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Refrigerants Review
2019-03-24
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ASHRAE course: Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems: Design & Applications (MENA) - Karachi, Pakistan
2019-02-14 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Karachi)
This course provides an overview of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) technology, including equipment and system types, heating/cooling operation, heat recovery, and the benefits of VRF systems. Also described is the VRF design process, including load profile analysis, unit sizing, ventilation air strategy, refrigerant piping design, and system monitoring/controls. Refrigerant safety considerations are explained, including a discussion of ASHRAE Standards 15 and 34. The course concludes with a focus on human comfort and sustainable design featuring example buildings, ventilation systems, and VRF system layouts.

For registration:
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ASHRAE Course (1 day) - Standard 90.1: HVAC/Mechanical Design and Appendix G (MENA)
2018-11-07 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Arjaan By Rotana, Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This course focuses on the major requirements of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2016, including incorporated addenda. The ASHRAE Standard 90.1: HVAC/Mechanical and Appendix G (MENA) course will also cover highlights of the envelope, mechanical, HVAC, and lighting requirements in Appendix G and its new compliance path and performance rating method. Baseline building conditions and climate zone information on many cities in the region will also be provided.

Course Instructor:
Samir Traboulsi, Ph.D.

For details and prices:
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ASHRAE Course (3 days) - HVAC design essential (MENA)
2018-11-04 08:00 - 2018-11-06 17:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Arjaan By Rotana, Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ASHRAE Middle East Global Training Center for Building Excellence is organizing a three-day HVAC Design Essentials training to provide intensive, practical training for HVAC designers and others involved in the delivery of HVAC services in the MENA region. In three days, gain real-world practical design skills and knowledge that can be put to immediate use in designing and maintaining HVAC systems. Developed by industry-leading professionals selected by ASHRAE and customized for the Middle East, the training provides the fundamental and technical aspects of designing and maintaining HVAC systems.

Course Instructors:
Hassan Younes
Samir Traboulsi, Ph.D.

For details and prices:
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For registration:
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Designing for IAQ: Complying with Requirements of Standard 62.1 (MENA)
2018-10-03 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Dubai)
This course focuses on the basic requirements of ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2016, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. The newest version of the standard includes a major change to the scope of the standard by which residential occupancies are moved from ASHRAE Standard 62.1 to 62.2. This course provides an overview of the requirements of the new standard with emphasis on changes from the previous version and practical application of the standard to modern VAV systems. New requirements to the indoor air quality procedure for determining minimum ventilation rates are discussed. In the 2016 version, changes were made in determining air class for laboratory exhaust systems and the use of sensors for demand control ventilation, and these changes are discussed as well. The course presents sample calculations for code review and for physical operation.

Free seminar: Flow Control Regulation of HVAC Systems
2018-09-17 18:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Arjaan By Rotana, Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mechanical PICV: market experiences and energy saving considerations. An outlook on the future of hydronic balancing systems.
In this session, we will be discussing mechanical Pressure Independent Control Valves (PICV) with a deeper dive into market experiences and energy saving considerations. You will be getting an outlook into the future of hydronic balancing systems.

Speakers:
Heiri Walker
Heiri Walker is Head of Building Technologies Control Products and Systems at Siemens Middle East, based in Siemens LLC United Arab Emirates. He is responsible for the product business of the Building Technologies division which comprises of HVAC controls and fire safety systems.
Walker joined Siemens in 1998 in Zug, Switzerland as a commercial apprentice and held various managerial positions in the in the Building Technologies division at the company. He has worked in different roles in Switzerland, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates and has 20 years of experience in the fire safety, security, and HVAC industry.
Walker holds a Bachelor Degree of Science in Business Administration and an Executive MBA International Leadership & Science from the FAU Nuremberg-Erlangen.
Luca Baroli
Luca Baroli is the Global Product Manager for Valves and Actuators, based at the Siemens Building Technologies Headquarters in Zug, Switzerland.
Baroli holds a Master of Science in mechanical engineering and started his career as a technician, working in the Italian valve and actuators manufacturing industry. Over the past 15 years, Baroli has been working within the HVAC applications, with a specific focus on hydronic balancing, developing products, promoting PICV technology and helping the industry to better understand the impact of this new technology.
Baroli has enhanced his professional experience, by personally supporting his customers during installation and commissioning of many prestigious projects, not only in the Middle East and the UK, areas of main focus for his role, but all across the world, gaining a comprehensive knowledge of flow control related matters.

