MEP Middle East – November 2018

THE BIG 5 PREVIEW

36 MEP Middle East | November 2018 http://www.mepmiddleeast.com

Here are a few inter views with experts at the
HVACR Expo at The Big 5:

Omar Abdelaziz
ASHRAE Global Training Center instructor

What is your take on the new and upcoming
HVACR Expo?
It brings a much-needed exposure of the
GCC HVACR industr y to the state-of-the-art,
provides an opportunity to learn about the
newest commercial HVAC product offering
for the GCC market with special emphasis
on hot climate conditions, as well as provides
an opportunity for free-learning
opportunities.

Describe some challenges in the GCC HVACR
market and the opportunities they present.
Some of the challenges in the GCC HVAC
R market are the high ambient conditions,

Brief interviews with HVACR Expo speakers Dr. Omar Abdelaziz,

ASHR AE Global Training Center instructor and Faisal Rashid,

Director, Demand Side Management Supreme Council of Energy

Interview by The Big 5

HVACR MARKET

high humidity, and different equipment use

profi le. Opportunities come from large mar-

ket potential, especially within growing mar-

kets. Finally, the GCC market has been part

of the Kigali amendment exception which

allows for a better transition towards lower

global warming potential refrigerants.

According to you which are the top HVAC proj-

ects to look out for in the GCC?

I am ver y interested to see NEOM since

they have plans for strong renewable energy

integration and the use of advanced HVAC

products.

Name one thing about HVACR that people al-

ways get wrong.

People think that hydrofl uorocarbon (HFC)

refrigerants can’t be used in the GCC market

and that they won’t be able to match the cur-

rent effi ciency of the hydrochlorofl uorocarbon

(HCFC) refrigerants. Experience has proven

this wrong!

Dr. Omar Abdelaziz is the instructor at Global

Training Centre ASHRAE and he is going to

share his expertise at the HVAC R Talks on

“New Developments in Lower GWP Refriger-

ants (MENA)”.

Faisal Rashid, Director, Demand Side Man-

agement Supreme Council of Energy

Why is HVACR coming into the spotlight in the

GCC?

Due to the harsh nature or hot climate in the

GCC, it is logical to assume that HVAC & R

accounts for heavy consumption of energy

and it can yield to the greatest saving poten-

tial of any sector of the economy.

Describe some challenges in the GCC HVACR

market and the opportunities they present.

HVACR in general has no market barriers

as technologies, ser vices and products are

already available in the GCC market at large

but HVACR conversely accounts for heavy

usage of energy whether in buildings or

industries, it basically represents 70% of the

total energy consumption of a building on

average, it usually puts pressure on energy

generation systems, energy needs, trans-

lating this into environmental impact and

fi nances in terms of fuel supply and required

capacities for electricity generation units.

Name one thing about HVACR that people al-

ways get wrong.

The consumption factor and high share

HVACR in overall energy consumption and

green house gas emissions are not known to

many consumers.

Faisal Rashid is the Director of Demand Side

Management Supreme Council of Energy and

his topic at the HVACR Talks is “Importance

of district cooling in demand side management

landscape of Dubai”.

Omar Abdelaziz.