biggest challenge today would not be about securing project finance (say) but showing the discipline and courage needed for a measured approach and yet an alacrity of spirit to seize the opportunities that are surely around the corner.

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Empower to supply DC to Al Habtoor City

Says project is sign of improving market confidence in Dubai

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complex in the Middle East when complete in 2016, comprising three hotels with a total of 1,675 rooms and will be the largest hospitality and entertainment development in the world.

Speaking about the project, Ahmad bin Shafar, CEO, Empower, said: “We are delighted to have the opportunity to supply district cooling to what will be one of the most exciting developments in Dubai. The project is a sign of rapidly improving market confidence in Dubai, and we look forward to adding Al Habtoor City to our ever-expanding portfolio.”

Mohammed K Al Habtoor, Vice Chairman and CEO, Al Habtoor Group, added: for Al Habtoor, partnering with Empower is a well-

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mpower has signed a deal with Al Habtoor Group to supply 17,500 Refrigeration Tonnes (TR) of district cooling to the US USD 3bn mixed-use Al Habtoor City project. Announcing this, the district cooling provider in the Middle East said that it will deliver the district cooling service in three phases starting from May 2015.

Saying that district cooling systems can help save up to 50% of total power consumption compared to traditional systems, while at the same time supporting the rising power demand in Dubai, Empower gave details of the new project: Located on a 10-million square foot plot on Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Habtoor City will be the largest integrated hotel

thought-out decision. District cooling provides healthy and environment-friendly

air conditioning and adds value to the aesthetics of the realty.”

CPI Industry conducts Climate Control Conference in Jeddah C3 will look at energy-efficient cooling approaches and IEQ

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PI Industry, publishers of Climate Control Middle East magazine, will hold the 8th Edition of the Climate Control Conference (C3) on February 24-25, 2014, at the Elaf Jeddah Hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

With the theme, “Cooling the Kingdom: Power security, affordability and other key considerations”, the Conference will

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look to explore energyefficient and affordable cooling approaches in the Kingdom, and good Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) for the good health and wellbeing of the people in Saudi Arabia.

Speaking about the format of the conference, B Surendar, Editorial Director and Associate Publisher of CPI Industry, said: “The event will be structured to

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The audience at the 7th Edition of C3 in October in Doha, listening to a panel discussion

include a plenary session, so the audience can hear from key, high-ranking government officials on national planning efforts and the economy, the power scenario, and health and human development, all in the context of the HVAC

industry. What will follow after that is a unique approach of examining all cooling approaches – District Cooling, DX systems, RACs and splits Continued on page 8

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– in well-demarcated sessions.” Surendar explained that parallel to the presentations and panel discussions would be a documentation of all the facts and figures that would emerge.

“The documentation will be on real-time basis – the audience will be able to view the data on a large screen.”

Eng Nasser Al-Qahtani, Vice Governor, The key topics that Electricity and Cogeneration Regulatory will be discussed during Authority (ECRA), speaking at C3 in December the event will include 2012 in Riyadh affordability of cooling systems; District Cooling and its collaborative schemes; the rise in profile and influence of Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) systems; and energy efficiency, reliability and environmental stewardship of room air conditioners and split systems.

For more information on the event, please visit www.ccube. org.

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CCGD Online goes live The web version of the Climate Control Guide and Directory launched at The Big 5 2013

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n November 28, the online version of the Climate Control Guide and Directory (CCGD Online) was officially launched at the CPI Media Group exhibition stand at The Big 5 2013. As an additional feature to the print version of the directory, the web version of CCGD features an interactive format that will directly connect the buyer with the seller, through an online search option. In addition, CCGD Online will also be a comprehensive digital storehouse of

marketing information.

Commenting against the backdrop of the launch, Frédéric Paillé, Managing Director and Associate Publisher of CPI Industry, publishers of Climate Control Middle East, said: “The online version of the Climate Control Guide and Directory will be an ideal platform to further position a company’s brand. A first of its kind in the Middle East, this will be the biggest HVACR product/supplier database in the region that will allow the users to find HVACR products, suppliers or brands at a click of a button.”

CCGD Online is available at www. climatecontroldirectory.com Companies wishing to be present at the online version can do so by registering at http://www. climatecontroldirectory. com/register.php.

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PI Industry, publishers of Climate Control Middle East magazine, will hold the First Annual Climate Control Golf Tournament on January 30, 2014 at Jumeirah Golf Estates (Clubhouse), Dubai, UAE. Widely seen as an opportunity for recreation and networking among peers in the HVACR and broad construction industries, the tournament, co-hosted by Samsung, will be played as a 4-ball, texas scramble, with 10% of combined team handicap. The organisers listed the following other features of the event: • The game will be played in an 18-hole golf course • The players will have access to a practice area prior to play, with complimentary range balls • The players will be provided a “grab & go” lunch box • There will be a buffet dinner and networking session after the game Speaking about the forthcoming event, Frédéric Paillé, Managing Director and Associate Publisher of CPI Industry, said: “The tournament will offer a perfect setting for getting into the swing of things for the rest of the year. The Annual Golf Tournament will represent a unique and prime networking opportunity exclusive to the HVACR industry.”

For more information on the event, please visit www. climatecontrolme.com/golftournament.

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Pentair inaugurates pumpmanufacturing facility in UAE

Will serve the commercial and residential sectors in the region

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entair, a water, fluid, thermal management and equipment protection company, has announced the opening of

a new pump and booster system manufacturing facility within its integrated manufacturing campus in Sharjah, UAE, to serve the

commercial and residential sectors in the region. The new facility joins the company’s existing valve manufacturing facility

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Bitzer names Volker Stamer new Director for Stationary Products

Will still serve as the Division Manager, Customer Support for Stationary Products until further notice

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n an official communiqué, Bitzer Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH in Sindelfingen announced that Volker Stamer was the new Director for Stationary Products. He is reportedly taking over the role from Axel Scherrieble, who will be leaving the company at the end of the year. Stamer is a graduate of Ulm University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule für Technik), where he studied production technology, specialising in thermodynamics, automation technology and business administration. After graduating, he took up responsible positions at various companies, including Trane Deutschland GmbH in Duisburg, Hafner-Muschler Kälte- und Klimatechnik GmbH in Filderstadt and Güntner AG in Fürstenfeldbruck. He also spent some of his prodessional years in the USA. Stamer joined Bitzer in 2012.

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and metal casting foundry, from which to introduce new products and services into the local market, the announcement added.

About the new facility, Gary Witt, President of Pentair Flow Technologies, said: “Pentair has consistently grown its pump business in the region for many years, and we are excited about this next phase of development.

The ability to manufacture locally will enable us to provide our customers a broader array of valueadded solutions, while also enhancing our ability to serve them effectively.”

Ramesh Nuggihalli, Vice President and Managing Director, Pentair Middle East, added: “This investment reaffirms Pentair’s commitment to the Middle East region. By combining our regional strengths in engineering, manufacturing, sales and distribution with Pentair’s global product design expertise, we can significantly reduce the business development cycle and improve our value proposition for our local customers.”

ERRATUM The article, “Engineering a synergy” (October 2013 issue), said that Consortium Trading & Construction Company represents the Rhoss range of cooling solutions in the UAE and Qatar. The information is incorrect.

Consortium Trading and Contracting Company has been appointed by Rhoss Gulf, a company formed by Rhoss S.p.A./IRSAP Group and Al Shafar Group, as a distributor of Rhoss products only for the Qatar market. The error is regretted. –Editor

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AUMA supplies electrical actuators to Doha Supports Qatar water supply system upgrade

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UMA, a manufacturer and supplier of modular electric actuators, has announced supplying 105 electrical actuators for the water supply system of Doha, as part of a major Ashghal Public Works Authority upgrade programme. The modular actuation technology provided by AUMA has been used to replace all existing manual valves with remotely operated electrical valves managed via a SCADA control system, AUMA informed.

AUMA gave further details: It conducted a comprehensive survey of all locations, spread across the entire city to identify valve sizes and evaluate actuator requirements. After proving it could meet the challenges of the complex retrofit

remit, it supplied its latest generation actuators fitted with integrated AM controls, which fully comply with the requirements of the SCADA control system. In addition, AUMA revisited all sites to design actuator adaptors, which have been locally fabricated to meet the precise needs of each installation.

It worked in close collaboration with Hyder Consulting from the early frontend engineering and design (FEED) stage.

Local support was also significant in gaining the contract, with AUMA Middle East responsible for the supply of locally sourced valve adaptors and full supervision of installation and commissioning activities, AUMA said.

Qatar announces new shelf life rule for chilled sea foods

Seven-day rule to be strictly followed

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atar Food Safety Network/Qatar National has informed through a communiqué that the Supreme Council of Health as well as the Baladiya Department of Doha Municipality have announced new regulations on shelf life of seafood, and instructed all fresh and chilled seafood suppliers to strictly comply with the new regulations. The communiqué has listed the new rules, among which was: 1. The shelf life of all chilled/fresh and live

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seafood products (except smoked, marinated, vacuumpacked, cooked and pickled products) must be only seven days from the production date and the “seven days” must be calculated, as given: Seven days = production date + six days For example, if the production date is 28-11-2013, the expiry date will be 04-122013.

Qatar Food Safety Network/ Qatar National has pointed out that earlier, the shelf life was seven days (except gutted whole fish and live products), but it was interpreted as

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A total of 105 electric actuators have been supplied

by AUMA for a major retrofit of all Doha’s water supply system valves

“production date +7 days”.

According to the communiqué, Qatar National is in conversation with the authorities with scientific and technical backing to revise the rules.

However, meanwhile, the new rules will have to be followed, as prescribed. Any attempt to flout the rules at any level will reportedly lead to severe action by the authorities.

