INTERVIEW: ADEB CONSULTANTS LTD.
STATE-OFTHE-ART SERVICES Sustainable Business Magazine speaks to George Nicholson, Director and Engineer at ADeB Consultants Ltd., about energy efficiency, new technology in the Caribbean, and the long-term financial savings of going green. By Izzy Moss ADeB Consultants Ltd. is a MEP Consulting Engineering firm based in Bridgetown, Barbados, that offers its services primarily across the Eastern Caribbean. ADeB’s services cover mechanical, electrical and plumbing building services, surveys, the design of new systems, the retrofitting of existing systems, and general consultancy for a wide variety of sectors, including the commercial, industrial, healthcare, and hospitality sectors. As companies throughout the region have begun seeking to reduce their energy consumption and switch to renewable energy, ADeB have developed in-house expertise in a range of sustainable technologies suited to Caribbean buildings. “ADeB are involved in various solar PV projects, and we specify the design of air conditioning systems to be energy efficient, such as Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) chillers,” 24 | SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MAGAZINE
explains George Nicholson, Director and Engineer at ADeB Consultants Ltd. “This is a relatively new trend, using VRF technology in a chiller as opposed to standard compressors to vastly increase efficiency. In electrical specifications, we specify LED lighting. On the plumbing side, the use of solar hot water systems in Barbados is quite prevalent. ADeB has worked on some of the largest solar hot water systems in Barbados, such as in hotels. ADeB is
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energy efficiency-conscious in our design, but a lot of it also depends on what the client’s budget is.” EFFICIENCY INNOVATORS “We were the first company to specify a VRF system in Grenada, for example,” says Mr. Nicholson. “There was a bank/credit union that was renovating their offices. It was a three-story building that had a very small footprint, and not a lot of room for equip-
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