EME - Newsletter MEssage #03/2022

NEWSLETTER 

MESSAGE 

NEWSLETTER FROM EUROVENT MIDDLE EAST 

DECEMBER 2022 VOL. 08 

Bridging the gap: 

Critical take aways from the 

Eurovent Middle East Congress 

www.eurovent.me

CONTENTS 

03 Letter to the industry: Thank you! 

04 Feature Article: Cheap is always more 

expensive! 

07 COP27 roundup: Navigating climate discussions 

in today’s reality 

10 Technical Article: What you need to know about 

fan noise 

17 Session 1 in review: ‘There is a need for a 

burning platform’ 

21 Session 2 in review: The GCC region’s complex 

journey of phasing down F-gases 

24 Session 2 in review: Leading the conversation 

on IAQ instead of leaving it 

26 Photo feature: Exhibition: A showcase of leading 

HVACR solutions 

30 Session 3 in review: Market surveillance: the 

gatekeeper for energy efficiency 

35 Session 4 In review: Untapped potential: Retrofit 

opportunities in the Middle East 

38 Photo Feature: Gala evening: Celebrating the 

pillars of the industry. 

MESSAGE 

LETTER 

TO THE INDUSTRY 

Thank You! 

Eurovent Middle East's 5-year anniversary congress, 

"HVACR2030: Rethinking Policies and Strategies", 

was a major milestone for the association's work 

and the industry at large. We were humbled by the 

great interest of many key industry and government 

representatives. More than 350 attendees joined us for a 

day full of interesting perspectives on energy efficiency, 

sustainability, market surveillance and retrofitting. On 

behalf of Eurovent Middle East and our members, I would 

like to thank you! 

First and foremost, thank you to our partners who 

supported this event. We are grateful to the United 

Nations Environment Programme and Eng. Khaled 

Klaly for the wonderful cooperation, his impressive 

presentation and for making our congress part of a UNEP 

series of meetings in Dubai, UAE. Thank you to the Abu 

Dhabi Department of Energy, the Abu Dhabi Quality and 

Conformity Council and the Ras Al Khaimah Municipality 

for their contribution and support. We would also like 

to commend our knowledge partners, Eurovent Certita 

Certification and UL Solutions, for their essential input 

on market surveillance and our media partner Climate 

Control Middle East, for their long-standing coverage of 

our activities. 

The signing of the MoU between Eurovent and the Gulf 

Standardization Organisation (GSO) is a wonderful 

accomplishment based on years of fruitful exchange. 

We express our sincerest gratitude to H.E. Mr Saud 

Al-Khusaibi, President of the GSO, for opening our 

event with a thoughtful and encouraging speech. 

Eurovent Middle East is looking forward to putting this 

MoU to work and strengthening our joint efforts for 

harmonisation in the region. 

It is a rare occasion that an event like this gathers such 

overwhelming feedback and leaves everyone pleased. 

We have heard multiple times that it has been the 

best industry event in the region thus far. Needless 

to say, this is extremely flattering and is a great 

encouragement for the years to come, not because we 

want to become an event organiser but because it helps 

empower the HVACR industry to identify topics and 

discuss issues relevant to the market. It also highlights 

the value of having an adequate framework to deliver 

the message. 

The non-commercial approach of Eurovent Middle East 

and our ability to work together for our mutual interests 

and the region's benefit have enabled us to provide a 

unique environment for presenters and audiences alike. 

We want and need to build on this. We hope that many 

more organisations have noted the positive impact of 

working together within our framework and will be 

motivated to join our efforts. 

I conclude with a final, and perhaps the biggest 

"Thank You!" to our team, all of whom have set an 

impressive benchmark in delivering a high-level 

event with outstanding dedication and perseverance. 

Congratulations to Markus, Maja, Mickel, Andrea, and 

Hannah for this great achievement! 

Best regards, 

Tariq Al Ghussein 

President 

Eurovent Middle East 

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FEATURE 

Cheap is always more 

expensive! 

Eurovent Middle East’s 5 Year Anniversary Congress brought together more than 

350 high-level stakeholders from government and industry to discuss a variety 

of important aspects impacting energy efficiency and sustainability in the region. 

Markus Lattner, Managing Director of Eurovent Middle East, elaborates on key 

takeaways and possible initiatives resulting from the event. 

Let me start with a very personal 

view. Throughout my professional 

life, I have witnessed hundreds 

of conferences, congresses, 

exhibitions, and discussions with 

next to no consequences and 

outcomes. In many cases, they 

were repetitions of same old 

pearls of wisdom and conclusions, 

much applauded but without 

effectively bringing change to any 

of the issues discussed. 

In fact, when I conceptualised 

Eurovent Middle East in 2016, 

I kept asking myself what is it 

that such an association should 

actually add to the market. And 

the one answer standing on top 

of everything else was: Change! 

We don’t need more conferences, 

we don’t need more talk, we need 

action. This maxim has since been 

the underlying principle of our 

work at Eurovent Middle East. 

The conclusion of our 5 Year 

Anniversary Congress thus is not a 

celebration of a nice event. Rather 

that we have a whole new road 

map of initiatives before us which 

will guide our work in the years 

ahead. I applaud all our speakers 

and panellists who contributed to 

shaping a better understanding of 

where we stand and of the barriers 

in front of us on the way forward. 

The opening of the event with the 

presentation of Eng. Khaled Klaly 

of the UN Environment Programme 

served as a clear warning: we 

are nowhere close to achieve the 

targets to curtail global warming. 

Eng. Klaly emphasised the 

importance of industry associations 

in the battle for more sustainability. 

But it is worth taking a closer look at 

what such associations bring to the 

table in helping address the issues 

brought up during the congress. 

Coordination 

We are witnessing a proliferation 

of groups, initiatives, and 

organisations dealing with climate 

change. As much as this is 

necessary and important, it also 

obscures clear pathways towards 

coordinated and structural change. 

“Too many cooks spoil the soup”. 

The same goes for the industry 

as well. Most players promote 

energy efficiency in one way or 

another. But it needs coordination 

to make these messages heard 

and understood. This is where 

industry associations like Eurovent 

Middle East play a crucial role. We 

channel the efforts of many into a 

strong targeted initiative. 

In my presentation on Energy 

Efficiency in the Middle East – 

Missing Links, I highlighted that 

we need regulatory intervention on 

many different levels and in many 

different areas. We must deal 

with a multitude of government 

bodies if we want to improve 

regulations set to increase energy 

efficiency. The call for an “HVAC 

ministry” mirrors the demand 

for a coordinating body on the 

government side. 

This is one of the key takeaways 

and conclusions of the congress, 

which we are currently following 

up on. The call made during the 

event has prompted interest from 

government representatives to 

initiate a task force under the 

auspices of a leading government 

body. This task force would identify 

relevant other bodies and private 

sector stakeholders to discuss ideas 

and suggestions on how to curb 

energy consumption with simple 

means and what kind of regulatory 

intervention this requires. 

There are many such ideas and 

suggestions on the table. From 

shading of equipment to mandating 

commissioning independent from 

contractors. Minimum qualification 

requirements for technicians, 

documentation and supervision 

of operating protocols, or moving 

maintenance contracts from a 

cost to a performance base. Each 

of these measures would have 

immediate and significant effects on 

energy consumption and would shift 

attention to life cycle costs, which 

would be important to double shift 

towards better performing products. 

CAPEX vs OPEX 

Markus Lattner 

The second takeaway is the need 

to work more on the CAPEX 

mindset in the region. In this 

regard, it needs more real-life 

examples, calculations and 

perhaps demonstrators to highlight 

the benefits of the total cost of 

ownership approach. It does not 

help that investors aren’t usually 

the ones paying the price for low 

quality and efficiencies. But the 

deterioration of building conditions 

and the subsequent drop in space 

revenues may offer a chance to 

argue for more careful consideration 

when selecting HVAC equipment and 

services. 

What Eurovent Middle East can 

achieve here is mostly restricted to 

messaging. But there are aspects 

which hold potential for regulatory 

intervention. Especially for existing 

build stock and the problem of 

maintenance and retrofitting, 

variable energy pricing could provide 

a key to better energy performance. 

Coupled with performance-based 

maintenance contracts, utility 

companies can add leverage with 

increased energy costs for excessive 

consumption. 

Retrofitting 

A similar avenue is provided by 

retrofitting. As Frank Grundholm, 

Board Member of Eurovent Middle 

East, pointed out in his presentation, 

more than 90% of our current 

buildings will still be in operation 

in 2050. Tearing them down 

and replacing them with betterperforming 

buildings is not an 

option, so we need awareness that 

constant improvement of buildings 

is the only way to achieve any 

sustainability targets we may have. 