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Greenheck ICD dampers earn AMCA efficiency rating

ICD series also AMCA-certified for pressure drop and leakage

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reenheck, manufacturer and distributor of air movement and control equipment, has announced that its ICD series of Insulated Control Dampers have earned AMCA’s new certified rating of Energy Efficiency. This new test method, which is found in ANSI/AMCA

standard 500D-12, assigns a damper a Thermal Efficiency Ratio (E) by comparing its thermal performance with the thermal performance of a standard reference damper, the company explained.

In addition to being certified for energy efficiency, the performance of ICD series dampers is also

AMCA certified for pressure drop and leakage, Greenheck informed, and claimed that the ICD models were ultralow leakage dampers with

thermally broken insulated blades and available with a thermally broken frame.

They were licensed to bear the AMCA seal for air performance and can help building projects qualify for LEED credits, the company added.

Johnson Controls and Hitachi announce JV

The two entities plan to create world’s largest commercial AC provider

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ohnson Controls Inc; Hitachi, Ltd and Hitachi Appliances Inc, (collectively referred to as Hitachi) announced that the companies have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for a transaction in which Johnson Controls will obtain a 60% ownership stake in Hitachi Appliances’ global air conditioning business, excluding sales and service operations in Japan and certain other assets. The companies expect the joint venture to begin operations in 2014, subject to final due diligence and board approvals, definitive

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agreement on terms, required regulatory approvals and other customary conditions, the announcement added.

According to the joint statement, the partnership will include key products, such as variable refrigerant flow (VRF) and inverter technologies, supporting the commercial as well as the residential markets.

“Technology leadership, derived from its ongoing investments in research and development, have established Hitachi as a key contributor to the global HVAC industry,” said Alex Molinaroli, President and CEO, Johnson Controls.

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“The addition of these capabilities adds key technologies to our product portfolio. Combined with our existing USD 15 billion building technologies and services business, this investment positions Johnson Controls as the world’s largest commercial air conditioning provider.”

Hiroaki Nakanishi, President, Hitachi, Ltd, added: Both companies have a long and proud history of innovation and growth in the industry with similar values and

cultures. As the worldwide air conditioning business environment continues to evolve, we believe Johnson Controls and Hitachi’s partnership can supply integrated solutions to fulfill the needs of customers around the world. Alongside with this joint venture, we look forward to exploring further opportunities to collaborate with Johnson Controls and Hitachi's broad building solution business, capitalising on IT-related technologies.”

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Siemens releases energy study findings

Says by 2030 worldwide power sector could cut CO2 emissions by amount equivalent to EU’s total annual emissions

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lobal power demand is set to increase on average by nearly three per cent per year over the current and next decade.

Cumulatively, this moderate growth will cause overall power demand to rise by more than half of its current level between now and 2030. If new power plants

are added as foreseeable, associated CO2 emissions are likely to increase by a quarter or 3,500 megatons.

These are the findings of a recently published global energy study by Siemens and Professor Horst Wildemann of the Technical University of Munich.

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Siemens in Neuperlach, a suburb of Munich: the research center buildings were designed to reflect Siemens’ unmistakable presence and profile in their structural appearance.

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again by 2030 • Power sector’s CO2 emissions likely to rise by a quarter at the same time • Using natural gas instead of coal for power generation could even reduce emissions compared to today’s levels • Dispensing with coal-fired power generation would prevent emissions of more than EU’s total emissions

are really impressive. The global CO2 emissions that could be eliminated per year by ending power generation from coal are the equivalent of the entire CO2 emissions of all 28 countries of the European Union.”

Michael Süß, member of the Management Board of Siemens AG and CEO of Siemens’ Energy Sector, when presenting the study at the World Energy Congress, “If coal-fired power plants were replaced on a wide scale observed: “In our study we with gas-fuelled power plants examined the local situations by 2030, CO2 emissions in the and different needs in various power sector would even drop regions of the world. Of by five per cent compared to course, besides sustainability today’s levels,” said Professor and the need for dependable Wildemann. “Of course, power supply, economy is it would be illusionary to always important – there replace all coal-fired power would be no point in closing plants with gas-fuelled units, down new coal-fired power but the potentials identified plants ahead of schedule

just to cut CO2 emissions.

But it is equally apparent that all-out expansion of renewable energy sources alone does not automatically improve the climate balance, as rising CO2 emissions in Germany impressively highlight. On the other hand, shutting down ageing coal-fired power plants not only reduces emissions significantly, but can also make economic sense, as has been proven in the United States. In our study, we analysed various scenarios while keeping an eye on a three-way balance between sustainability, reliability and economy.”

According to the study, Europe could save some EUR 45 billion in its drive to expand power generation from renewable resources by 2030 if those sources were tapped at the best locations, while achieving the same ratio of renewables in the power mix. In this

scenario, new solar power plants would be installed mainly in Europe’s sunbelt in the South, while wind power plants would be built in the windy northern regions of Europe. And in the United States, the USD 80 billion losses per year due to indirect costs of power failures could be saved if the quality of the grid were improved, the study pointed out. And in China, said the study, despite the doubling of power consumption, it would be possible to freeze CO2 emissions at today’s level if renewable energy sources were exploited at full-scale. However, the study observed, that this would also require nearly double the investment volume. By contrast, emissions could be cut back by almost as much, but at no extra cost, if one third of China’s coal-fired power plants were replaced by modern gas-fired units by 2030.

comings&goings Dunham-Bush names GM for MENA To establish a strong regional presence and significant market share

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unham-Bush, in an official communiqué, announced that Qais Saad has been appointed as the General Manager for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) of the company. Saad said that he hoped to establish a strong regional presence and a significant market share for Dunham-Bush.

“We also hope to enter the centrifugal market,” added Saad, “with our high tonnage chillers, which are highly engineered, taking the strength from the old heritage of Dunham-Bush.”

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He emphasised that his company was a custommade manufacturer and that it is specialised in CCU and air-side products. Saad Said: “[Being a custom-made manufacturer] puts us on highly engineered projects, such as those in the oil sector. In addition, we have the biggest air-cooled chillers in the market, with 500 TR (tonnes of refrigeration) in a single chiller.”

Saad was previously connected with Johnson Controls and with York International.

ASHRAE ASHRAE offers Building Energy Disclosure Session at AHR Expo

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aying that disclosure requirements and transparency through programmes, such as fuel efficiency in automobiles and calorie labelling in restaurants have been shown to shift producer and consumer behaviour, and that the same principles are also being applied to building energy use, where energy use reporting and open data impact market behaviour and drive energy efficiency, ASHRAE has

announced that it will offer the Building Energy Disclosure Session at the AHR Expo 2014, being held in conjunction with ASHRAE 2014 Winter Conference.

According to ASHRAE, the free session, titled “Trends in Building Energy Disclosure: Increasing Energy Efficiency without Retrofits”, will be held from 3 to 4pm on January 21, 2014, in the South Concourse, second level. The attendees will reportedly earn 1 NY PDH, 1

ASHRAE developing data centre energy standard Seeks comments on purposed standard and is open for public review

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haring the view that high plug loads and rapidly advancing IT technology make data centre applications significantly different from their commercial building counterparts, ASHRAE has announced that it is developing Standard 90.4P, Energy Standard for Data Centers and Telecommunications Buildings. It is reportedly a purposed standard being developed in response to requests to recognise the energy performance profiles unique to data centres, and specifically addresses their unique energy requirements.

ASHRAE highlighted that Standard 90.4P is open for advisory public review from November 15 to December 30 and added that more information is available at: www.ashrae.org/ publicreviews.

Stating the rationale behind the new standard, Chair Ron Jarnagin explained that previously, data centres were included in ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy

AIA Learning Unit and 1 LEED AP credit.

ASHRAE has highlighted that energy disclosure requirements, now required in seven US cities and numerous European Union countries, require periodic reporting of energy consumption for certain buildings.

In light of this, Mike Eardley, PE, Seminar Chair, said: “The speakers will tackle the issue of building energy use on the large scale and what major cities are

Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

However, Standard 90.4P would feature a performancebased approach that was more flexible and accommodating of innovative changes, that occur in the data centre design, construction and operations.

“The explicit needs of data centers drive a fundamentally different approach to regulating minimum efficiency requirements for the electrical and mechanical systems that support the plug loads,” Jarnagin said. “By using an approach that requires compliance to a ‘system’ level of performance, designers and end-users can utilise various trade-offs in their optimisation strategies depending on their company specific business models.”

ASHRAE further added that current industry modelling tools did not possess all the necessary mathematical models to accurately and appropriately model data centre HVAC and power design. As a result, demonstrating compliance to the 90.1 Chapter 11 or energy cost budget approaches was not always a practical option, it said. Instead, Standard 90.4P reportedly proposes to utilise a performance compliance path known as the Power Utilization Efficiency (PUE) developed by The Green Grid.

doing about it…. Occupant behaviour also has a major impact. Attendees will learn the energy penalties associated with these issues. We also will discuss how city-level energy disclosure requirements take a necessary first step in communicating energy use information in buildings so that corrective action can be taken.”

ASHRAE 2014 Winter Conference will take place from January 18 to 22, 2014, in New York City, and the International AirConditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition, will take place from January 21 to 23, 2014, ASHRAE has informed.

ASHRAE and IAQA Sign MoU Will work together in chapter collaboration, advocacy, technical activities and research

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hrough a memorandum of understanding, ASHRAE and the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) are working together to promote better Indoor Air Quality in the built environment. Revealing this in a communiqué, ASHRAE said that the agreement was signed on October 15, during its IAQ 2013 Conference held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The agreement reportedly commits ASHRAE and IAQA to working together in the areas of consistent leadership communication, chapter collaboration, advocacy, technical activities coordination and research.