Free seminar: HVAC Ducts and Dampers with the New UAE Fire & Life Safety Code
2018-09-10 18:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Arjaan By Rotana, Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ASHRAE Falcon in association with AMCA invite you to attend a free seminar about HVAC Ducts and Dampers with the New UAE Fire & Life Safety Code.
Speaker: Adrian Browne, General Directorate – Dubai Civil Defence
Adrian Brown is a fire service advisor with Dubai Civil Defence. His primary function is to provide support and advice to the Civil Defence for operational intervention, Fire preventative services and fire investigation. His role in this position currently involves the responsibility for the approval of fire-related equipment, products, and systems for DCD listing. This also includes the approval for all Dubai facade and cladding systems. Before arriving in Dubai Adrian spent 38 years with the Uk fire and rescue Service the last 4 of which as the director of the fire engineering and fire investigation courses at the UK Fire Service College. He was also seconded to the office of the deputy prime minister as the north of England project manager responsible for the implementation of TETRA radio to the UK Fire and Rescue Services. Adrian is a chartered fire engineer, a forensic fire investigator with the international association of arson investigators, a police officer with Thames Valley Police and also sits on the editorial board with BSI committee FH14 for British standards 9999, 9991 and 7974.

Free Seminar: Innovative water source VRF technology and its applications
2018-05-09 18:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Dubai)
Hisense water-source multi-split air conditioning system successfully combines water-source control technology, multi-split control technology, DC inverter-driven technology and environmentally friendly R410A refrigerant, blends the technical advantages of air-cooled multi-split inverter-driven air conditioning and water-cooled chiller unit, and takes advantage of the low-grade heat such as ocean, soil, industrial waste heat and municipal wastewater to realize cooling and heating, then greatly saves energy.
The adoption of water-source multi-split air conditioning system is free from conventional low-temperature climate and geographical constraints, it can be widely used in the following water conditions and also be used in combination with other energy sources such as solar and other new energy.
Speaker: Mr. Li Ning, senior mechanical engineer & technical solution director of Hisense/Hitachi, with more than 10 years VRF solution experience.

For registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/innovative-water-source-vrf-technology-and-its-applications-tickets-45627974500

ASHRAE Course: The Future of Refrigerants: Challenges and Opportunities (MENA)
2018-05-09 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Dubai)
This training provides a background review of international treaties and initiatives that support the transition from hydroclorofluorocarbon (HCFC) and hydrofluorocabon (HFC) refrigerants towards non-ozone depleting (ODP), low global warming potential (GWP) substances. A review of proposed refrigerants and how they can be used in different HVAC&R applications based on theoretical and empirical analyses are discussed. Challenges and opportunities associated with the different types of refrigerants: hydrofluorolefins, and natural refrigerants are presented. Refrigerant options now and in the future that suites the region, and related Standards and Codes of Systems and Substances are also covered. Finally, the workshop wraps up with a discussion on the system’s perspective and how to best understand the opportunities for energy efficiency improvements along with hands-on experience with free software such as the ORNL Life Cycle Climate Performance web application and the ORNL Heat Pump Design Model.
Course Instructor
Omar Abdelaziz, Ph.D.
Cost:
$405 for non-member
$311 for ASHRAE Member
$270 for ASHRAE Falcon Member. For information, contact Ayah Said at globaltrainingcenter@ashrae.org
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*Special Offer: Enroll for both HVAC Design Essentials (MENA) and The Future of Refrigerants: Challenges and Opportunities (MENA) courses (6-9 May 2018) and SAVE!
Cost:
$1050 for non-member
$860 for ASHRAE Member
$800 for ASHRAE Falcon Member