The European Building Performance 

Directive could serve as excellent 

guidance to formulate a similar 

framework in the Middle East. To 

succeed, however, governments also 

need to consider more incentives 

for retrofits. Such incentives don’t 

need to be in form of direct subsidies 

but may be based on price penalties 

for energy consumption exceeding 

established baselines. 

A case for building inspection 

Another tool to drive awareness of 

operating costs and to stimulate 

retrofits would be provided by 

mandatory building inspections. 

In 2019, Eurovent Middle East 

published a position paper which 

perfectly summarises the issues 

and benefits a regulatory 

intervention would achieve. With 

a recurrent inspection routine, 

we would quickly see the shift 

towards quality equipment and 

service providers. Simply because 

the life cycle costs become 

more important than the initial 

investment. 

There are numerous other 

significant advantages to 

introducing an inspection regime 

including better operational and 

fire safety, improved occupational 

health, food safety, stimulation 

of the economy and the creation 

of quality jobs. The data collected 

by such means would provide 

governments with essential 

information on which to base next 

generation regulations for years to 

come. (The position paper can be 

downloaded here.) 

Market Surveillance 

Market surveillance remains an 

issue in the region. Introducing 

MEPS for air conditioning 

equipment is a good and rightful 

step. Its impact on energy 

efficiency however, will be limited 

without a better regime of market 

surveillance. The key issue is that 

due to a lack of testing facilities, 

the region depends on pre-market 

testing. That means manufacturers 

need to go through Notified Bodies 

and individual product testing to 

prove compliance with regulations. 

This provides only a relatively 

low level of confidence in 

compliance. It is too easy to find 

workarounds or declare different 

values at the point of import 

and the point of sale. Without 

random factory audits and the 

selection of equipment directly 

from the line, such pre-market 

assessments aren’t delivering 

the level of fairness in a highly 

competitive environment it 

would need. On the contrary, it 

sometimes puts manufacturers 

of high-performance equipment 

at a disadvantage, as they have 

to compete with too many lowperforming 

products in an 

extremely price-sensitive market. 



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FEATURE 

FEATURE 

COP27 roundup: Navigating 

climate discussions in 

today’s reality 

Eurovent Middle East looks at the critical conversations that took place at the 

recently concluded COP27 to showcase the persistent climate issues that hope 

to find a resolution in COP28, which is set to convene from November 30 to 

December 12, 2023, in the UAE. 

When it comes to heavily customised 

equipment, such pre-market testing 

becomes even less effective. It’s 

not economically viable to have 

every single unit tested and doesn’t 

allow for any comparison between 

different manufacturers. Such 

comparison, however, is essential 

to empower customers to make 

decisions based on performance 

data rather than price. And let’s be 

honest, there isn’t much to do in 

terms of market surveillance for 

customised equipment. 

Here the value of independent thirdparty 

certification becomes clear. 

The market has long depended 

on certified products for a simple 

reason: It assures planners and 

buyers alike that the claims of a 

manufacturer are valid, and they 

don’t end up with underperforming 

machinery. Certification allows 

one to compare products from 

different manufacturers and choose 

the solution with best price and 

performance for a project. 

The confidence level provided by 

certification is way higher than by 

simple pre-market testing. Thus, 

it would be a prudent step by 

governments in the region to rely on 

existing and accepted certification 

schemes and reserve limited 

budgets for market surveillance 

for uncertified products. This 

would also relieve certified 

manufacturers from excessive 

additional testing costs. Costs 

which do not provide any additional 

advantage other than being able 

to sell into comparatively small 

markets. 

Results 

As mentioned in the introduction 

to this article, there is a need 

for tangible results, not just an 

additional forum for discussion. 

The feedback we have received is 

outstanding and extremely positive. 

It’s not just a pat on the back but an 

active interest in future cooperation 

and joint initiatives by several 

organisations and government 

bodies. Eurovent Middle East has 

noticeably grown and matured, and 

we are set to open the next chapter 

of our work. 

And while it may take its time, 

in the spirit of cooperation, 

collaboration, and co-creation 

we are in exchange with various 

government organisations to build 

on the outcomes of this event. 

We are also working with fellow 

associations like ASHRAE and 

AHRI on joint position papers. The 

key takeaways of this congress 

will not be lost but turned into the 

foundation of our next five years. 

We can’t afford cheap 

I thank all speakers and panellists, 

all our members for their efforts 

and support, as they have greatly 

contributed to the success of 

this event. It shows dedication, 

commitment, and a true interest 

in the region’s development. Our 

members do not sit on the side-lines 

but stand up for the common good 

and show that by working together 

we can achieve. 

The pandemic has been a reminder: 

the cheap way will cost us dearly; we 

can’t afford this. If we want to see 

a shift from cheap to quality, from 

value engineering to engineering 

of value, then we need more such 

commitment. If I must summarise 

our 5 Year Anniversary in one word, 

it would be: VALUE! Thanks to our 

members, speakers, and the team, 

Eurovent Middle East has led by 

example and brought value to the 

region’s HVACR community. 

Recent reports of record-breaking 

temperatures and rising sea levels 

underline the imminent threat of 

global warming and the need for 

urgent action from all stakeholders. 

This is a reality that all nations, 

organisations, industries, and 

individuals face, as they all bear a 

responsibility in either helping or 

hindering the future of this planet. 

A historic meeting 

From November 6 to 20, 2022, 

nearly 200 nations gathered in 

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for the 

27th United Nations Climate 

Change summit (COP27). To date, 

the Conference of the Parties, a 

meeting attended by the countries 

that signed the United Nations 

Framework Convention on Climate 

Change (UNFCCC), is considered 

the world’s largest gathering to 

discuss the most critical climate 

issues facing humanity. 

The vital importance of these 

discussions does not need to 

be underlined, especially with 

recent reports from World Health 

Organization projecting 250,000 

additional deaths annually due to 

climate change. A report from the 

World Meteorological Organization, 

released at the beginning of the 

climate talks, also highlighted 

how the last eight years have each 

been warmer than all years prior, 

The European Union’s Copernicus 

Climate Change Service also 

confirmed that Europe had the 

hottest October on record. The 

warming waters and melting ice 

are not only accelerating the rise 

of sea levels but also posing a 

humanitarian threat. 

The IPCC report ‘Climate Change 

2022: Impacts, Adaptation & 

Vulnerability' noted that half of 

the world's population is highly 

vulnerable to the impact of climate 

change, with those living in highly 

vulnerable regions, many of which 

are in lesser developed parts of the 

world, already 15 times more likely 

to die due to floods, droughts, and 

storms. 

To add to these alarming statistics, 

COP27 is held at a complicated time 

when geopolitical issues severely 

impact global energy security and 

when more effort than ever is 

needed to curb climate change. 

Tense talks : Loss and damage, 

limiting language and accelerated 

methane reduction 

From the beginning, talks at COP27 

were off to an intense start, with 

a critical debate stemming from 

growing anger toward industrialised 

countries reluctant to pay for the 

consequences of climate change. 

The idea had been resisted for years 

by some of the largest emitters, 

such as the United States and 

Europe, who were worried about 

the extent of liabilities. COP27 

saw intense discussion going into 

overtime as negotiations on a “loss 

and damages” fund persisted. The 

European Union, nevertheless, 

issued a historic proposal at COP27 

that includes a version of the “loss 

and damages” fund sought by 

developing nations but does not 

include details about the actual 

financial mechanism for the fund 

with who should pay for climate 

damage, and how much still up for 

debate. 

Negotiations concluded with 

the release of a final text 

which establishes new funding 

arrangements for assisting 

developing countries that are 

particularly vulnerable to the 

adverse effects of climate change. 

The text establishes a fund for 

responding to loss and damage and 

a transitional committee tasked with 

implementing the parameters for its 

operation. 

The agreement was welcomed by 

vulnerable countries and considered 

a major achievement for COP27 

as it was sought after since the 

beginning of climate negotiations 

30 years ago. However, there was 

disappointment concerning 

developing stronger language 



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FEATURE 

on mitigation. Reports say that with 

global temperatures already at 

1.2 degrees C above pre-industrial 

levels, current pledges are expected 

to bring them to 2.5 degrees C, which 

could lead to a catastrophic climate 

disaster. European delegates 

expressed disappointment, saying 

the call to phase down all fossil 

fuels was largely blocked as the 

final text speaks of “low emission 

technologies". Many consider the 

term vague and potentially used 

as a loophole to protect future 

investment in gas projects. 