Expressing his views on the MoU, ASHRAE President William “Bill” Bahnfleth, said: “As professionals responsible for environmental control of buildings and transportation systems, our first priority must be making those environments safe, healthy, productive and comfortable. This partnership between ASHRAE, a worldwide organisation with a scope to broadly promote the arts and science of HVAC&R and allied arts and science for the benefit of the general public, and IAQA, an organisation focused on services to ensure good Indoor Air Quality, will enhance the ability of both to achieve their shared goals. We welcome the opportunity to combine the resources of ASHRAE with the expertise of IAQA to strengthen our effectiveness in this critical area.”

Donald M Weekes, CIH, CSP, IAQA President, added: “This agreement is a great step forward for IAQA and the Indoor Air Quality field. ASHRAE and IAQA have agreed to work closely on issues that are of mutual interest. I am personally looking forward to working with ASHRAE in the coming year.”

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aying that the new product is a testimony to its dedication to making advancements in cooling tower technology, Evapco introduced the MTT Cooling Tower, said to be an industry first, offering total corrosion resistance with precision moulded panels. The MTT Cooling Tower reportedly combined Evapco’s known features of easy maintenance, efficient operation and low sound with total corrosion resistance.

Evapco outlined the following other features:  Complete corrosion resistance, owing to the Precision Moulded LRTM panels, engineered for strength and structural stability, thus no steel will be in touch with water  Ease of maintenance because the MTT Cooling Tower follows Evapco’s maintenance-friendly counter flow design concept: Easy access to all areas which need maintenance, no direct sunlight in water basin, and smooth internal and external surfaces  Guaranteed thermal performance: All towers of the MTT Cooling Tower range are CTI- and Eurovent-certified  Minimum drift losses: Drift eliminator efficiency has a maximum drift loss of 0.001% of the circulating water volume.

Drift eliminator efficiency is certified by Eurovent.

 Reduced water consumption: As a result of the high quality of the materials of construction, the MTT Cooling Tower can be operated with higher cycles of concentration, resulting in reduced water usage compared to conventional towers made of a steel structure and FRP claddings  Thirty-four models are available to cover cooling loads of 70 to 1,500 tonnes per single cell.

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Fluke lists the following product features and benefits:  For customers who currently own or will purchase a Ti1XX Series Thermal Imager and CNX modules, there is a free, user-installable firmware upgrade within SmartView software that enables the thermal imager to capture and display electrical measurements wirelessly.  CNX main units now include the Ti1XX Series imager, which allows live

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measurements of up to five wireless modules to be viewed on its screen and integrated into the infrared image, and the CNX 3000 Wireless Multimeter, which can display its readings along with readings from up to three other measurement modules.  Up to 10 live measurements can be viewed simultaneously on a computer equipped with the CNX PC Adapter.  Thermal images and the data from the measurements captured wirelessly from the CNX modules can be downloaded and imported into Fluke SmartView software, a professional suite of analysis and reporting tools for viewing, annotating and editing infrared images.  Documenting the thermal images together with current measurements makes inspections more thorough and adds validity to the analysis and reports.

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event report DIFSC 2013

‘Let’s be the change we want to see’ Featuring a lineup of reputed speakers, scientists and food safety professionals, DIFSC 2013 saw discussions and presentations on how one can protect the highly complex and growing food supply chain.

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s the global food supply gets increasingly complex, and as the range of hazards and food safety challenges becomes wider, the need to collaborate and collectively address the current issues becomes progressively pressing. The 8th Dubai International Food Safety Conference (DIFSC 2013), organised by the Dubai Municipality (DM), in cooperation with the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Food (ICMSF) and the International Union of Food Science and Technologists (IUFoST), on November 18 and 19 at the Dubai Convention and Exhibition Centre, UAE, brought together reputed speakers, world-renowned scientists and respected food safety professionals to present on and discuss viable solutions to the present food safety challenges. Attended by around 1,700 delegates, and

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featuring more than 100 presentations, DIFSC 2013 represented a platform for key food safety stakeholders to learn, discuss, constructively argue and pave the way forward by sharing responsibilities.

Key event features

As part of the preconference events, DIFSC 2013 saw workshops, on November 16 and 17, on different topics, including a basic course on HACCP, a course on changing an organisation’s food safety culture, and a session on testing and microbiological criteria on food.

The event also included a Student Meeting, on November 17, which aimed to provide a forum for students to network and gather information pertaining to research and educational opportunities, career and training.

Conducted in association with IAFP, IUFoST, Lebanese Association for Food Safety, UAE University, American University of Beirut, Life Technologies and Nestlé Middle East, the Student Meeting covered a wide range of topics, including research and educational opportunities in the US and Canada, pointers in being a food safety auditor, and career opportunities in public health.

DIFSC 2013 also featured the first Halal Food Symposium. According to DM, the Halal Food Symposium brought together researchers and representatives of various regulatory and statutory bodies from around the world, concerned international organisations and private institutions to discuss the subject and come up with

recommendations that could enhance global trade and the harmonisation of halal food requirements, conditions and control methods.

The event also included a food safety exhibition, said to be a first in DIFSC history.

The participants comprised 25 entities, including the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, College of Food and Agriculture of the UAE University, the Fujairah Municipality, Ministry of Environment and Water, Saudi Food and Drug Authority and DM.

The conference programme

DIFSC 2013, having attracted participation and

attendance from food safety professionals, trainers, consultants and auditors; owners and managers of food businesses; chef or food & beverage managers; food traders, importers and exporters; food control and health officials; consumers; members of the academia; and representatives from the media, presented a lineup of symposia that covered a wide range of food safety-relevant topics from different contexts and perspectives.

On the first day of the conference, Frank Yiannas, Vice President for Food Safety, Wal-Mart, delivered the keynote presentation, titled “Food Safety is a Winnable Battle” (see 'Need

for food safety leadership' for presentation summary). Other topics covered on Day One of the conference included: • Food safety management • Principles of microbiological criteria, sampling and testing • Taking food safety forward in the UAE • New frontiers in risk assessment • Advancements in microbiological testing for shelf life • Research work in food microbiology • Understanding and improving food safety culture in a food establishment • Emerging risk management tools

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Day Two of DIFSC 2013 saw, in addition to the continuation of the symposia, Poster Sessions and the Halal Food Symposium. The topics covered on the second day of the conference included: • Understanding microbiological sampling • Food safety and foodborne disease surveillance • Managing chemical risks associated with food • Nutrition and health • Food safety management • Public health challenges in microbiological food safety • Quality and safety of meat products • Advancement in food testing 

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event report DIFSC 2013 Need for food safety leadership Frank Yiannas, Vice-President, Food Safety, Wal-Mart, gave the keynote address titled “Food safety is a winnable battle”. We bring you the highlights …

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rank Yiannas succinctly summed up the evolution of food safety: 2000 BC: Man said, eat this food quickly before it spoils.

500 BC: Man said, food spoils fast; salt it.

AD 1845: … salt tastes bad; place that food on ice.

1850: … ice melts fast; place that food in a refrigerator.

1865: … food still spoils; pasteurise it.

1980: … pasteurised food doesn’t last long enough; let’s irradiate it.

1997: … irradiated food is bad for you; here, eat this all natural stuff 2000: … all natural stuff goes bad; eat this food quickly before it spoils.

So, we have come a full circle!

Yiannas said that we are living in very vulnerable times where everything is interconnected, and food systems and food safety are changing.

He pointed out that since it is an era of retail superstores with over 50,000 food products, we face new and emerging risks, which need to be addressed, and since products are sourced from all over the world, there was a need for traceability and transparency. He added that outbreaks were getting larger, while the world was getting smaller.

Highlighting that foodrelated deaths took greater toll than natural disasters, like the tsunami in Japan and Hurricane Katrina, he informed that the estimate of food-borne diseases in 26

developed countries was one in four to six people annually.

Enumerating training, inspection and inspections as the three primary tools professionals have traditionally used to advance food safety, Yiannas conceded that food safety remained a significant challenge.

Underscoring how online tools and social media can help tackle the outbreak of food-borne diseases, Yiannas gave examples: Tracing the purchasing pattern of PFGE credit cards led investigators to the source of E. coli outbreak, as records showed that all those ill had eaten a certain type of sausage.

In another instance, online tools may have warned of a Listeriosis outbreak. Citing the instance of the scare created by the pink slime controversy, he said that there was now a lack of consumer trust.

Yiannas believed that improper holding/time was the main culprit, followed by temperature, poor personal hygiene, lack of protection from contamination and chemicals, inadequate cooling and food from outdoor sources for causing foodborne diseases.

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He said that, in major safety incidents, investigations have revealed that the underlying causes of problems were faulty design, operator error, improper training and, most important, organisational culture.

In his opinion, a change in food safety culture, rather than knowledge or training, would bring about behavioural change. He put the onus of creating the right food safety culture on leaders. He, then, listed the prerequisites of a conducive food safety culture: 1. Create food safety performance expectations 2. Educate and train all associates 3. Communicate food safety rules frequently 4. Establish food safety goals and measurements 5. Identify consequences With global population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, we are already witnessing changing demographics with an increase in elderly population vulnerable to Listeria,

Yiannas stated. He believed that this, coupled with climate change, would see a rise in food-borne pathogens, which posed a challenge to food safety. “There are no silver bullets, but there are simple solutions,” he said, and listed a few: • Need for a bigger, more informed and more thoughtful conversation on food safety, where we talk about the right things • Need for a greater shared responsibility and collaboration of all stakeholders • Need to accelerate preventive efforts • Need for a specific, not generalist strategies • Need for game-changing ideas • Need to leverage information technology • Need to address real, regulatory and perceived risks • For long, the focus has been on science, but consumers now fear it, therefore, we need food safety leadership as opposed to food safety management.

