Al Salem Johnson Controls (York), a leading provider of integrated solutions, is implementing its district cooling solutions for Saudi Arabia’s Holy Mosque in Makkah, perfectly suitable for a range of operating conditions.

 

Al Shamiya and Ajyad cooling plants designated for cooling Al Haram (with a total cooling capacity of 150,000 tonnes of refrigeration (TR)) which is equivalent to cooling 20,000 apartments, the cooling plant of the Makkah Clock Royal Tower (with a cooling capacity of 46,000TR), and the cooling plant of Jabal Omar (with a cooling capacity of 49,000TR) are examples of the company’s district cooling solutions currently in operation in Makkah, a York release said.

 

For district cooling, chillers are installed and operated inside a plant, which is usually a few kilometres away from the buildings and facilities that are to be cooled. 

 

Purity of indoor air

The cooled water is pumped from the plant to the air handling units inside Al Haram, the Clock Tower or the hotels and residential buildings in the Jabal Omar area, which in turn are equipped with high-quality filters with a filtration rate of more than 95%. 

 

This ensures the purity of indoor air in these buildings, thereby protecting the pilgrims from catching any air-bone diseases or infections.

 

York in addition to district cooling solutions, provides various other cooling solutions, such individual chillers plants to many hotel buildings and residential towers in the central area of Makkah and beyond it. 

 

These include Makkah Hotel and Towers, InterContinental Dar Al Tawhid Makkah, Al Rajhi Towers and others.

 

After-sales and maintenance

The company also provides after-sales and maintenance services, which includes maintenance and repair contracts, operation and maintenance contracts, and preventive maintenance. 

 

To this end, the company has allocated a special service branch for the Makkah region, led by more than 100 engineers, technicians and administrators, to serve Al Haram, district cooling plants, hotels and towers.

 

In order to ensure quality of service and comfort provided to the pilgrims, the number of technicians is increased during peak seasons such as Ramadan and Hajj. The team is able to quickly respond to emergencies and deal with malfunctions in record time.-- TradeArabia News Service