AIR-CONDITIONING accounts for almost two-thirds of the electricity consumption in a building. According to a global warming survey conducted by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), buildings account for 39 per cent of total energy use, 68 per cent of the electricity use and 38 per cent of the carbon dioxide emissions.

HIRA Industries says its Aerofoam continues to be a front-runner in the race for superior insulation, thanks to its high flexibility coupled with quick and easy application and long-term durability.

PEARL Industries, a UAE-based leading manufacturing and trading company, has introduced phenolic panels for ducting used in the air-conditioning industry at a major construction exhibition in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last month.

THE National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed), the Abu Dhabi-based district cooling utility company, has inaugurated its second district cooling plant in Ajman. The new plant, located close to the Ajman Corniche, has a capacity of 10,000 tons of refrigeration (TR) and will supply chilled water to local customers.

THE heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) sector in Saudi Arabia is expected to grow by 30 to 50 per cent to emerge as a SR4.5-billion ($1.19 billion) market by 2014, according to the organiser of a major energy and HVAC event set to be staged in the country next month.