The making of Salamat Zadna The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has introduced a HACCP-based food safety management system for small catering businesses in the capital. H.E. Dr Mariam Harib Sultan Al Yousuf, Executive Director, ADFCA, discusses the initiative in her presentation…

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alamat means 'safety', Zadna means 'our food',” said H.E. Dr Mariam Harib Sultan Al Yousuf, explaining the programme, Salamat Zadna, which she claimed fitted well with approved policies, regulations, good operating practices and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) principles on food safety and agriculture.

“HACCP is internationally acknowledged as the most effective business intervention to secure food safety, and ADFCA introduced the legislation in 2010 requiring HACCP-compliance Regulation 6,” Dr Al Yousuf explained and listed the ADFCA-HACCP strategy: • Compliance to be voluntary in the beginning • Relevant codes of practices/guidance documents to be published to assist businesses Admitting that bringing catering within the HACCP ambit was a challenge, as it involved several ingredients and processes taking place concurrently and changing daily, Dr Al Yousuf informed that ADFCA had adopted the principle of codex to meet

the local business needs.

“We identified eight subsectors based on international classification, taking into consideration food safety management, involving local restaurant chains, international restaurant chains and independent restaurants, among others,” Dr Al Yousuf said. In each sector, data was collected,

followed by gap analysis, which led to determining the business needs. A system was, then, designed and piloted and, then, the final product launched, she explained.

After using a multi-pronged methodology of sending questionnaires to specific sub-sectors and stakeholders and conducting workshops, on-site observations were

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This involved researchers, including ADFCA inspectors and private sector volunteers.

A project output was subsequently generated and a benchmark created, Dr Al Yousuf elaborated.

The benchmarking was expanded to review other industry sectors with useful references, like the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service. The HACCP manual was, then, created with a focus on Safe Operating Practices (SOP), kitchen practices and management practices, Dr Al Yousuf added.

“We have produced eight codes of practices for labour camps, hotels, international restaurant chains, local restaurant chains and independent and small restaurants,” Dr Al Yousuf revealed. “We have involved over 600 businesses to ensure the codes are practical and fit for business. It is a great step forward that there are eight codes, because there is a difference between a five-star hotel and street hotel.”

When it came to small catering businesses vis-à-vis Salamat Zadna’s food safety management system, Dr Al Yousuf stated that it was developed and produced through a two-year R&D process, which involved identifying sample for investigation – an ADFCA inspector visited multiple catering units and identified the most common violations.

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draft SOP • Reviewing • Conducting another photo shoot to come up with the final SOPs Dr Al Yousuf revealed that the upshot of it was introducing the concept of a Food Safety Diary (FSD) as an easy and effective way of recording and storing essential food safety information, and that the Salamat Zadna adviser would be working in partnership with businesses to maintain the diary.

Dr Al Yousuf delineated about the process of implementing Salamat Zadna: • A specially trained team of ADFCA inspectors will be responsible for implementing Salamat Zadna in approximately 2,500 businesses in the Emirate.

• They will conduct advisory visits every two months.

• They will introduce, train and monitor progress in each business over a period of 12 months.

“We launched the system on October 30, and by the beginning of November, our inspectors had covered over 200 small catering businesses as part of the new ADFCA project,” said Dr Al Yousuf.

She added that a campaign would be undertaken using modern marketing principles to spread the key messages of Salamat Zadna, with the entire community being the target audience.

“Salamat Zadna," said Dr Al Yousuf, "is expected to significantly enhance food safety outcomes in small catering businesses.”

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Measuring food safety commitment from the top down Gina Nicholson, NSF International, USA, speaking of ways to make a significant behavioural transition from compliance to commitment, gave a psychological perspective to the issue of food safety …

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dentifying effective communication as the key to bringing about desirable food safety practices, Gina Nicholson of NSF International recommended a behavioural approach, with a stress on targeted training and designing interventions.

She listed four factors that influence correct behaviour: • Herd behaviour • Incentives • Conscience • Fear of being caught “So, what is intervention?” she asked, and answered that in theory, it is an action that aims to get an individual or population to behave differently, which involves understanding motivation and brain processes that energise and direct behaviour, and needs to include drive, habit, desire, instinct and selfregulation.

Giving the example of a case study of an E. coli 0157 risk in a global restaurant chain, Nicholson listed the following interventions that were made:

• System review and gap analysis • Rewriting the safety manual • Streamlining it to only the necessary information – branded safety • Launching “safety learning shorts” – interactive training tools using ideas such as UV lights and short videos designed to empower the management team and engage them • Targeted training sessions to launch the new manuals • Training session with directors at a manufacturing plant looking at the safety management system and how they manage safety to engage the directors • Coaching sessions at store level • Rewriting the safety audit, which included observational audit “Pre-intervention gap," Nicholson claimed, based on the case study, "was massive and post-intervention was assuredly much, much better."

Going beyond food safety compliance Martin Slayne of Mondelez International, spoke about food safety culture from a manufacturer’s perspective.

We bring you the highlights …

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he priority of Mondelez International, which was formed at the split of Kraft Foods in October 2012, gives a focus on chocolate, biscuits, cheese and grocery, Martin Slayne, Mondelez International, informed. After the bifurcation, food safety was crucial, as the company wanted to ensure that the

focus remained on the food safety vision, he added.

Slayne said he believed that manufacturers need to create a sense of ownership, best practices, processes and education that go beyond compliance managers and troubleshooting resources to create a food safety culture.

Food Safety culture, he said, involved: • Executive endorsement

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Ownership at the right level Execution commitment Recognition of efforts Education and communication • Partnership across functions • Developing consistent programmes An integrative Quality Chain Management approach that focuses on preventative systems across key risk factors, Slayne concluded, creates common Global Standards Interest of the sector to avoid crises/scares and promotes consumer confidence engendered by regulatory harmonising/ cross-sector cooperation.

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event report THE BIG 5

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Returning at a time of perceptible resurgence of the Middle East construction sector, The Big 5 Dubai 2013 heralded many new features and an increase in the number of regional and international exhibitors. It added the much-needed impetus to construction activities in the region.

Story and photos by Jerome Sanchez.

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outed as the Middle East’s biggest construction exhibition, The Big 5 has once again closed another chapter of its more than three decades of history.

On November 25, inaugurated by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, The Big 5 opened its doors to exhibitors, participants and visitors from all over the world. According to dmg events, the organisers of The Big 5, the event, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre through November 28, was 10% bigger than the previous year, with 2,500 companies from 65 countries exhibiting at this year’s edition.

This year’s exhibition was staged at a time when the construction industry, not only in the emirate and in the UAE, but also in other countries in the region, is observed to be experiencing growth and expansion.

Commenting on this, Andy White, the Event Director of the Big 5, said that the construction sector in the GCC had gone through a difficult time over the last few years and that, at the moment, the industry was starting to emerge from that difficult period. "We’ve noticed a huge increase in international exhibitors looking to re-enter the market.... If anyone was unsure about whether the region’s construction industry was indeed ‘back’, they would be hard pushed to argue having taken a stroll through our busy halls this week.”

In keeping with this tone of optimism, companies from all over the world converged at this year’s exhibition to display and source new,

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The emirate is widely seen as the “safest” and the “easiest” entry point for any company looking to expand its export business in the Middle East innovative and sustainable products; gauge the latest technologies on offer, gain information on best practices and regulations that impact the construction industry, and identify and gain access to new markets and business opportunities.

The show’s a stage For most of the exhibitors at The Big 5, the show represented an opportunity to introduce their new innovations to the exhibitiongoers. Other companies, in fact, used The Big 5 as a venue to launch products or celebrate milestones in their operations.

In line with its avowed objective of covering and reporting the latest developments in the HVACR industry, Climate Control Middle East was on the ground to gain first-hand experience of this year’s exhibition. Naturally, the magazine visited the stands of HVACR industry players to see what kind products exhibitors were throwing the spotlight on this year.

We bring you, in words and pictures, The Big 5 that was….

event report THE BIG 5 Rubber World Industries (RWI)

Rizwan Shaikhani

Saying that The Big 5 Dubai 2013 offered the best possible business platform, RWI introduced its new line of Gulf-o-Flex-branded products, called Gulf-oFlex Foam Insulation Pipes and Sheets. Speaking about the main features of the product, Rizwan Shaikhani, Managing Director of RWI, said that it was made of synthetic rubber blend, typically Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) and Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Monomer (EPDM). He also shared the fact that it was flexible and was used for thermal insulation and condensation control. “It does not lead to any fungus and mould growth,” said Shaikhani, and added that Gulf-o-Flex Foam Insulation, in the form of pipe and sheet with closed-cell structure, could have aluminum foil as face and could be self adhesive. He explained that insulation helped in improving the energy efficiency of equipment and in prolonging the lifespan requirements, in addition to preventing energy losses and condensation-associated risks of pipe corrosion and mould growth. “Gulf-o-Flex Foam Insulation," Shaikhani claimed, "meets all the code requirements, fire ratings, noise blocking requirements and efficiency standards for a variety of applications."

Bitzer

Celebrating its 10th anniversary in the Middle East, Bitzer threw the spotlight on its new Ecoline compressor at this year’s exhibition. Stefan Leitl, Managing Director of Bitzer Middle East, shared the information that though the new Ecoline compressor was based on the second generation Ecoline compressor, Bitzer had modified some of its internal features to improve its COP values and its energy efficiency and make the product more reliable. Speaking against the backdrop of the changes introduced, Leitl said that Bitzer reduced the cross-section inside the compressor to have less pressure drops, and had improved the electrical motors and valve plates and valve plate design.

“Based on our studies, compared to our previous model, the new Ecoline can bring about an improvement of up to 12% in terms of energy consumption,” said Leitl, and informed that the previous generation of Ecoline compressors had been phased out, and that only the new Ecoline compressors were on offer and were now available all over the world.