Cost:
$405 for non-member
$311 for ASHRAE Member
$270 for ASHRAE Falcon Member

6th Annual District Cooling Stakeholders Summit
2018-05-08 - 2018-05-09
The 6th Annual of DC Summit gathers some of the most prestigious names and organization in the industry. Focusing on interaction between DC Providers and Demand Side of the sector like developers and Facilities Managers in order to enhance the district cooling services in the region. Along with this it will also focus on asset management and enhanced O&M with Transition to Modern District Energy System.
Main Themes:
– Deciding Next Steps to Accelerate District Energy– Enriching the Existing Systems– Transition to Modern District Cooling System
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ASHRAE Course: HVAC Design Essentials (MENA)
2018-05-06 08:00 - 2018-05-08 17:00 (Asia/Dubai)
ASHRAE Middle East Global Training Center for Building Excellence is organizing a three-day HVAC Design Essentials training to provide intensive, practical training for HVAC designers and others involved in the delivery of HVAC services in the MENA region. In three days, gain real-world practical design skills and knowledge that can be put to immediate use in designing and maintaining HVAC systems. Developed by industry-leading professionals selected by ASHRAE and customized for the Middle East, the training provides the fundamental and technical aspects of designing and maintaining HVAC systems.
ASHRAE’s HVAC Design Essentials training provides participants with instruction that accelerates their transformation into effective members of a design, construction or facilities maintenance team. Developed by industry-leading professionals selected by ASHRAE, the training provides attendees with the fundamentals and technical aspects of HVAC design. Attendees will gain practical skills and knowledge to design and maintain HVAC systems that can be put to immediate use.
In addition to gaining in-depth knowledge and understanding, attendees will receive real-world examples of HVAC systems based on the renovated ASHRAE Headquarters building and on building in the MENA region. The training also teaches a systematic approach to guide a design team to a solution that optimally meets the client’s expectations.
The training provides the fundamental and technical aspects of designing and maintaining HVAC systems, including:

Load Calculations
Psychrometrics
HVAC Systems and Components
Codes and Standards
Basic Design of Air Systems
Basic Design of Hydronic Systems
BAS Controls
Project Management

Course Instructors
Hassan Younes
Samir Traboulsi, Ph.D.
Cost:
$948 for non-member
$757 for ASHRAE Member
$655 for ASHRAE Falcon Member. For information, contact Ayah Said at globaltrainingcenter@ashrae.org
(*Save $50 off registration if you register 30 days prior to the training)
Fee Covers: Course admittance, course materials, publications, break refreshments, and lunches.
Company Discount Fee: Enroll 3 or more participants from the same company at the same time and save. Group pricing available for 3+ registrants. For information, contact Ayah Said at globaltrainingcenter@ashrae.org
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*Special Offer: Enroll for both HVAC Design Essentials (MENA) and The Future of Refrigerants: Challenges and Opportunities (MENA) courses (6-9 May 2018) and SAVE!
Cost:
$1050 for non-member
$860 for ASHRAE Member
$800 for ASHRAE Falcon Member

Cost:
$948 for non-member
$757 for ASHRAE Member
$655 for ASHRAE Falcon Member
(*Save $50 off registration if you register 30 days prior to the training)
Fee Covers: Course admittance, course materials, publications, break refreshments, and lunches.
Company Discount Fee: Enroll 3 or more participants from the same company at the same time and save. Group pricing available for 3+ registrants. For information, contact Ayah Said at globaltrainingcenter@ashrae.org
*Special Offer: Enroll for both HVAC Design Essentials (MENA) and The Future of Refrigerants: Challenges and Opportunities (MENA) courses (6-9 May 2018) and SAVE!
Cost:
$800 for ASHRAE Falcon Member