Several media outlets also discussed 

how African nations at COP27 called 

to be allowed to develop their fossil 

fuel resources to help lift their 

people out of poverty as the summit 

welcomed leaders of oil and gas 

companies side-lined at previous 

talks. Overall, demands from 

environmental groups and scientists 

that governments and companies 

should leave oil and gas in the 

ground have had less traction in this 

year’s edition of the summit. 

The COP27 climate talks, on the 

other hand, saw an update to the 

Global Methane Pledge – a multicountry 

initiative to slash methane 

emissions by 30% by 2030, with 

more than 150 countries signing up 

to a global pact to reduce methane 

emissions, 50 more than when the 

initiative was launched in 2021. 

Preparing to host unresolved 

climate issues 

The conclusion of COP27 saw the 

spotlight shift to the UAE, which is 

set to host the 28th session of the 

Conference of the Parties (COP 28) 

from November 30 to December 

12, 2023, in Dubai. Overall, there 

is a strong expectation that 

COP28 must do more to secure 

meaningful new action to shift the 

trajectory of global warming. 

The global event also allows the 

UAE to showcase strengthened 

efforts to accelerate commitments 

in the field of sustainability. In 

COP27 alone, the UAE sent the 

largest delegation, a little over 

1000. The UAE has continuously set 

ambitious targets for the energy 

sector, announcing plans to invest 

around USD 163 billion in clean 

energy to support the climateneutrality 

goals. The country 

has been lauded for offering a 

great mix of energy projects for 

businesses worldwide and has 

attracted some of the lowest bids 

for solar energy projects in the 

industry’s history. In parallel, the 

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi 

(DoE) has drafted new regulations 

that will see 60% of the Emirate's 

electricity being generated from 

clean and renewable sources by 

2035 and up to 75% reduction in 

carbon emissions. 

As part of preparations for COP28, 

Emirates Nature-WWF officially 

launched the UAE Alliance for 

Climate Action (UACA). The 

alliance was created to support 

the increased momentum of 

net-zero targets in line with the 

Paris agreement to limit global 

warming to 1.5 degrees C. The 

UAE Independent Climate Change 

Accelerators (UICCA) was also 

launched as a non-partisan 

climate action entity to bring 

together members of the public 

and private sector, including 

academic institutions and nongovernmental 

organisations 

(NGOs) to drive the UAE’s 

commitment towards net zero 

by 2050. The Abu Dhabi media 

office says that in the lead-up 

to COP28, the UICCA, led by 

Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin 

Khalifa Al Nahyan will establish 

an independent body that enables 

collaboration and cooperation. 

Lastly, there is a high expectation 

for stronger movement in the 

agreed-upon “loss and damage 

funds” in COP28, as stakeholders 

must spend the next year 

discussing details surrounding 

the fund, specifically the countries 

that will be contributing money 

and the ones that can receive it. 

The transitional committee will 

meet in March 2023 and develop 

recommendations before the 

2023 climate summit. COP28 is 

also expected to complete the 

global stocktake, which, under 

the Paris climate accord, must 

be conducted every five years 

to assess collective progress to 

limit warming to 1.5 degrees C 

agreement. 

Shifting the discussion from 

energy supply to energy use: 

Why HVAC matters 

The HVACR sector is not exempt 

from these broader targets. Now, 

more than ever, the building 

industry must rally together. This 

is made clear by the 2022 Global 

Status Report for Buildings and 

Construction published on the 

side-lines of COP27, which says 

carbon dioxide emissions from 

buildings and construction are at an 

all-time high. The report says the 

construction sector accounted for 

34% of total energy demand and 37% 

of energy and operations-related 

carbon dioxide emissions last year. 

It also found that in 2021, carbon 

dioxide emissions from buildings 

reached an all-time high at around 

10 gigatons, which is a 5% increase 

from 2020 and a 2% increase from 

2019, following the COVID-related 

shutdowns. The report linked the 

increase in emissions to emerging 

economies that are increasing their 

use of fossil fuels in buildings. As a 

result, energy demand in buildings 

rose by about 4 % compared to 2020, 

the largest increase in the past 10 

years. 

There is a strong indication that 

broader organisations have seen the 

HVACR sector’s contribution to these 

international targets. 

A report by the Food and Agriculture 

Organization (FAO) and the UN 

Environment Programme highlighted 

how improving cold chains in the 

production and distribution of food 

in the developing world is essential 

in fighting climate change and world 

hunger. The report further noted 

that more efficient refrigeration 

would prevent food waste and boost 

revenues for small farmers. Another 

report cited Zitouni Ould-Dada, 

Deputy Director of the FAO, saying 

that developing countries could save 

144 million tonnes of food annually if 

they reached the same level of food 

cold chain as developed countries.. 

Overall, the current gaps allow 

the HVACR sector to utilise its 

technology to showcase potentially 

considerable savings that can be 

achieved from the use of more 

sustainable solutions. This is 

especially true in the Middle East, 

where cooling and refrigeration are 

critical to everyday life. With much of 

the narrative surrounding the clean 

supply of energy, there is a need to 

shift the discussion to also highlight 

conscientious energy use and how it 

can be achieved. 

Khaled Klaly, Montreal Protocol Regional Coordinator, 

West Asia, Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP) ; 

UN Environment Programme 

We are not on track with addressing climate change, which is the paramount environmental issue 

of our times. Refrigerant transition and energy efficiency work related to the Kigali Amendment 

and Montreal Protocol should be part of the increased ambition beyond the Paris Agreement goals 

of limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees C and pursuing 1.5 degrees C. By combining EE 

(energy efficiency) improvements with a transition away from super polluting refrigerants, the world 

could avoid cumulative GHG emissions equal to 4-8 years of total emissions at 2018 levels. 

The Montreal Protocol seeks to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting substances by phasing out 

HCFCs and, thanks to the recent Kigali Amendment, reduce GHG emissions by phasing down HFCs and 

promoting energy efficiency. 

The nexus of all this activity is the RACHP sector, which is at the very epicenter of climate change 

mitigation, and the key to the success of the Montreal Protocol. Therefore, it is critically important for 

HVACR industry to continue to communicate – better through Associations, with the policy makers 

to share their technical expertise, perspectives and support them in crafting informed and effective 

policies to ensure that the voice of industry is well reflected. 



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TECHNICAL ARTICLE 

What you need to know 

about fan noise 

Dr Sergey Karadzhi, Research & Development Engineer, Systemair, writes on the 

importance of sound in fan development, active sound reduction and what to keep in 

mind when choosing the best fan for your projects… 

Why noise levels determine the 

quality of a fan? 

Fans can be found everywhere in 

our life. It doesn’t matter where you 

go. Most likely, fans are working 

nearby. Sometimes it disturbs you 

and reduces your productivity level 

and overall comfort. Sometimes you 

hear no noise from fans, yet they 

can still influence you. For example, 

low-frequency noises, not detectable 

by human ear, could lead to fatigue 

and exhaustion or even cause 

partial deafness. Therefore, during 

fan development, we pay special 

attention to fan noise and consider 

noise levels a key parameter in the 

first steps of the design process. 

Fan noise levels could indirectly 

determine how well the fan is 

designed. If we will not consider 

additional sound absorption and look 

at a poorly designed fan, it features 

many areas with a separated flow 

and low efficiency. For example, if 

a fan has an efficiency of only about 

60%, with 40% accounting for losses. 

These losses result in heat, but a 

part is emitted s a noise. And the 

less efficient the fan, the more noise 

it emits. 

A holistic approach to fan noise 

reduction 

However, fans are only a part of a 

ventilation system. Even if the fan is 

very silent as a separate element, 

it is essential to consider noise 

during the design of the entire 

ventilation system. First, it is crucial 

to minimise aerodynamic losses 

in the system. The reason is that 

any pressure loss in the system 

is a vortex, and any vortex creates 

noise. Moreover, you need a bigger 

fan for higher pressure losses, 

which creates more noise. Secondly, 

the fan should be appropriately 

selected, meaning the type of fan 

and working point must be near the 

maximum efficiency. If the fan is 

working far from the design point, 

separation of flow appears in the 

blade channels, and any separation 

of flow causes additional noise, 

which could be avoided. 

In addition, if the fan is working on 

the left edge of the aerodynamic 

curve, it can have increased lowfrequency 

noises and vibrations. 

Finally, recommendations for 

optimal fan installation should 

be fulfilled, ensuring a uniform 

profile on the fan’s inlet. In other 

cases, uneven distribution will lead 

to unstable fan work, increasing 

noise levels and reducing longevity. 