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Ruskin Titus

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Over at the Al Multaqua Ballroom, Ruskin Titus was headlining its new architectural diffuser, called Flowbar, which, Saad Ali, Group General Manager, claimed was the one and only in the Middle East. In addition to its design and aesthetics, Ali said that the new diffuser guaranteed a higher level of performance in terms of the delivery of air, as Flowbar could give a high throw, so that one would not need to use jet diffusers anymore. He added, “Being aerodynamically designed, this product is very quiet, so at high volumes, it gives you very low noise.” In terms of its design, Ali shared the information that the diffuser could fit into architectural ceilings, and all that could be seen would be the openings. He informed that his company could customise the colour, number of slots, and even the form of the diffusers, based on user preference. Speaking against the backdrop of references for the diffuser, Ali said that Flowbar was being supplied in Four Seasons Hotel in Bahrain and in a couple of other prestigious hotels in Abu Dhabi.

Maxell

Jayesh Mohan (background) and Rajesh Shenoy

Saying that its objective was to play a pivotal role in the marketing of what it claimed to be the most versatile commercial and industrial type of HVACrelated products, Maxell had most of its flagship products on display at The Big 5. In an interaction, Jayesh Mohan, Business Unit Manager of the company, said that the duct heater Maxell had on display at the exhibition was UL-listed, which he claimed was a first of its type for a product sold in the UAE. He added that the product, which he said was made in the UAE – re-designed and re-focused specifically for the country’s market. “This duct heater,” he explained, “is a unit that controls the humidity. As we know, the UAE has a humid environment, so this product moves well in the market.” By taking the UL listing, he said, Maxell made sure that it was offering the safest product, which could be used in any project.

Maxell also showcased Finpower, an air handling unit (AHU). Speaking to Climate Control Middle East, Rajesh Shenoy, Managing Director of the company, said that Finpower was manufactured with the idea of promoting energy efficiency and better Indoor Air Quality. “The part that consumes electrical power in an AHU is the motor,” Shenoy explained. Naturally, it is related to the fan. So, we generally try to select a motor that is very efficient.”

He informed that Finpower had motors with DC drive and EC motors, and that those types of motors were very essential in bringing down the operating cost of an AHU. In terms of Indoor Air Quality, Shenoy said that Finpower had various levels of filters (pre-filters, back filters, HEPA filters and carbon filters), and could achieve up to 99.7% efficiency. He added that the units were locally manufactured to reduce delivery time.

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event report THE BIG 5 Focus Air Conditioning

One of the products on display at the Prime Air Conditioning/Focus Air Conditioning stand at The Big 5 was the Crayflex acoustic flexible duct, “Whisper Quiet”. Sarabjit Singh, Export Sales Manager, said the product had a sound attenuator property and, exclusively at The Big 5, his company was offering the product at the same price as the normal flexible duct. “Customers in the UAE used to import acoustic flexible ducts,” he said, “but this product is being manufactured in the UAE by Focus Air Conditioning.” Explaining more about the features of the product, Singh said that its acoustic property came from the fact that the inner jacket had a different configuration compared to normal flexible ducts and that the product was tested and certified as per Air Diffusion Council “Flexible Air Duct Test Code FD 71, Clause 3”. In addition, he said that “Whisper Quiet” was available in all sizes, from diameters of 4” to 18”.

At the Focus Air Conditioning stand, with Crayflex on display

Origin

Guy Dawson

Saying that folding sliding doors were currently trendy features in the UK, Guy Dawson, General Manager, Origin, said that his company has had a presence in the UK market for 11 years and in Dubai for two. “One of the big features that we found about the doors is their thermal break; our doors keep the heat out,” Dawson said, and explained that in order to achieve the best results, the doors should be combined with a decent quality glass. “I was absolutely astounded when I came to Dubai to see all the air conditioning units working while the windows are radiating huge amount of heat in the room; I couldn’t believe it,” he said, and elaborated that his company’s doors were made with polyamide strips, which was mandatory in the UK. Indicating to a door panel that his company had on display, Dawson said that every single profile was broken with polyamide strip. Based on a study conducted in the UK, the U-value of the doors, combined with a standard glazed glass panel, stood at 1.32 watts per square metre, he claimed. Speaking about how doors keep a space’s air tightness, Dawson said that compressed gaskets were what made Origin’s doors airtight.

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Although his company was not exhibiting any new product at The Big 5, Caio Brandao, Director of International Sales, said that Duro Dyne was showcasing newly revamped machines, whose electronic parts had undergone modifications. Without delving much into the technical details, Brandao said that some of his company’s larger machines were equipped with control panels that would allow contractors to “troubleshoot” on site. “In case a contractor is having a problem operating the machine, everything can be diagnosed over the phone with our technicians in the US", Brandao informed.

"Just by an over-the-phone conversation, the technician can instruct the contractor or the machine operator to turn lights (of the control panel) on and off. By doing that, depending on the combination of lights that are on or off, our technician will know exactly what the problem of the machine is.”

After the diagnosis, Duro Dyne’s technicians would then be able to send the necessary replacement parts overnight, he explained.

About his company’s performance in the region, Brandao said: “In machinery we have been doing very well. We have almost doubled our stock of machines for the GCC. As a matter of fact, we have already sold two machines today. As far as new products are concerned, we would be launching new products during the ASHRAE show in New York. We are preparing a couple of surprises for New York.”

Automated Logic (Fawaz)

Saying that his company manufactures controllers, software and hardware, Najam Iqbal, Product Specialist, Automated Logic, said that his company was showcasing its energy management system at The Big 5. “This system is not only capable of saving energy, but also makes sure that the tenants feel comfortable,” he claimed. “Everybody is talking about saving energy, but we go a step further. We make sure that whatever energy is consumed, it is consumed at a level that the building owner can afford.” He added that the system on display could be controlled with a smart phone. “You can override the set points and you can write the schedule…. As long as you have access to a particular system, you can control it anywhere in the world,” he elaborated.

Iqbal also shared the information that his company’s system had an “environmental index” feature, which measured a space’s CO2 level, humidity, cfm airflow and temperature. “In three to five years, if our system is [recording numbers] closer to the set point, then the [building operator] can go for the LEED Star or Energy Star. We already have few buildings which are LEED Star- and Energy Star-rated,” he claimed.

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event report THE BIG 5 Blue Star

The focus of Blue Star’s exhibition at this year’s edition of The Big 5 was its DVRF system, said to have been introduced in the UAE seven years ago.

Ejas Abdul Hameed, Sales Executive of the company, said that the market for HVAC products in the UAE was going up at present, and that customer inquiries had started coming in. “Our VRF system uses the eco-friendly gas, R410A, and is made in India,” Abdul Hameed informed. “We are doing many projects in India and, in fact, we are one of the major manufacturers in India.

So, we are looking forward to have a good business over here, as well.” He claimed that all Blue Star’s machines on offer were tested in the company’s facility in India and, in fact, Blue Star had a separate manufacturing facility exclusively for VRF systems.

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Lennox

Lennox showcased a number of new products it was introducing to the market. Jerry Simpson-Kent, Sales Director for Middle East and Africa, threw the spotlight on his company’s smaller chiller range – from 40kw to 200kw.

“The chillers are obviously [for high-ambient conditions], and in our quest to establish Lennox as a player among all the other brands that have taken the spotlight in the Middle East over the last number of years, we want to offer our technology and the elements that contribute to having a complete system from the Lennox brand.” Simpson-Kent said. Commenting on the suitability of the units for high-ambient temperature countries, he added: “At the moment, the maximum temperature that the smaller chillers could operate at was around 48°C. If we look at the design conditions for the GCC area, the design conditions are around 46°C. Here, we are talking about the unit working at full-load,” he said.

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Pointing out that the UAE Government had implemented major initiatives and new standards in relation to sustainability in new construction, Jordan Baker, Greenheck’s Regional Manager for Middle East, spoke about the company's Varigreen motor: “It is an electronically commutated motor that transfers AC power to DC, and in doing so, it allows to have one permanent magnet, whereas traditional AC motors have two flux magnets that are generated by power moving through coils. This has a permanent magnet that reduces the amount of power consumed. In addition, the DC power runs much more efficiently than AC power on these motors.” The machines, added Baker, also had a turn-down capability and a speed controller dial built into the motor. “Moreover, we have multiple controls available…. We have a standard remote dial and two-speed controls that allow you to set different points,” Baker explained. He informed that Greenheck was also offering CO2 sensors that could measure the amount of VOCs in a particular room and accordingly could adjust the fan speed, and pressure sensors that could adjust the speed of the fans, depending on the necessary constant pressure.

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Errecom (Haste Trading)

Saying that his company’s products made maintenance of systems easier and less time consuming, Ashiq, Sales Engineer from Haste Trading, spoke about the company’s product, Extreme: “First of all, this product can find application both in the automotive industry and HVAC industry.

If there is a [refrigerant] leak in a pipe, normally what technicians do is stop the system, remove the conduction joints, ratify the whole system, etc. This takes a lot of time and effort.” Speaking about how Extreme can help reduce downtime, Ashiq said that the product only needed to be injected inside the pipe, and the molecules of the product would seal the leak. “This is how this product saves time. It is easy to use, and the system does not need to be switched off,” he claimed.

Geoff Russell, Marketing Director from Errecom, in a separate interaction with Climate Control Middle East at the Errecom stand, explained the features of Extreme: “Extreme is a chemical tool, it is not a polymer. The base of the product is the best lubricant you can buy.

It combines with any other lubricant. All AC systems leak, and it is the microleaks that are the problem for most technicians. Inside, there are core components that only react when there is a leak. The very minute particles inside start to bond to edges of the rough surface and, with the pressure behind them, they start to bond together to create a flexible seal. Even when you evacuate the system, the repair will stay.” He summed up that Extreme was capable of fixing a leak of up to half a millimeter.

