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Half of the buildings standing in 2060 have not yet been built. There are 3.6 billion cooling units in use today. By 2050, that number is expected to be 9.5 billion. If left unchecked, emissions from cooling appliances are expected to double by 2030.
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With mammoths like smartphone, telecom and automobile manufacturers in line, the HVAC industry isn’t on the priority list, and manufacturing delays can be expected to last through the year and possibly well into 2023.
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Collaboration between regulators and the HVACR industry can ensure targets are met. This collaboration can also consider past GCC region experience, assessing what worked and what needs changing, and what successful energy efficiency strategies have regulators and the industry in Europe or North America implemented since the early 1990s.
p10 I recall visiting an air-handling unit in a shopping mall, some years ago. The scenery was familiar: Collapsed air filters, primary filters washed to the point of destruction… and a pigeon’s feather trapped on the cooling coil. I wondered that if a pigeon’s feather is found on a cooling coil, what would stop microorganisms from invading the HVAC system and using it as a vehicle to transport themselves in the indoor environment?
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p17 Moreover, if an ESCO would now be engaged into an SSEPC project, the customer’s initial investment would be reduced to zero, as would be the maintenance costs (since they are taken care of by the ESCO).
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But I still find to my dismay that AC specs in commercial villa compounds are bereft of any controls. Typically, the project ends up with an air conditioning system that cannot be hooked on to an app-based controls system
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Before COVID-19, there was a tradeoff between energy efficiency and human health. As we solve the pandemic issue, we must continue our focus on how IAQ affects human health and productivity.
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