Of course, other issues can lead 

to noise increase, such as bad 

balancing of the impeller and poorly 

designed system elements, among 

other factors. 

Active sound reduction using the 

interaction of two fans 

Different developers try to use 

active noise reduction for fans. In 

short, active noise reduction is when 

you are recording the noise from 

the source, shifting the phase and 

emitting noise with shifted phase 

to cancel the source noise. It is a 

highly complex method because 

phase shift depends on distance, so 

that you can reduce noise only in 

certain areas. 

Dr Sergey Karadzhi 

There are cases where such an 

approach has been successfully 

implemented. For example, in 

spaceships, where ventilation is 

also critical because there are 

not so many sound sources, noise 

from ventilation are typically 

very disruptive to astronauts, 

especially when they sleep. In this 

case, active noise reduction can 

be used as it eliminates noises 

only in certain areas, such as 

in the sleeping quarters of the 

astronauts. 

Active noise reduction can be used 

in ventilation, but some issues 

must be considered. For example, 

if the active noise reduction 

method is used for a fan in the 

channel, it can happen that after 

reducing noise on the outlet of 

the fan, fan inlet noise increases. 

In addition, microphones and 

loudspeakers can change their 

parameters with time, and this 

will lead to a decrease in sound 

reduction. 

When to use active noise 

reduction methods 

In the case of typical ventilation 

applications, it is usually too 

expensive to use active noise 

reduction because of the additional 

electronics required. That is why 

passive methods are commonly 

used, such as tube silencers. 

However, installers should also 

be careful when applying this 

method because sound reduction 

for silencers, which you can see in 

the catalogue provided by the fan 

manufacturer, is usually measured 

using a broadband noise source. In 

reality, the noise spectrum coming 

from the fan is very different. Thus, 

the modal structure of the sound 

field is different and sound reduction 

from a silencer in the real world will 

be lower than when using a flat or 

spherical wave source. 

I was considering a situation where 

two fans stand near each other in 

my work. This situation is common 

in tunnels, where several tunnel 

fans are standing near each other 

to create additional thrust in the 

tunnel, usually in case of fire. If two 

fans are identical, which is typically 

the case, we can consider one fan 

as a source and another as a sound 

emitter for active noise reduction. 

Sound waves on blades passing 

frequency for one fan can be shifted 

to cancel the sound levels of another 

fan. In this case, we can reduce costs 

because no additional sound source 

is needed. Yet, this method is still 

rather complicated, and you should 

check each case’s interference 

picture. Thus, although it is not an 

approach that will be widely used, it 

can be helpful in specific projects. 

These days, more computational 

methods are successfully 

implemented to predict fan sound 

levels. I would expect a very high 

level of implementation of these 

methods in the development process 

of fans in the nearest future in all 

leading companies. For axial fans, 

a good way of sound reduction is, of 

course, using skewed blades, and for 

radial fans in scroll casing, I would 

mention different shapes of the 

tongue and its sound absorption in it. 

When to use active noise reduction 

methods 

When looking at the fan, the easiest 

thing to check would be the impeller 

blade quantity and quantity of 

guide vanes or support plates. If 

the number of blades/plates is 

divisible or multiple of the number 

of motor poles, it is the first sign 

that this fan can have increased 

tonal noises. In addition, for axial 

fans, it is essential to check the gap 

between blades and casing and for 

radial fans, the gap between the 

inlet nozzle and impeller. Big or 

wrong gaps indicate the fan with 

poor aerodynamics and increased 

noise levels. 

After this, customer can also 

check the efficiency levels of the 

fan in the catalogue. If the fan 

has low efficiency, you can also 

expect higher fan noise levels. In 

most cases, sound levels are also 

mentioned in the catalogue, but it 

is always preferable to check how 

it was measured. The given values 

are trustworthy if the company 

has an ISO-accredited lab or the 

measurements were made at some 

reliable certification centre, such 

as AMCA. Otherwise, it would be 

better to check some samples to be 

sure. 

In summary, remember to check: 

• The impeller blade quantity 

• Quantity of guide vanes or 

support plates 

• For axial fans, check the gap 

between blades and casing 

• For radial fans, the gap between 

the inlet nozzle and impeller 

• The efficiency levels of the fan in 

the catalogue 

• If the fan was measured in a 

reliable and trustworthy manner 

through an ISO-accredited 

laboratory or certification centre 

• Samples of the products 

themselves 



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NEWSLETTER 

WELCOME TO THE CONGRESS 

Welcome to the Eurovent 

Middle East 5-yearanniversary 

HVACR 

Congress 

Established in January 2017, Eurovent Middle East celebrated its fifth anniversary 

in 2022. To commemorate the occasion, Eurovent Middle East invited stakeholders 

from the GCC, especially governmental entities, associations, and industry 

representatives, to a 2-day industry event, facilitating the exchange between 

industry and regulatory bodies and discussing policies and strategies towards a 

more sustainable future in cooling, ventilation, and refrigeration for the region. 

Please view our presentations 

and panels on YouTube 

See our picture gallery on Flickr 

Follow us on Linkedin 



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Carlos Amaya, Senior Specialist Demand Side 

Management (DSM), ADQCC 

The best takeaways from the Congress were the opportunity to catch up with colleagues 

in the HVAC industry, discuss collaboration opportunities with public entities and private 

organisations and learn how the sector has positively advanced during the pandemic period. 

Henrique Pereira, CEO, Taka Solution 

The Eurovent Congress brought together industry leaders and experts from the 

government and private sectors in the HVACR industry. The discussions and presentations 

facilitated awareness and education on regulation and policies and collective efforts 

from the industry towards a more sustainable future through cooling, refrigeration, and 

ventilation. Key relevant themes and takeaways such as post-pandemic strategies on 

indoor air quality, energy efficiency in the middle east and net-zero strategies aligned 

with the UAE’s government vision contributed to this summit being extremely informative, 

thought-provoking, and inspiring. 



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Watch here: 

Keynote Address: 

Ozone and climate protection 

under the Montreal Protocol - 

The role of refrigeration and 

air conditioning 

by Eng. Khaled Klaly Regional Coordinator, 

West Asia, UNEP 

Energy Efficiency in 

the Middle East 

– The missing links 

by Markus Lattner, Managing Director, Eurovent 

Middle East 

‘There is a need for a 

burning platform’ 

There is an urgent need to reduce CO2 emissions and accelerate energy efficiency in 

the Middle East, with fast-approaching environmental targets looming. As HVAC plays 

a critical role in meeting these broader objectives, experts reflect on low-hanging 

fruits that can be tackled and what the region can learn from markets that have 

adopted more efficient regulations early on. 

*The discussions are from a panel discussion at Eurovent Middle East’s 5-year-anniversary Congress held from 13-14 

September 2022. Eurovent Middle East would like to thank the participants for their valuable contribution. 

Identifying low-hanging fruits 

The Middle East is not exempt 

from the unfolding global narrative 

related to climate change. 

However, the region faces its 

unique challenges. Challenges 

that Mazen Hussein, Head of 

National Ozone Unit, Ministry of 

Environment – Lebanon, knows 

very well. Reflecting on the 

region’s approach when it comes to 

reducing energy consumption and 

CO2 in the context of the Montreal 

Protocol, the Paris Agreement 

and Kigali Amendment, Hussein 

says it’s time for countries in 

the GCC region to develop an 

overarching strategy for the cooling 

sector. “One of the main pillars 

for developing the road map is to 

establish a national cooling plan for 

each country,” he says. 

Such a framework, Hussein 

believes, would help countries 

identify which sectors or 

subsectors can be considered lowhanging 

fruits that can be tackled 

to support countries’ respective 

aim of reducing emissions and 

accelerating energy efficiency. 

“In most countries in the GCC 

region, those two subsectors are 

residential air conditioning and 

domestic refrigeration,” he says, 

believing that a closer look at 

these industries supports phaseout 

plans for the refrigerants 

and enhance energy efficiency to 

contribute to the indices of these 

countries. 

The importance of moving towards 

harmonised regulation 

Eid Mohammad Abdelmoneim, 

Government Affairs, ASHRAE Falcon 

Chapter, says there has been a lot of 

improvement in terms of regulation 

across the UAE thus far, highlighting 

Estidama and Dubai Green Building 

Regulations as an example. This 

trend, he says, can be seen throughout 

the country, with Ras Al Khaimah’s 

Barjeel as an additional example. 