The 5th edition of the World IEQ Forum 2018
2018-05-03 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Dubai)
Given the profound nature of the implications, the IEQ story for 2018 would have to begin in the tranquil shores of the island of Kauai, in Hawaii. In a high-profile move, Tesla, in the first quarter of 2017, deployed a 13MW solar power system, linked to a 13MW/52MWh Powerpack System, which came with the promise of powering up the island during daytime and, according to current estimates, up to 10pm. The project, for the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC), involves the use of approximately 55,000 solar panels and 272 Powerpack units to store the energy generated by the panels. Based on a power-purchase agreement with KIUC, the “solar energy shifting”, utility-scale project will serve over 30,000 customers in the island – Tesla would be selling generated and stored energy at 11 cents per kWh, which according to Tesla would be significantly cheaper than the cost of power that is generated through burning fossil fuels. According to estimates, at full throttle, the project would be instrumental in replacing the use of over two million gallons a year of diesel with clean energy.
A significant implication of the project is its clean nature, which opens very interesting possibilities, indeed. Among them, perhaps an answer to the question, ‘How do we balance the need for greater energy-efficiency with the demand for better indoor air quality?’
In 2016, during the 4th edition of the World IEQ Forum, in Dubai, delegates saw an interesting debate unfold on whether the pursuit of greater energy efficiency was at the cost of indoor air quality. Tighter insulation profiles and fewer fresh air changes, the IAQ camp argued, were putting paid to efforts to ensure healthier buildings. They called for many more fresh air changes than the number prescribed by ASHRAE, say. The counter-argument rode on the premise that fresh air changes would mean more energy usage, which would increase indirect emissions.
When viewed from that context, the Kauai Island project, if successfully scaled up across the globe, would deem the argument based on indirect emissions irrelevant. Clean energy, available round the clock without any disruption – or minimal disruption that is limited to non-peak hours – and, importantly, able to power the critical mass of HVACR equipment, including energy-intensive large-tonnage chillers – would be as close as we would ever get to energy-utopia and healthy air in the built-environment.
The 5th edition of the World IEQ Forum will keep Kauai as the centre-piece to discuss the possibility of a new world order, where IEQ is given the importance it truly deserves among policy-makers, consultants, building owners and equipment manufacturers, among others.

Innovative HVAC Systems for Energy Efficiency
2018-04-25 18:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Arjaan By Rotana, Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Event Sponsor M/s Conex Banninger
Co Sponsor M/s HIRA Industry & M/s Hisense
Agenda
6.00 – 6.30 PM Registration
6.30 – 7.15 PM Presntation on Topic 1
7.15 – 8.00 PM Presentation on Topic 2
8.00 PM onward Dinner and Networking
Topic 1 -Innovative HVAC Systems for Energy Efficiency (6.30PM to 7.15PM)
Prsented By – Daniel H. Nall, P.E., Vice President, Syska Hennessy Group
This presentation examines several different innovative approaches to HVAC systems that demonstrate significant improvements compared with conventional systems. These HVAC systems incorporate several first principles strategies to both increase the efficiency of the heating and cooling sources and also to reach desired environmental goals more directly. These principles include:

Improving the efficiency of the heating and cooling source for the building by operating it to provide the highest temperature cooling and lowest temperature heating required to achieve the desired psychrometric outcome.
Using both diurnal and annual storage of heat rejected from the cooling process to reduce make-up heat for heating mode of water source heat pump systems.
Selective application of low temperature cooling to achieve desired space humidity goals with minimized reheat

The projects demonstrating these approaches are of several types, laboratories, healthcare, office and high-rise residential. Strategies for reducing lift for compression refrigeration comfort systems are presented, one strategy utilizing ground-coupling to reduce condensing temperature, and the second approach involves tailoring chilled water temperature to cooling end-use (sensible cooling or dehumidification). Two projects presenting alternate utilization of thermal storage are presented, one using building systems for diurnal storage and the other using ground annual thermal storage to provide make-up heat for heat pump systems. Finally, two airside system approaches to minimizing reheat for dehumidification are presented. The systems are designed for high airflow, humidity controlled spaces that ordinarily rely on reheat to maintain conditions, but the presented configurations significantly reduce the need for reheat.
Learning goals for the presentation. After the presentation, the attendee should be able to:

Understand the importance of first principles analysis to improve the design of HVAC systems that must achieve specific environmental goals.
Analyze systems over daily and annual time periods to identify thermal resources that can reduce energy consumption.
Use psychrometric analysis to identify and validate energy efficiency opportunities related to dehumidification.
Exploit load and ventilation diversity among different occupancy types to achieve more efficient environmental control for mixed-use buildings.