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Thomas Keefe, Distribution Sales Manager of Weiss Instruments, spoke about the digital thermometer his company had on display at The Big 5. Claiming that it was the only product of its kind in the world, he said that the thermometer could operate strictly on room light with a very low lux rating, and, therefore, it could still function in the lowest of light atmospheres. “It replaces the traditional glass thermometer.

Some of the advantages of a product like this are readability and the possibility of being fitted in existing thermal wells, Keefe said. “There is a lot of call for digital products that do not use batteries," he elaborated, "and this product never needs any maintenance. So, it is acceptable anywhere in the world."

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Hörmann

Darius Khanloo

Hörmann Middle East showcased its line of doors that find application in food storage and transportation. “For the deep freezing area,” said Darius Khanloo, Managing Director of Hörmann Middle East, “we have special thermal insulated products that operate very fast. It means that if someone wants to take a product out, the door will open fast and will close fast. With this solution, we are making sure that doors only open and close at the right time.”

Hörmann also had a loading house on display. “The loading house, with the automatic controls, makes sure that the users only open or load the truck when all the parts are covered,” Khanloo highlighted. The inflatable dock shelter, he said, would first inflate and cover all spaces around the truck, then the door of the warehouse would open, then the door of the truck would open. “This means that the whole process happens in one room. Once the process is done, the door of the truck closes, the dock shelter deflates again, and the truck is allowed to drive away.” He also shared the information that Hörmann was consulting with the owner and the end-customers directly in order to know what their requirements were. “This," he pointed out, "is very important in the Middle East with its high-ambient temperature."

Unigulf

Unigulf focused on its coatings and adhesives products at The Big 5. “EASY coatings and adhesives and vapour barriers, which we are looking to launch in 2014, will be UL-listed products,” said Kishore Deotarase, General Manager for Sales. “As of now, we are still not showing this product with a UL logo because of technicalities. We have applied for it, and come January, we will be officially launching EASY coatings and adhesives UL-listed products.” Deotarase added that the product would be manufactured in the UAE and that his company would be looking to work very closely with consultants to get the product specified. “This is a product which goes on fibreglass insulation," Deotarase said. "Each and every duct, as you know, is covered by either fibreglass or rubber insulation. Fibreglass definitely takes more than 50%. So there is room, and our prices will definitely be competitive, as we will be manufacturing the product here."

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Odorox

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Saying that the Odorox system was based on a different kind of approach, Dr Connie Araps, Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, Odorox, explained to Climate Control Middle East how the system functioned: “It brings the outdoor environment, which is rich in hydroxyls, and purifies it into the indoor environment, which never has hydroxyls. Hydroxyls are so evanescent that they decompose within 20-50 milliseconds, so you have to generate them.” Through the use of high-performance quartz optics and especially designed photolysis chamber, she said, the system was able to reproduce indoors the same concentrations and the same action as the sun. “It doesn’t use electric discharge and ozone-rich technologies that have oxidising byproducts. This product only uses hydroxyls, and that starts the cascade that decomposes the volatile organics and kills the bacteria, moulds and viruses. Once they are gone, they don’t return,” Dr Araps claimed.

Dr Araps revealed that there was a new line of medical devices that her company was introducing, in conjunction with the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) of the US. “We have done FDA toxicology studies and advanced chemical studies, so we now have a technology background that is strong enough to be confident to go into medical environments.

As this technology becomes more pervasive," Dr Araps said, "we expect that we will see a tremendous reduction in antibiotic-resistant pathogens, because we do not only clean the air, but also the surfaces, which are just as much to blame."

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One of the highlights of Hira’s stand at this year’s show was its pipesupport products. “We are one of the very few suppliers that cover the complete range of pipe supports, especially in the HVAC, plumbing and firefighting installations,” said Ravi Wadhwani, Business Manager for HVAC Accessories, about the products on display. For HVAC applications, Wadhwani said that Hira had a complete range, including rubber support inserts, which were manufactured in Hira’s facility in the UAE. For firefighting applications, he said that Hira’s products were the only Indianbranded products to be UL-listed and approved by FM. In addition to pipe supports, Hira also had a range of anti-vibration products on display. “Our products are made as per the BS 1726 standard, and part of the range is manufactured in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, and another part comes from India,” Wadhwani informed.

In addition to pipe supports, Hira also had a range of anti-vibration products on display. “Our products are made as per the BS 1726 standard," Wadhwani informed, "And part of the range is manufactured in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, and another part comes from India."

Güntner (NASCO)

Syed Luqman Faraz

Syed Luqman Faraz, Head of Engineering of Güntner, spoke to Climate Control Middle East about Güntner’s GHF, considered to be the company’s main production equipment for the commercial refrigeration sector. “We have anywhere from eight to 50kw (80kw, if specially designed), from single fan to four-fan units," Faraz explained. "These are very easily adaptable models for the cold storage area, for anything from packaged goods to small-time processing rooms." Faraz added that the units came with high-efficiency air volume dispenser, called the Güntner Streamer, and would arrive factory-fitted for the fans. “This product is one of the most easily available plug-and-play units, and our partner, Nasser Al Sayer, has a very good storage stock option in Dubai, thus the model will be readily available to anyone interested in purchasing it,” Faraz pointed out. He said that the GHF could find applications in display chillers, walk-in chillers and in small and portable kitchens that require refrigeration systems.” Delving into the technology of the system, Faraz said that Güntner employed the “floating coil principle” in manufacturing the product. “This technology ensures that the coils are leak-free for the longest possible time," he claimed. "We have had units running for 10 to 15 years and the only part that got damaged was the heater…. The coil has never given us a problem."

Desiccant Rotors/Bry-Air Asia

Saying that Bry-Air and Desiccant Rotors focused on environmental control, Dinesh Gupta, President of Bry-Air Asia, spoke about a product they had put on display, which, he said, could help in eliminating unwanted gases and avoiding corrosion in a controlled environment. “The product works with the principle of ‘chemisorption’, where there is the adsorption of unwanted gases taking place, and then there is the neutralisation of those gases, to avoid degassing,” he explained. He informed that his company had filed a global patent for the technology.

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Dubai win creates a buzz at The Big 5 On the third day of The Big 5, November 27, it was officially announced that Dubai would host the World Expo 2020. The announcement was welcomed with palpable excitement and optimism, as it heralded great opportunities and a better business environment.

The global exposition, World Expo 2020, is held every five years for a period of six months, attracting millions of visitors to its host city. For the opportunity to host the 2020 edition, Dubai bested São Paulo (Brazil), Izmir (Turkey) and Ekaterinburg (Russia).

According to a report that appeared in the November 28 issue of The Big 5 News, Dubai will host the Expo at the 140-square-kilometre Dubai World Central site, which includes a new airport, Al Maktoum International; a purpose-built exhibition space; residential and leisure facilities; a business park; logistics area; and a range of other zones, in a project valued at USD 32 billion.

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“Frese has got a fantastic name in the market for the last seven to eight years, so we have the privilege of representing them in the UAE and Qatar,” Idicheria informed, and shared his view that there were only few players in the PACV industry, and that when it came to quality, he believed that PACV was the best.

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Gem Cool, a company that has been manufacturing HVAC products for the last 10 years, was showcasing its vibration isolators, fan-coil units, doubleskin Air Handling Units and condensing units at this year’s Big 5. Mohan Lal Damani, Managing Director, Gem Cool, claimed that his company’s products were designed to enable them to deliver impeccable performance in most situations. “The delivery periods are very short and, because of that, we are able to compete in the market,” he claimed. “Price-wise, we are also very competitive, as we are saving a lot on freight charges,” he added.

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Mekar

A highlight at the Mekar stand was the company’s Air Handling Unit with energy commutated motors. Siddu RC, General Manager for Sales and Marketing, said that the technology was extensively used in Masdar City (Abu Dhabi, UAE) for energy conservation. “We have supplied a couple of these units to our projects in Al Ain (Oasis Hospital), and we feel that this technology will be specified by a lot of consultants in the future, so we took this opportunity to display it,” he said. He explained that, depending on the load in a particular room, the RPM of the blower could be varied to give the right cooling in the room, and added that the company had the technology and was standardising the product, going into the future markets.

Siddu RC (centre) with Romano Vedovotto, Storage Tank Department Manager, Mekar and Diego Scapin, Sales Area Manager, Aliseo

Betec Cad

Betec Cad bannered its tunnel ventilation damper at The Big 5 Show. Saying that the damper could withstand pressures of up to six kilopascals, Amit Kumar, Assistant General Manager for Sales and Marketing, Betec Cad, said that the equipment was particularly ideal for heavy duty applications and fire rating. “The normal HVAC dampers can withstand one kilopascal, but our equipment is designed for tunnel applications, which require high-pressure withstanding capacity, thus it is made to withstand six kilopascals,” Kumar said. He claimed that the damper was manufactured with CGI sheets of very high thickness and came with high Newton pneumatic actuators, which allowed the damper to withstand high pressures.

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Belimo

The focus of Belimo’s stand at The Big 5 was its energy valves. Eng Ahmed Khatib, the company’s Technical and Sales Manager, spoke to Climate Control Middle East to give further details: The valves could be used for the main plant rooms for district cooling or for high-capacity chillers. The valve, he said, was capable of reading the difference in temperature between the supply line and the return line, and could act according to the set point of the delta T, and could Eng Ahmed Katib be monitored through the web server (either through the Belimo website or the Belimo software). “These valves have the capacity to store information for up to 13 months, and at the end of the period, you can generate a report,” Khatib informed. From the report, he added, one could analyse the peak points and off-peak points of operation. “The valves have a five-year warranty, and Belimo can provide 24-hour service and troubleshooting support,” he said.