These references, he stresses are 

constantly being improved with the 

help and support of organisations 

such as ASHRAE. 

Abdelmoneim adds that there is also 

a move under progress within the 

ministry to prepare one standard and 

code. He says this is a concerted effort 

to consider the future of the built 

environment and how it will look in the 

next 20 years. 

Weighing in as President of Eurovent 

Middle East, Tariq Al Ghussein 

stresses that a harmonised regulation 

that covers the whole region 

would be ideal and that the region 

should work as one considering the 

countries very similar conditions. 

Such harmonisation, he says, would 

be helpful to the market as it allows 

Mazen Hussein 

Eid Mohammad 

Abdelmoneim 



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Tariq Al Ghussein 

Thomas Richter 

Frank Grundholm 

manufacturers to look at one 

regulation instead of studying ten 

for a region that is only four or five 

degrees Celsius different from 

one another. “We can also look at 

mature countries that have had 

these problems for longer and learn 

from them,” he says. 

Bridging the knowledge gap 

The importance of sharing key 

learnings is something that Thomas 

Richter, Chairman of Product Group, 

'Energy Recovery Components', 

Eurovent, believes is not only 

possible but critical. He points 

to Europe’s mandate for energy 

recovery as an example, which, 

he says, could be a role model 

and showcase for what can be 

implemented in the Middle East in 

the context of cooling. 

Richter says that in Europe, the 

regulation began in 2016 mandating 

a minimum efficiency for heat 

recovery systems combined with 

specific fan power consumption. 

Since that period, he says it's not 

allowed to sell any units without 

energy recovery systems, and that 

this placed the focus more on life 

cycle costs among other benefits. 

When necessity is a driver of 

adoption 

For Frank Grundholm, the new 

energy performance of buildings 

directive in Europe is a good 

framework that the Middle East 

could look at as an example. As a 

member of the Board in Eurovent 

Middle East and Eurovent in 

Europe with a deep understanding 

of both markets, Frank believes 

this framework is something to 

be considered because of its 

flexibility. “In Europe, even if the 

energy efficiency levels in some 

countries are quite high, there's 

still the requirement that the 

lowest performing buildings in 

every country have to increase one 

or two levels,” he says. “So, it's not 

a matter of a certain level you have 

to get to, it’s about the fact that 

everybody needs to improve.” 

Grundholm adds that Europe is a 

good example largely because it 

is a little ahead regarding energy 

efficiency implementation. “We 

are all driven by urgency,” he 

says. “If there is no urgent burning 

platform, we tend to react a little 

bit slower.” In Europe, he explains, 

the energy crisis in the 80s drove 

a high focus on energy reduction. 

“In the Middle East, we haven't 

had an energy crisis in that way. 

Energy has always been very 

inexpensive,” Grundholm points 

out. “So, we've been missing that 

burning platform. It's coming, 

though, and that's driving then the 

momentum to accelerate change, 

and governments are really putting 

their efforts behind it.” 

The first panel of the congress 

outlined various approaches to the 

growing urgency to deal with rising 

energy consumption in the region. 

It set the stage for the following 

presentations and discussions 

dealing with refrigerants, 

IAQ, market surveillance and 

retrofitting. 



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Watch here: 

Refrigerants: Update on 

the transition to low GWP 

alternatives 

by Francesco Scuderi, Secretary 

General, Eurovent 

The GCC region’s complex 

journey of phasing down 

F-gases 

The GCC region has a long road ahead when it comes to phasing down F-gases in line 

with the targets set by the Montreal Protocol, largely because of the region’s heavy 

dependence on the cooling sector. Experts weigh in on the complex issues that exist 

in the market, what problems must be addressed and what support is needed from 

manufacturers and governments to support the transition. 



Post-pandemic outlook: 

Relevance of IAQ for 

standardisation and regulation 

by Dr Iyad Al Attar, Independent Air Filtration 

Consutlant 

HVACR 2030: Technical 

trends by patents registered 

in recent years 

by Francesco Scuderi, Secretary General, 

Eurovent 

The region has a long road ahead 

when it comes to meeting its targets 

to phase down F-Gas. Although the 

deadline is still some years ahead, 

the region’s heavy dependence 

on cooling, compounded by 

unsupportive market practices, 

makes the transition particularly 

challenging. 

Francesco Scuderi, Secretary 

General, Eurovent, believes that the 

region could greatly benefit from 

following the European approach, 

which he describes as in line if not 

better than what was forecasted 

in the Montreal Protocol. “I don't 

see any reason why the GCC region 

should not follow the same path,” 

he says. “The technology is there. 

The industry is extremely wellprepared. 

We also have seen that 

cooling technologies are picking 

up in terms of innovation. It is also 

a sustainable path that is paying 

off. It's an approach or a strategy 

which may place the Middle East 

region at the forefront of the Kigali 

Amendment and helping them 

do better and better than other 

countries.” 

A critical look at existing 

technologies 

Yaqoub Al-Matouq, drawing from 

his experience as the National 

Ozone Officer for the Environment 

Protection Authority (EPA) in Kuwait 

believes entrenched problems are 

more complex, elaborating further 

on the issues facing the GCC region. 

In 2016, he says, Kuwait and Bahrain 

embarked on a project under United 

Nations, wherein EPA determined 

that the region could not follow the 

same timeframe as the European 

Union. Al-Matouq points out that 

under the Montreal Protocol itself, 

ten countries get exemptions from 

applying the dates. “How did that 

happen?” he asks, “It’s because 

none of the 148 countries could 

support us with technologies for 

air conditioners that work with high 

ambient temperature countries.” 

Sharing his observations from 

visits to Europe, China, and the US, 

Al-Matouq says while there are 

suppliers with air conditioners that 

work with high temperatures, it 

can’t reach Kuwait’s requirement 

for 55 degrees C weather. “There 

is a push to put a policy to adopt 

something that we are not ready 

for,” he says, adding that the supply 

chain for efficient systems carrying 

low GWP refrigerants cannot meet 

the needs of the Middle East as it 

stands today. 

Al-Matouq adds that adoption is 

another critical point, and that it’s 

important to get it right the first 

time. “We have to be very careful in 

our approach,” he says, “because 

the culture of the people of the GCC 

is that if there is any issue leading to 

flammable air conditioner, nobody 

will use this technology again, or 

when we adopt a technology it needs 

to be totally safe and confirmed, so 

reviewing and updating the issue is 

the first solution. But for us, we are 

ready. Whenever the technology is 

there, we are ready.” Al Matouq says 

that despite the current situation, 

they remain optimistic as they 

understand that sectors can easily 

shift. 

The manufacturers’ view 

Weighing in, Srinivasan Rangan , 

Member of the Board, Eurovent 

Middle East, provides an outline of 

issues that manufacturers contend 

with in their efforts to be in the best 

position to provide these solutions 

to the market. “The first thing that 

would come to our mind is how does 

the refrigerant perform 



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Francesco Scuderi 

Yaqoub Al-Matouq 

SrinivasanRangan 


in high ambient conditions?” he 

says. “That's the first thing you see 

because it’s actually extremely 

unique. We must rate products 

up to 52-55 degrees C. So, the 

performance of the refrigerant is 

one of the most important things.” 

Rangan says that, secondly, 

manufacturers need to know where 

governments want to go in regards 

to global warming potentials 

(GWP). “Are we trying to aim at 150 

or are we trying to emit 750?” he 

asks. “If that is very clear, then it 

gives a clear path to prepare their 

roadmaps moving forward.” The 

next issue he says manufacturers 

contend with is availability of 

the key components such as the 

compressor. “You have to make 

sure that you have the entire supply 

chain serving the market because 

it's not just about the first-time 

sale, it's about continuity of the 

sale,” he says. 

After qualifying all this, then you 

start to look at the properties of the 

refrigerant itself, Rangan says, 

adding that this takes into account 

safety, toxicity, flammability, and so 

forth. “Then you have to look 

at the system pressure,” he says. 

“Once we have gone through all 

this, then you have to look at the 

necessary codes and compliance 

to codes moving forward. 

When you go into the cycle, it's 

about training the operators, 

installation, serviceability, and 

subsequent maintenance. This 

includes logistics of handling the 

refrigerants, storing the refrigerant 

and, moving forward, recyclability. 

Getting hold of this refrigerant, 

reclaiming and reusing it - these 

are the important things that need 

to be considered.” 

In outlining the process, Rangan 

stresses that the conversation 

should be expanded to consider the 

whole ecosystem. “The industry 

is not just manufacturers,” he 

says, “It's all of us, the users, 

the component and equipment 

suppliers -- everybody. And it's a 

journey that all of us must take 

together, it's a commitment from 

everybody to have a very positive 

impact on global warming.” 

