EME Newsletter MEssage #01/2023

NEWSLETTER
CONTENTS
01 Letter to the industry
MESSAGE
02 Lead Story: Setting the limits - Temperature control
regulations in the UAE
03 Feature Article: What's causing inefficient installations and
why you should care
04 Feature Article: IAQ and energy efficiency do not have to be
mutually exclusive -
The Eurovent Energy label for Air Filters
05 Insights: Sponsoring an event? Here's what you should do
to get the most out of it
06 Feature Article: An ear to the ground -
The user experience of cooling
07 Insights: Regulatory developments in the GCC
08 Technical Article: Uncovering the savings from certified
cooling towers.
09 Market Outlook: Dubai's Construction Boom-
A Resurgence Fueling Opporunities
LETTER
TO THE INDUSTRY
The Year of Sustainability
In January, the President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, announced 2023 as the
‘Year of Sustainability’. The announcement is fitting, given
that the UAE is set to host the COP28 meeting later this
year. As HVACR stands front and centre in discussions
related to sustainability, especially in a region dependent
on cooling, it is clear that our industry cannot sit on the
sidelines and simply watch.
The industry invests billions every year in research and
development, and great advancements in sustainable
cooling solutions have been brought forward over the
past decade. But what more can the industry do if all
these solutions, and state-of-the-art technologies, are
ignored, misunderstood, wrongly selected and specified,
badly installed and operated and maintained by untrained
personnel? What sense does it make to discuss minimum
energy requirements on legislative levels when we lose
30-40% of efficiency in the field?
We need to see a big push towards education and training
to ensure our discussions related to sustainability do not
equate to merely greenwashing. Over the years, Eurovent
Middle East has organised numerous conferences,
workshops, and webinars to increase awareness among
MEP engineers and cultivate greater awareness of
the latest standards, industry recommendations, and
technologies. It has been a good and justified start, but we
know we need more.
Offerings for continued education and skill development
for our industry are scarce in the Middle East. Yet
we badly need better-informed engineers and bettertrained
technicians. This is why our members invested
significant time and efforts into creating a more substantial
educational programme which we will launch in the fall,
right ahead of COP28. It is time that this lack of education
and training is addressed.
The industry shows that by working together, putting
competion aside for the benefit of all, great initiatives
can happen. This is the spirit of an association, and this
is what Eurovent Middle East stands for and is all about.
Our members once more show their commitment to great
corporate social responsibility, putting people first, and
caring for the region and the planet.
We invite all of you to join our efforts to educate the
market. Let the Year of Sustainability be marked by action,
and not merely words. It is time to make a difference.
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Best regards,
Markus Lattner
Managing Director
Eurovent Middle East
www.eurovent.me SEPTEMBER JUNE 2023 2022 VOL. 09 01