Pointing to the electronic pressure-independent control valves on display, Khatib said: “They have the same features as the energy valves, except for the temperature sensor. These valves are also suitable for high capacity chillers and district cooling plants.”

John Panicker (left)

Refrigeration Equipment Enterprises

Managing Partner John Panicker was present at the exhibition stand of Refrigeration Equipment Enterprises (REE), and spoke about a pipe freezing kit the company had on display. “If ever somebody wants to do work on their chilled water lines, or if there is a leak on any water line in a building, you can basically freeze it, stop the flow and repair the damage,” Panicker explained. He pointed out that the product was easy to use: “Put a jacket over it, put the refrigerant spray in, and it just freezes the pipe. It freezes the water for about 45 minutes.

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Saying that it was a good alternative refrigerant for high-ambient temperature countries, John Kirkpatrick, Technical Sales Manager of Mexichem, rooting for 407E, claimed that it could give equivalent COP results as R22. “If you look at the COP graphs and the condenser pressure graphs, in comparison to R22, at 60°C to 70°C, you don’t need to do anything to the equipment in order to put 407E into it,” he explained.

Commenting on the refrigerant’s flammability and safety, Kirkpatrick said that 407E was classified as non-flammable, had a slightly more 134A content than 125 and 32 and was completely compatible with A22 systems.

“What we would recommend for a retrofit is that the A22 is taken out and the oil is changed from a mineral oil to ester oil. It’s a drop in," he said, "but we advise to change the oil."

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Philipp Ampferl

Smardt Chiller Group

Smardt Chiller Group took the opportunity to display its oil-free chillers at this year’s Big 5 to promote its products in the MENA region.

Philipp Ampferl, Regional General Manager for Middle East, explained that Smardt chillers had oil-free magnetic bearing compressors, which, he claimed, made the chillers more efficient than conventional ones. “With this, one can save up to 30% of energy," Ampferl said. "These chillers also have very low static current – only about five amps, so they are perfect machines to run in hospitals and data centres,” he explained. The oilfree design, added Ampferl, would significantly reduce maintenance costs and failure risks. “We have no oil handling, no oil filter, no oil pump, oil heaters, oil coolers … these are all eliminated," Ampferl said. "Magnetic bearings with frequency converter and an oil-free design make the system much more efficient than others." The chillers, said Ampferl, could also increase the performance of heat exchangers.

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Jose George at the KIMMCO stand

Kuwait Insulating Material Manufacturing Co (KIMMCO)

Climate Control Middle East had a brief chat with Jose Gorge, Export Sales Manager, KIMMCO, about the company’s operations, wherein, he said that, at present, KIMMCO was producing 35,000 metric tonnes of glasswool in Kuwait, under license from Isover SaintGobain, France. He said that the company also had a sales network in different parts of the world, from Southeast Asia to the Middle East and CIS countries. "We also have two plants producing rockwool in India, each producing about 25,000 metric tonnes. KIMMCO will be coming up with a new rockwool plant in Saudi Arabia with a capacity of about 50,000 metric tonnes, but we will start production with about 25,000 metric tonnes." He added that KIMMCO was also associated with five factories of Isover Saint-Gobain in Turkey, which were producing glasswool, rockwool and rubber insulation, among others. "Every year, we are looking for new ventures, and we are selling in around 35 countries around the world.”

JRD International (RMD Board Division)

Dr Yatish Vaseudo

In an exclusive interaction with Climate Control Middle East, Dr Yatish Vasudeo, Consultant, JRD International, spoke about his company’s products, called RMD Boards. Commenting on the boards’ thermal properties, Vasudeo said that they were made of polypropelyn plastic, which was known for its good insulation properties. “The board is made with a patented technology, in such a way that it has bubbles is it,” he said, then added that the air in the boards made them good thermal insulators. “With our boards, we expect the electricity bills to be on the lower side, whether for heating or cooling.” In terms of VOCs, Vasudeo said that, since they were working with polypropelyn, which was an inert material, there would practically be no VOC issues. On the question of the use of adhesives, he said: “Since the doors are thermally bonded, there would be no question of adhesives. Conceptually, RNB boards are made as a composite material, there are different types of materials used together.” He further explained that the products were developed based on “monomaterial” concept and was fully recyclable at the end of the products’ lifecycle.

Maurice Piché

Sonitec-Vortisand

Climate Control Middle East caught up with Maurice Piché, Sonitec-Vortisand, at the company’s stand at The Big 5. Expressing his thoughts on the exhibition, being a first time participant, here is what he said: “As first time exhibitor at The Big 5 Dubai, we were very pleased with the number of good leads generated and the widely spread geographical origin of those coming from all over the GCC and beyond.

Our Crossflow Microsand Filtration Technology, particularly our new H2F Vortisand, for high flow rate applications, has been received very positively by all the visitors at our booth. The presentation done in Theater 3, as part of the educational sessions during The Big 5, has also contributed to extend the visibility of our technology. In addition, our local agent, Intercool, organised two evening presentations done in Dubai and in Abu Dhabi, where about 100 consultants attended. The Big 5 2014 is already on our agenda, and we are looking forward to consolidate our penetration in this promising market for Vortisand.”

Rakesh Saxena, with the 2013 Climate Control Award for “Best Manufacturer for Low-side Refrigeration Equipment” for Full Gauge

Trimac (Full Gauge)

Trimac displayed Full Gauge's remote monitoring and management solution, Sitrad, which, the company said, drew tremendous interest among the visitors who were able to monitor and control the instruments on the display panel from the application on their smart phones." Rakesh Saxena, Vice President and General Manager, Trimac, shared the fact that his company’s computers at the booth were connected, via the Internet, to several real GCC projects, and that helped its visitors to get a feel of the full diagnostic capabilities of Sitrad. Furthermore, he said that the product allowed to remotely download historical data, reports and charts in order to identify the cause of alarm, in real time. “We were very pleased by the overwhelming turnout and interest in Sitrad by the audience at our seminar during The Big 5,” said Saxena, commenting on the live demonstration session that he hosted at the exhibition. He also said that his company was thrilled by the recent victory at the Climate Control Awards 2013, where Full Gauge won as “Best Manufacturer (low side refrigeration equipment)” for the Sitrad Remote Monitoring and Management System.

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INTERVIEW

Challenging the times In a free-wheeling interview at The Big 5, Eng Abdulkarim Al Saleh, new Group CEO of Fawaz Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, described to Climate Control Middle East how he planned to maintain his company’s leadership in the MEP contracting industry and where he was planning to take it next. Here are the highlights…

How was your company affected by the recent economic downturn, and what strategies have you put in place to cope with it?

Fawaz is a very conservative company in terms of dealing with risk issues. The family’s (owners’) main business is real estate, which was the most risk-free entity when the crisis came. It did not hurt us as much as [other companies] in contracting.

As you know, Fawaz is an electro-mechanical company, so we take contracts from the main contractors. If the main contractor gets hit by the crisis, our money will then be stuck with the main contractor. This is where we got hurt. Fortunately, however, being a conservative business, we tried to pick our projects and made sure that the main contractor was well established. We tried to focus on areas that we know were sustainable.

Have you noticed a change in the market’s priority?

To tell you the truth, it depends from one area to another. For example, in the UAE you have a lot of international companies as contractors, while in Kuwait you have a lot of local companies…. As an MEP contractor, our focus is on who have passed this period of economic crisis. As an MEP contractor, I cannot just go and take a job with someone who I know is struggling…. It is not only about the money, it is also about my name and the reputation of the company. We are very well known in the market as a strong and stable company.

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in the phase of stability.

With stability, growth is inevitable…. I can see money coming in more, I see companies who were unstable take up some jobs and settle their dues with us…. It is very re-assuring in the UAE.

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the current market demands influence your company’s growth strategies?

We are coping with the new challenges in the market. See, a case-in point [is] this Big 5 Show. We are a trader, we are not a manufacturer. We try to capture opportunities presented in the market.

When we see a company of the same vision, we partner up with it…. We always look for somebody who is stable and who shares the same goals as ours. My personal goal is to challenge the times that are coming and to get Fawaz to another era.

What do you think will further drive the growth of Fawaz?

We are working in many areas. We are currently working on establishing some new divisions in some countries where we do not have, for example, projects or a contracting division. We, of course, see Expo 2020 as an opportunity. I already can “touch” the growth in the UAE. In Dubai, in Ajman, in Abu Dhabi, there is growth already. I think Dubai has gone past the stage of the “boom”, and now it is

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As the new CEO, what can you identify as challenges to Fawaz?

The only constant thing in life is change. Fawaz is going through a phase of change right now, in terms of the philosophy of management, in order to cope with the changes in the market and to mix the old experience with the new experience.

Our challenge, internally, is to have the employees understand where we are coming from and where we are going.

The challenge in the market is to obtain jobs. We are not going to reach an area and say, “this is enough”. We want to keep on growing.

What other areas are you looking to reach?

I look at areas like Italy, for

example. We see a lot of Italian electromechanical companies coming here, and we also see a lot of our sister companies getting some jobs there. A lot of Turkish companies have gone and have taken some jobs there. I hear about it a lot from our Italian principals, saying that it is a good base. For me, however, it is not a [short-term goal].

First of all, I want to have five divisions in [all the countries that we operate in]. When I become [confident] that Fawaz is one of the top 10 companies in the region in the contracting field, then, yes, I can venture into other areas.

As I said, Fawaz is still a conservative company. We don’t take uncalculated risks. We like to study the market first. We do want to penetrate other markets in the region and, maybe, Africa. I believe that there still is a big opportunity for growth in this region.