‘We are not a priority for 

manufacturers’ 

Al-Matouq likens the situation 

to a vicious cycle. “It's a triangle 

among the manufacturer and 

supply chain, the users and the 

economies of the countries,” he 

says. Al-Matouq calls it a chicken 

and an egg scenario: “The 

designer doesn’t want to design 

the equipment because they 

might say they want a refrigerant. 

When we go to the guys who 

manufacture the refrigerant, he 

says, “I want thecompressor", 

and then it just stops.” 

Sharing his personal viewpoint, 

Al-Matouq says that even though 

cooling is so critical to survival 

in the GCC region, the market 

remains too small for most 

manufacturers. In 2019, he 

says the GCC region imported 

11 million units, while China 

imported 181 million units. “Do 

you think that the manufacturers 

will think to put all their effort 

into developing a unit for the 

region?” he asks. “We are not a 

priority for any manufacturer.” Al- 

Matouq adds that the GCC region 

also typically adopt technology 

later than most. “And when we 

start using this technology, then 

the political issue comes, and we 

have to change,” he says. 

Despite his experience, Al-Matouq 

remains optimistic, believing 

collaboration is the way forward. 

“Let's cooperate together, and 

let's keep it a very open line that 

this is the reality, and we have to 

deal with this reality, and this is 

what we are doing, that’s why we 

hold the meetings we have.” 

The need for further discussions 

to close the gap 

Scuderi weighs in to say that he 

empathises with the challenges 

the Middle East market is facing. 

“What you are expressing, lack 

of availability of components, 

skills and so on. It is exactly what 

happened in 2014 at the European 

level,” he says. “We had exactly 

the same kind of concerns. We 

didn't find compressors and 

components. It was difficult to 

design a new system. I think that 

this is one of the reasons why 

we have Eurovent and Eurovent 

Middle East supporting this kind of 

exercise. We can make use of what 

happened in Europe. We can use 

the skills to let local people put 

everything together. The scenario 

is feasible, it's a matter of working 

together jointly. We can do it!” 

Rangan further adds that suppliers 

themselves also must push for 

more energy-efficient products and 

differentiate themselves from 

others to offer more value to the 

customers. Rangan adds that as 

2028 F-gas phase-down comes 

closer, there will also be a natural 

transition as more awareness 

would drive people to future-proof 

their purchases. “The life of an air 

conditioning equipment 

is anywhere between 10 to 15 

years,” he says. “As we are 

moving closer to the Kigali 

agreement enforcement date, 

automatically, the shift is going 

to happen because, globally, 

suppliers are going to start 

having more eco-friendly options, 

with comparatively lower GWP 

refrigerants. The issue is whether 

we can expedite and do it faster 

than what are the set dates. All of 

us have to work together, create 

an ecosystem for all of us for this 

transition.” 

Markus Lattner, Managing 

Director, Eurovent Middle 

East adds that having such a 

discussion is why it is critical to 

make the Middle East a partner 

on a more global stage. “We 

need to make the voices and 

the opinions and the conditions 

in the Middle East heard and 

understood. And that works 

only through internal channels, 

through technical committees 

where we send the right people 

there and give feedback of what is 

not being justified to be copied or 

applied to this region.” 

Emphasising on this point, 

Lattner pointed to recent 

adjustments in certification 

programmes by Eurovent and 

AHRI to reflect the conditions 

in the Middle East. “Just by 

establishing Eurovent Middle 

East the whole region already 

received better attention 

in international technical 

committees and made these two 

organisations aware that these 

adjustments were required.” 

Rafael Van Eijcken, General Manager – Middle East, 

Turkey & India, BAC 

The Eurovent Middle East Congress came at a good time after a period of exhibition silence and 

provided a very positive and motivating business atmosphere. It showcased the great activity of 

the members towards the association and their desire to further drive and accelerate the activities 

within Eurovent Middle East. The enormous wealth of industry knowledge within the association 

and its members added depth to the discussion, and the clear interest from official government 

representatives was encouraging as they recognised the value of receiving the information from the 

platform of Eurovent Middle East as a non-commercial body working towards driving the conversation 

on sustainable development within the industry. 



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Leading the conversation on 

IAQ instead of leaving it 

Even though COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of clean, healthy indoor air, 

outdated ideas and cost-centric thinking continue to put filtration practices, and as a 

result, indoor air quality (IAQ), on the back burner. Experts reflect on the issue and 

discuss what changes need to happen… 



When it comes to the discussions 

related to the built environment in 

the Middle East region, indoor air 

quality tends to take a backseat, 

especially compared to comfort 

and cooling. Within this narrative, 

filtration typically places even lower 

on the agenda. 

Speaking on this phenomenon is 

Dr. Iyad Al-Attar – Independent Air 

Filtration Consultant, who stresses 

that air filtration continues to be 

highly underrated. “Every time a 

proposal for enhancing air quality 

or air filtration comes to the table, 

most of us, including governments, 

the private sector and facility 

management, leave the conversation 

rather than lead the conversation. “ 

Dr Al Attar says the consequences 

were made obvious during the 

COVID-19 lockdowns when it 

became abundantly clear that so 

many buildings did not have proper 

indoor air quality and could not 

operate in a way that ensured the 

health and wellbeing of occupants. 

“Why were they unfit to occupy?” he 

asks. “Why have we not done our 

filtration homework? Why is it that 

we cannot get enough budget for an 

appropriate filtration selection from 

the start?” 

As a consultant, Dr Al Attar believes 

in holding people accountable, 

saying measurement is critical; 

otherwise, the industry will never be 

able to have the right discussions. 

Discussions, he explains, are 

critical to changing and challenging 

the status quo as people still do 

not make it a priority citing lack of 

budget as a reason. 

Making the invisible visible 

Dani Elamana, Member of the 

Board, Eurovent Middle East, 

confirms this approach, sharing 

his experience in the market. “It's 

the same old story,” he says. ”The 

general awareness of maintaining 

filters is, unfortunately, not 

there, and there are a lot of 

unconventional practices being 

carried out in this part of the world, 

such as washing and drying the 

filters. It's all a concern for indoor 

air quality. We can put the right 

specification in a project. People 

listen to us when we go to them. 

But then, when we come back, to 

maintain that and to implement is 

what I see as a challenge.” 

El Amana, echoing Dr Al Attar, says 

it’s time for the industry to come 

together, given that this is a public 

health concern. “Air pollution kills 

around 7 million people yearly”, 

El Amana stresses. “In two years’, 

time, over 6 million people have 

died from COVID. And still, we are 

a bit reluctant to accept the need 

of good indoor air. Implementation 

is not there, and, unfortunately, I 

would say people are afraid to try 

something new.” 

Yaqoub Al-Matouq, National Ozone 

Officer Environment Protection 

Authority – Kuwait, believes the 

industry cannot wait for the end user to 

force the change in this issue, “Do you 

think that any of the end users, if you 

put the best filter in his unit when you 

are selling to him, they would reject 

it?” he challenges. “If you put it in the 

unit and increase the price, I'm forced 

to take it. But they don't want to do it.”. 

He adds that another surprising issue 

in the GCC region is facility managers 

closing all the ducted system for fresh 

air because the machine cannot work 

with high ambient temperatures. Every 

2 hours we have to have 20% of fresh 

air entering this unit and this will kill 

the compressor of that unit very soon,” 

he says. 

What the market can do to create an 

ecosystem of transition 

Srinivasan Rangan, Member of the 

Board, Eurovent Middle East, believes 

there is a lot the HVAC industry can 

learn from other industries to improve 

its own processes “Whether it could be 

from a mobile phone or the service 

industry, the key thing is to ask, what 

are the best practices? Because 

business may differ, but we can take 

something related to key processes.” 

When it comes to encouraging further 

adoption, Rangan also highlights the 

importance of mandates which, he 

says, helps everyone fall in line. “I 

think that is a key influencer as you 

have no choice but to comply to ensure 

Dr. Iyad Al-Attar 

Dani Elamana 

Yaqoub Al-Matouq 

Srinivasan Rangan 

business continuity,” he says. 

Elamana adds that regulations from 

authorities would also help ensure 

people understand what it means to 

have a proper design mechanism to 

achieve indoor air quality. “Although 

COVID created a renewed interest, 

there was still a need to have a 

proper mechanism to understand 

design,” he stresses, saying he had 

experienced that while people were 

willing and eager to have the best 

indoor quality, they did so without 

employing the right design.” 