Topic -2 The Opportunity to move from Brazing to Pressing
Be part of the global team leading the transition from brazing to >B< MaxiPro press technology in air conditioning and refrigeration (ACR) applications.

The conversion from brazing/soldering to >B< Press is still growing after 30 years with no sign of slowing down within the plumbing industry.
ACR is about to embark on this transition, which will provide significant opportunities for decades to come.
>B< MaxiPro was invented as an extension of press technology and is capable of handling the higher pressures involved in air conditioning and refrigeration applications.

Retrofit Tech Summit & Awards
2018-04-10 08:00 - 2018-04-11 16:00 (Asia/Dubai)
The leading platform for Dubai’s multi-sector retrofit programme and the Emirate-wide adoption of energy efficient technologies.
Hosted and strategically endorsed by Etihad ESCO and TAQATI, the 4th annual RetrofitTech Dubai Summit & Awards will give provide an update on the retrofitting strategy across Dubai. The summit will highlight the latest project opportunities for retrofitting government buildings, as well as the buildings within the commercial, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education and industrial sectors, and the best practice retrofitting strategies.
Contact person: Jessica Bou Samra, Contact e-mail: Jessica.bousamra@acm-events.com
ASHRAE contact person: Azmi Aboul-Hoda, Contact e-mail: azmi.ah@ashraeuae.org

ASHRAE course: Commercial Building Energy Audits (MENA)
2018-04-01 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Dubai)
This seminar provides guidance on how to perform commercial building energy audits. Best practices and other information relevant for building owners, managers and government entitles are covered. The seminar includes a summary of materials essential for performing ASHRAE Level 1, 2 and 3 audits, time-saving tips for every auditor, how to hire an auditor, what to ask for in a comprehensive audit report, and how to build a successful energy efficiency retrofit team.
This ALI course/seminar may be a suitable resource to help prepare for a Certification exam or earn PDHs for recertification.
Course Instructor
Hassan Younes
Cost:
$405 for non-member
$311 for ASHRAE Member
$270 for ASHRAE Falcon Member. For information, contact Ayah Said at globaltrainingcenter@ashrae.org

Cost:
$405 for non-member
$311 for ASHRAE Member
$270 for ASHRAE Falcon Member

Free seminar: Intelligent Buildings - Technology is Changing; What is Possible in the Built Environment
2018-03-27 12:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Amity University Dubai, dubai, United Arab Emirates
There is a lot of buzz around intelligent or smart buildings, but what exactly is an intelligent building? This lecture will explore how intelligent buildings work and how they are constructed.

Speaker:
Jim Vallort

Construction Innovation Forum 2018
2018-03-27 09:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Dubai) | St. Regis hotel – Dubai, Al Habtoor City, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dubai has succeeded in transforming itself into a global city, and a regional business and tourism hub; this has happened predominantly in the last two decades. With the government also undertaking numerous ‘smart’ initiatives, the benefits of digitization are expected to percolate to every sector in the economy, especially infrastructure, utilities, transportation, aviation, and tourism. The Construction Innovation Forum will present an opportunity for the attendees to get acquainted with the facts about the technology solutions for the growing infrastructure projects in the region, successful applications of BIM in MEP, and the sustainability in the HVAC industry.
To be part of this event, register your event here

Free Seminar: Advancements in Ventilation System Efficiency and Specification
2018-03-21 18:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Arjaan By Rotana, Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Commercial ventilation systems must be designed to meet project requirements while minimizing wasted energy. This seminar provides engineering guidance founded in ASHRAE standards, and engineering practice for design and specification. Fans, control dampers, and sand-trap louvers will be covered. Special attention will be given to a new fan efficiency standard, and how to minimize fan system effect.

ASHRAE Falcon Chapter monthly meeting
2018-03-21 16:30 - 17:30 (Asia/Dubai) | Arjaan By Rotana, Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