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A celebration of technical and business prowess – The 3rd Annual Climate Control Awards

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The Climate Control Awards 2013 Set against the backdrop of fireworks and celebrations to mark Dubai’s successful Expo 2020 bid, the Climate Control Awards saw 24 public- and private-sector entities walk away with the coveted blue & green trophy in a dazzling gala ceremony on November 27 at the prestigious Godolphin Ballroom in Dubai’s Jumeirah Emirates Towers.

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The Front Act Attendees from companies from across the world, including Australia, Canada, Germany, India and the United States, got the chance to enjoy the company of their friends and colleagues and savour the welcome drinks and canapĂŠs in the foyer of the ballroom.

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Produced by CPI Industry, the publishers of Climate Control Middle East magazine, the Awards ceremony was the culmination of a lengthy evaluation process, monitored by KPMG. The judges included HVACR veterans based in the region and elsewhere.

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The Main Event The Awards recognised and honoured companies in five broad categories: Building Performance, District Cooling, Refrigeration, Standalone Systems and Ventilation Systems. Each of the broad categories contained specific categories, for which bidding companies submitted entries.

But, what’s an awards night without entertainment? Attendees were elated by performances from the dancers and from two “little” surprises. Frédéric Paillé, Managing Director and Associate Publisher, CPI Industry, treated the audience to spellbinding song numbers and hosted a “Music Quiz” that had generous prizes in store.

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BUILDING PERFORMANCE

Best Maintenance Firm (IEQ)

Best DC Consultant

DISTRICT COOLING

DISTRICT COOLING

Smashing! Cleaning Services

Best Contractor

ADC Energy Systems LLC

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DISTRICT COOLING

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DC PRO Engineering

Best DC Utility Provider Qatar Cool

DISTRICT COOLING

DISTRICT COOLING

Best DC Manufacturer

Best DC Manufacturer

DISTRICT COOLING

STANDALONE SYSTEMS

Trane

AHI Carrier

TA Hydronics

Best O&M Company

Trane

Best Manufacturer

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STANDALONE SYSTEMS

STANDALONE SYSTEMS

Rhoss Gulf JLT

Seeley International

Best Manufacturer

STANDALONE SYSTEMS

STANDALONE SYSTEMS

LG Electronics Gulf FZE

Leminar Air Conditioning

Best Project

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Best Manufacturer

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Best Supplier

REFRIGERATION

Best Consultant

REFRIGERATION Best Manufacturer (High-side Refrigeration Equipment) Danfoss

REFRIGERATION Best Manufacturer (High-side Refrigeration Equipment) Baltimore Aircoil Gulf Fze

REFRIGERATION Best Manufacturer (Low-side Refrigeration Equipment) Full Gauge

en3 Solutions

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REFRIGERATION Best Manufacturer (Supermarket Refrigeration Equipment and Food Furnishings) Carrier Refrigeration

REFRIGERATION Best Manufacturer (Transport Refrigeration) Carrier Transicold

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BUILDING PERFORMANCE

STANDALONE SYSTEMS

Kingspan Insulation Limited

Smardt Chiller Group FZE

DISTRICT COOLING

VENTILATION SYSTEMS

KSB

Desiccant Rotors International

Best Ducting System

Best Manufacturer

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Best Manufacturer

Best Manufacturer

editor's choice award

For the first time ever, the Awards ceremony featured a special category, called the ‘Editor’s Choice Award’. The Food Control Department of Dubai Municipality and the Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (EMPOWER) were the inaugural winners of the new category.

Food Control Department, Dubai Municipality

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower)

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ADVERTORIAL

Toshiba wins coveted Climate Control Award Takes home the trophy for “Best Manufacturer for Small Chillers and DX Systems, Including VRF Systems”

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Gaurav Bhatnagar (centre) with the Producers of the Climate Control Awards, B Surendar and Frédéric Paillé

OSHIBA announced that it had won the prestigious “Best Manufacturer” award for its Hi Ambient SMMSi VRF systems on November 27, 2013 at the Climate Control Awards, in Dubai.

The Climate Control Awards was established in 2011 to recognise and honour HVACR best practices and, broadly, to celebrate excellence in engineering and business approaches.

Produced by CPI Industry, the publishers of Climate Control Middle East, the Awards ceremony was the culmination of a lengthy evaluation process, monitored

by KPMG. The judges included HVACR veterans based in the region and elsewhere.

In all, the Awards process attracted nearly 50 entries from companies across the globe, including Australia, Canada, Germany, India

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and the United States. They joined the competition from Middle East-based entities and large multinationals entrenched in the region for several decades.

Toshiba offers Smart Air Conditioning solutions for all applications: From residential to light and large commercial buildings.

Toshiba SMMSi-Hi Ambient VRF series is an example of innovation, intelligence and imagination, offering the end-users high efficiency and ensuring precise control from a versatile system.

Speaking on behalf of AHI Carrier, Ajit Chandraraj, General Manager, RLC said: “The Middle East VRF market has grown considerably in recent years and Toshiba has continued to set the benchmark in energy efficiency with significant technological advances. We are committed to bring to the region comprehensive enrichments in line with the Green policies of the regional

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governments. We foster a close relationship, rooted in trust and respect, with our customers, business partners, employees and communities around the world.”

Speaking against the backdrop of his company’s latest feat, Jafar Imam, Senior Regional Manager for Toshiba MEA at AHI Carrier, said: "Toshiba has set the standard for innovation and creativity in the VRF segment, and this award is a testament to the skill, ingenuity and vision of our engineers. Whatever the causes, the message is clear: The future is up to all of us, and we can do more to make things better. Our VRF system, Toshiba SMMSi Hi ambient, has been designed to meet the same from a regional perspective.”

Speaking at the awards

ceremony, Gaurav Bhatnagar, Product Manager at AHI Carrier, while congratulating Dubai for its successful bid to host Expo 2020, announced on the same evening, said: “Toshiba endeavours to lead by example by delivering the highest quality and environmentally responsible systems to our customers.”

Regional Training CenterACTS (AHI Carrier Toshiba Solution) was inaugurated in November 2011. This is AHI Carrier’s residential and light commercial training center.

The objective of the center is to provide a platform for enhancing the knowledge and skills of the HVAC community within the ME region. Training sessions for selection software, controls, installation, diagnostics, and product orientation with live equipment operations are imparted at ACTS. Based in Sharjah, UAE, more than 300 people have been trained till date.

About TOSHIBA and AHI Carrier Toshiba is a leading Japanese company that is committed to delivering the highest standards of quality and innovation. Toshiba Air conditioning division continues to develop marketleading products suitable for residential and commercial applications. Toshiba units are designed with emphasis on energy efficiency, reliability and aesthetics.

AHI Carrier, a Carrier Joint Venture Company, is the sales and distribution entity of Toshiba/Carrier in the region.

AHI Carrier keeps a flexible and aggressive forward sales structure and has built sales support functions in a centralised back office in Sharjah, UAE. AHI Carrier distributes Carrier and Toshiba HVAC products across four continents (Middle East & Central East Africa, Russia & CIS, Central & South East Europe, and Australia & New Zealand) in 69 Countries.

ADVERTORIAL

Kingspan Insulation receives Climate Control Award Recognised for manufacturing the “Best Ducting System”

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ingspan Insulation Ltd is proud to announce that it has received the award for the “Best Ducting System” at the Climate Control Awards 2013. The Kingspan KoolDuct System was evaluated on its contribution to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and comfort, ease of installation and maintenance, ability to reduce the heat load of a building, and durability.

A product that combines quality with performance, The Kingspan KoolDuct System has been installed in some of the most prestigious and high profile projects in the Middle East, including the five-star hotel, Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai and the Islamic Centre in Doha.

Traditionally, HVAC ductwork is constructed from galvanised sheet steel, which is installed first and, then, insulated separately as a second operation. The Kingspan KoolDuct System is a preinsulated rectangular HVAC ductwork system, which

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is installed in a single-fix.

With numerous advantages over other commonly used ductwork systems, the Kingspan KoolDuct System can benefit stakeholders all the way down the line, from the specifying engineer, architect, M&E contractor, fabricator, facilities manager and property developer to the building owner.

From a specification and installation point of view, the efficient design with integral insulation can save

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between 150-200 mm in a single dimension, since there is no space required to manually install a separate layer of insulation around the ductwork. This can greatly reduce the profile of the ductwork in new buildings, as well as make it particularly suitable for retrofit projects where space may be limited. In terms of taking up less space, The Kingspan KoolDuct System weighs up to 75% less than ductwork constructed from galvanised

sheet steel and insulated with mineral fibre. This means that it is easy to both handle and install.

Ductwork fabricated from the Kingspan KoolDuct System can reduce airleakage rates to a fraction of those typical of traditional rectangular sheet metal ductwork. Kingspan Insulation commissioned independent consultants, BSRIA, to conduct a review of the impact of ductwork specification and different duct air-leakage rates on energy consumption. BSRIA’s methodology demonstrated that the very low levels of air leakage associated with The Kingspan KoolDuct System could save as much as 31% of the energy needed to run a fan in an HVAC system with a typical design flow rate of 7.5 m/s. Not only would this continue to save on energy consumption and costs year on year, it could also reduce capital outlay, as a less powerful fan would be needed to run the HVAC system in the first place.

In addition, The Kingspan KoolDuct System is the only premium performance pre-insulated ductwork in the world to be UL listed as a Class 1 Air Duct, to Standard for Safety UL 181 (Underwriters Laboratories; Factory Made Air Ducts & Air Connectors), when fabricated to a specification clearly defined by UL. With an embodied environmental impact up to 65% less than that of rock mineral fibre insulated galvanised sheet steel ductwork, The Kingspan KoolDuct System is the natural choice for projects where low embodied environmental and low operational environmental impacts are key requirements: Cutting energy use, cutting operational CO2 emissions and cutting costs, with cutting edge technology.

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