Dr Al-Attar weighs in to say that 

the transition must be supported 

with the right tools if the market is 

truly to make a change. “We've been 

doing the same thing over and over 

again, expecting different results,” 

he says. “When I say providing 

appropriate tools and conditions 

to maintenance technicians, I 

don't mean safety shoes and a $2 

screwdriver. These people should be 

very well paid. They should be part 

of the success equation. I would like 

governments globally to facilitate, 

invest, grow, retrofit, and possibly 

scrap the existing system and install 

a new system.” 

Dr Al Attar also called upon 

universities to provide research 

and development to change the 

narrative. “I know manufacturers 

here are doing very good research 

and spending so much money on the 

development,” he says. “What's the 

point if the specification of a filter 

is just based on a dimension and a 

price? We need to speak the same 

language and be on the same page. 

There is a gap, and I really believe 

in closing the gap we need to come 

together as we do today to rethink, 

reimagine equality and attract better 

systems in our built environment.” 

El Amana agrees, saying education 

and awareness are ways to achieve 

the goal of enhancing indoor air 

quality in buildings across the region 

and issuing a reminder that: “What 

we are doing right now will have an 

implication 10-15 years from now.” 

Dr Iyad Al Attar, 

Independent Air 

Filtration Consultant: 

It is ironic how some facility 

managers can sometimes be 

wrong and strong in embracing 

the theology of tricks and 

shortcuts. We cannot raise the 

air quality bar by relying solely 

on moral forces, particularly 

when maintenance teams 

regularly breach IAQ protocols. 

When filtration experts 

addressed air quality-related 

concerns, decision-makers 

decided to leave the conversation 

rather than lead it. Likewise, 

global governments chose 

to flee through curfews and 

lockdowns rather than fight 

when the pandemic invaded our 

cities. Ultimately, we should 

not question only the age of 

the HVAC systems that would 

cripple air quality enhancements 

but also the school of thought 

leading facility management. 

The lingering aftermath of 

COVID-19 has revealed the 

deficiency of conventional 

air filters and the inability of 

yesterday’s HVAC systems to 

protect the well-being of human 

occupants. COVID-19 is not 

precisely the Spanish Flu, and 

we are not in 1918. We are now 

far more equipped to make a 

difference faster than ever. 

However, it is not enough to 

speak the same “sustainability” 

language; we also need to be on 

the same action page. 



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PHOTO FEATURE 

A showcase of leading 

HVACR solutions 

On the sidelines of the Congress, members of Eurovent Middle East 

showcased their latest HVACR solutions to the attendees. 



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Watch here: 

Keynote: Directions of Gulf 

Technical Regulations and 

Energy Rationalisation Labels 

by Eng. Basem Salameh, Senior Specialist, 

GSO – Gulf Standardisation Organisation 

Industry perspective on 

Market Surveillance 

by Srinivasan Rangan , Member of the 

Board, Eurovent Middle East 

Third party certification, 

energy labelling and market 

surveillance 

by Sylvain Courtey, President, Eurovent Certita 

Certification 

Enforcing the last line of 

Conforming Assessment 

by Vijay Jesudas, Business Manager, 

UL Solutions 



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Market surveillance: The 

gatekeeper for energy 

efficiency 

There are noticeable gaps in market surveillance within the GCC region, a problem 

that can be detrimental not only to the general safety of the population using 

products that may not be compliant with existing standards but also to the long-term 

sustainability and energy efficiency goals of each country. 



Cracks in the foundation: why 

market surveillance matters to 

you 

For Dona Madurawala, Product 

Engineer, Taqeef, the importance 

of market surveillance spans 

across every stakeholder within 

the building sector. Whether you 

are a manufacturer, a consultant, 

a contractor, an end user or 

a government body, market 

surveillance can support each 

player’s personal interest. “For 

the consumer, knowing the 

product they are purchasing has 

gone through stringent market 

surveillance procedures can 

improve the confidence and the 

trust in the brand,” she points out. 

“It also gives them greater value 

for their money. At the end of the 

day, a customer can and will pay 

more for a unit rated with five 

stars for energy efficiency rather 

than a unit rated three stars.” 

Additionally, Madurawala says, 

market surveillance builds the 

credibility of regulatory bodies 

within the market. “When a 

product is certified under a 

scheme, market surveillance 

goes a step further in ensuring 

that the products that come into 

the market do, in fact, meet the 

regulatory requirements.” 

This is especially critical in the 

context of green building regulations 

emerging across the UAE, many 

of which reference certification 

programmes. “So, imagine if the 

estimated energy savings from a 

programme like that consider a 

product that does not perform as 

certified or declared-- It's a crack in 

the foundation,” she says. “Market 

surveillance plays a crucial role in 

strengthening such programmes 

and activities conducted by 

government bodies.” 

Regulation is meaningless without 

enforcement 

Supporting this point is Nabil 

Shahin, International Technical 

Director, AHRI, who says that 

the absence of proper market 

surveillance and certification 

programs means “minimum 

energy efficiency performance 

requirements are just ink on paper” 

“This is because you will end up 

having some products where 

manufacturers only submit a golden 

sample, so what's in the market 

doesn't comply,” he says. Citing 

an example, Shahin says that when 

SASO started actively working on 

market surveillance, they found that 

65% of the product tested was not 

in compliance with standards and 

regulations. 

There are several reasons why 

this is the case, says Shahin. 

“The challenges are usually 

manufacturing process changes 

and continuous cost reduction in 

manufacturing,” he explains. “The 

product initially submitted may, 

knowingly or unknowingly, end up 

changing in terms of performance. 

The tolerance level can widen up to 

10%, 20%, 30%. So as a consumer 

or end user, when you're buying a 

product, relying only on the label, 

you may end up with a product 

that's performing less efficiently 

and consuming more power.” 

Such realities in the market are 

why lack of market surveillance 

can essentially render standards 

and regulations ineffective, 

says Markus Lattner, Managing 

Director, Eurovent Middle East. “If 

you cannot enforce it properly, you 

don’t know where you stand,” he 

says. Sylvain Courtey, President 

of Eurovent Certita Certification, 

agrees: “This is something we tend 

to forget: You can have very nice 

rules, but if it's impossible to check 

them, at the end of the day it's 

meaningless.” 

Working hand in hand 

Dona Madurawala 

Nabil Shahin 


Sylvain Courtey 

This, for many, highlights why 

market surveillance benefits when 

done in collaboration with thirdparty 

certification organisations. 

Courtey points out that thirdparty 

certification schemes 

are voluntary schemes. “It's 

driven by manufacturers which 

voluntarily have audits done 

by an independent party, and 

authorities can really use and 

benefit from what has been 

done under such a scheme to 

focus on the part of the market 

which is not covered by those 

certification schemes,” he says. 

“This is a great help because they 

have limited means in terms of 

testing, so they should use what 

is already existing.” 

Shahin shares the same view: 

“The solution is definitely 

working with a third-party 

manufacturing association that 

does this for a living because the 

challenge for the governments 

is to test multiple products and 

multiple technologies monthly 

- they can't be an expert in 

everything. There's no way 

a government can perform 

surveillance testing as well 

as a third-party certification 

company.” With the help of 

certification bodies, Shahin 

says it is easier to compare the 

manufacturers fairly and conduct 

random checks every year to 

confirm compliance. 

Lattner adds that the issue of 

testing is especially critical 

when it comes to customised 

products, such as air handling 

units, chillers and similar large 

equipment – most of which 

are almost impossible for 

governments to conduct proper 

market surveillance. 

Vijay Jesudas, Business 

Manager, UL Solutions, also 

highlighted the value of thirdparty 

certification providing 

a robust tool for suppliers 

and end users, underlining 

research from the International 

Confederation of Inspection Days 

and Certifications, comparing 

self-testing to third-party 

certifications. “The sample 

suggested that about 78% of selfcertified 

were faulty and about 

10% were dangerously faulty, 

and they were non-compliant to 

EU regulations,” he said. “Now, 

on the flip side, when it comes to 

third-party certifications, it was 

about 75% compliant and about 

1% dangerously faulty. So, in my 

opinion, third-party certification 

plays a crucial role.” 

Looking at systems as a whole 

Weighing on the issue is 

Eng. Basem Salameh, Senior 

Specialist, Gulf Standardisation 

Organisation (GSO), who agrees 

that market surveillance is a 

critical tool but that there is 

a need to look at the whole 

legislative process. “I'm not 

saying that we have to only make 

that pre-shipment certification, 

for example, the only tool for 

compliance,” he says. “Also, we 

don't have to make the market 

surveillance the only tool, we have 

to study the infrastructure.” 

In Europe and the US, Eng. 

Salameh points out, there is 

much trust in the market and 

a strong reliance on a postmarket 

tool to phase out noncompliance, 

stemming from the 

strong consumer rights ingrained 

in the culture and consumers 

are already empowered to go 

to the authorities. “You must 

study all things around market 

surveillance in the region,” he 

says. “It's not only harmonising 

standards and requirements. 

Many things around market 

surveillance aspects have 

to be really looked into: the 

culture of the consumer, the 

legal infrastructure, the quality 

infrastructure, the authority, 

and a commitment to market 

surveillance, then the whole 

system can be effective.” 

The lack of independent testing 

in the GCC 

Srinivasan Rangan, Member 

of the Board, Eurovent Middle 

East, says that another issue 

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Vijay Jesudas 

Eng. Basem Salameh 

Srinivasan Rangan 

of available laboratories in the 

GCC region that allows for proper 

infrastructure, also agreeing that 

the market must be looked at in 

totality. 

Courtey also underscores the 

added value of having independent 

laboratories to perform the tests. 

”We will try to introduce labs 

in the future to be closer to the 

market, especially in Middle East 

and in Asia, because today we rely 

only on European independent 

labs,” he says. “But we always 

believe that independent labs 

have a value in the process of 

ensuring trust levels. Even for 

the manufacturers, I know it’s 

complicated, but they do want to 

have a neutral body to perform the 

tests.” 

Reflecting on what associations 

can do to help the region step up 

their market surveillance game, 

Nabil adds that it’s important 

to develop a system that will 

fit the GCC market’s needs. 

Nabil also highlights the unique 

requirements of the region 

where 80% of the power goes to 

HVAC, and that the industry must 

understand that they are starting 

from scratch due to lack of 

laboratories in the region. 

To this end, Rangan says 

that it’s also time to leverage 

technology to streamline market 

surveillance and that innovations 

in this field should allow for 

real-time market surveillance 

that will be easier for the people 

conducting them. “We should get to 

a point, moving forward, that it’s very 

easy for everybody.” 

Collaboration is key 

Eng. Saleh highlights the importance 

of stronger cooperation and 

knowledge sharing in the region, 

adding that GSO encourages 

member states to share information 

that may come from any market 

surveillance of a product. “So 

instead of wasting the efforts in each 

country, if, for example, in Bahrain 

market surveillance authorities 

found this product noncompliant, 

we encourage them to share this 

information with other countries.” 

Rangan agrees that collaboration is 

the way to go. “It's important that 

this collaboration is also visible to 

the industry, that it's not just 

happening on a job, project 

or product-to-product basis." he 

says. “The transparency of the 

whole process is going to benefit 

everybody.” 

Echoing this, Shahin points out that 

if a product fails in one country 

in the GCC, most likely the same 

model will fail in other countries 

within the region which have the 

same or similar conditions. This, 

he says reinforces the need for 

harmonisation, which is critical to 

reducing trade barriers. “Typically, 

companies must create specific 

models for high ambient conditions, 

so products are specially designed 

for this region,” he says. “If they see 

many hurdles, like getting stuck in 

customs because the test failed of 

a unit that should have passed, all 

these frustrations will make these 

companies reluctant to sell their 

technologies and products in this 

region.” 

Lattner adds that this would have 

a trickle-down effect of reducing 

the variety of available solutions to 

the market, many of which could 

be integral to developing energyefficient 

projects. At the end of the 

day, we all have a common goal, 

says Jesudas. “We want to have safe 

products being supplied to the endusers 

and I don't see any reason why 

we shouldn't continue to have that 

conversation.” 

To this end, Courtey and Lattner 

agree that further conversations are 

needed, and regulatory bodies and 

certification organisations should 

Norbert Kern, Director of Sales, Schuch 

follow up and ensure that each one 

clearly understands the needs and 

benefits of the other. Supporting 

the market surveillance question 

could ultimately help harmonising 

standards across the region. And 

existing certification schemes could 

play an essential role therein. 

There are still challenges and gaps related to the initiative of the Gulf states to establish a common 

standard for technical products. To date, there is still no common denominator, which is of concern 

to manufacturers. Currently, any export from Europe will need mandatory third-party approval for the 

products shipped. This is a very high hurdle to jump over for all mid-sized manufacturers because they 

will need to invest in the certification, not knowing if it will ever be a proper payback, and all this is 

paired with another special marking on the product (GC) and an energy efficiency label. 

Slowly, we must search for space on our products where to put all the needed stickers when in the 

end, the information is redundant but in line with the different destinations. I can imagine our products 

will sooner or later look like a Formula race car with all sponsor labels on it, and it all costs a lot of 

money where especially the Gulf States are very price sensitive and competitive. I can imagine that 

some manufacturers will decide not to penetrate this market anymore because of cost and resources 

if it moves into the aforementioned situation. This can end with a lack of state-of-the-art technology 

in the Gulf states as many mid-sized companies in the world are the most innovative, but they may not 

necessarily have the resources of giant enterprises.” 



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Watch here: 

Abu Dhabi Demand Side 

Management Strategy 2030 

by Carlos Amaya, Senior Specialist DSM Abu 

Dhabi Department of Energy 

Untapped potential: 

Retrofit opportunities in 

the Middle East 

With emission reduction targets looming, the HVACR industry should leave no stone 

unturned when it comes to retrofitting to unlock greater efficiencies. Experts discuss 

opportunities in the sector and the shift in attitude required to truly move away from 

cost-centric thinking. 



The Role of Retrofitting for 

Sustainability Targets 

by Frank Grundholm, Member of the Board, 

Eurovent Middle East 

Real Net Zero Energy 

Buildings: Case Study 

by Henrique Pereira, CEO, Taka 

Solutions 

Raising awareness on the cost of 

cheap 

There is a wealth of retrofitting 

opportunities for cities in the Middle 

East – not only because the region 

is highly dependent on cooling and 

refrigeration for its very survival but 

also because many buildings operate 

from installed solutions that are a 

fruit of cost-centric thinking and 

cost-cutting methods. 

To underline this, Marco Duarte, 

Member of the Board, Eurovent 

Middle East, provides an example 

of the energy savings that can be 

achieved from tackling fans alone 

in buildings. “Let’s consider a hotel 

with around 300 rooms on average,” 

he explains. “If we have an FCU in 

each room, that means two fans in 

each room that’s already 600 fans. 

If they have AHUs we can have up 

to 200 fans over there. If you add 

chillers and other applications, I 

think it’s possible to have 1500 to 

2000 fans, on average, per hotel.” 

If these fans are upgraded with 

energy-efficient models, Duarte says 

it can lead to 30-50% savings. 

“It's about awareness,”Duarte 

stresses. “It's about paying for the 

quality that you want in your city. If 

you want the city to have the best 

rating in terms of energy and to 

also have good air to breathe, you 

need to pay for it.” Duarte says this 

sort of awareness is important to 

be passed on to building owners 

who need to understand the value 

of investing in quality products. 

Such awareness building, he says is 

important owing to contractors that 

often employ cost-cutting methods 

instead of following guidelines and 

specifications. It’s time, he says 

to make selections, whether for 

fans or motors, that will be positive 

for the future of people and the 

environment as a whole. 

The ROI 

Duarte reiterates that investing 

in quality solutions is not only 

sustainable but it’s also financially 

sound. “We did some calculations 

regarding an average hotel with 

1500 to 2000 fans,” he says. “If you 

pay around AED 5 million for all the 

fans and drives and sensors that you 

need to make it really successful, 

we found the return on investment 

at around three years – it’s an easy 

equation.” 

Henrique Pereira, Chief Executive 

Officer, Taka Solutions is in firm 

agreement. “I think it's harder for us 

to find a project where the feasibility 

is not there,” he says. “Because the 

level of inefficiencies is high, the 

savings are quite high. For us, this is 

not cherry picking, but aggregating 

as much possible actions as we can 

in one single ESCO project retrofit 

that can achieve the maximum 

savings that is feasible to the 

customer.” All this, Pereira says, is 

part of a process. ”Saving is 

important, but ensuring the project 

is accepted is also important. 

If we achieve 95% savings on a 

project that will never be executed, 

compared to if we save 20% on a 

project that is there.” 

Always new opportunities 

Pereira adds that there’s always 

new opportunities to achieve savings 

from retrofits, especially as new 

products and innovations enter 

the market to make more projects 

more feasible. “Ours is a continuous 

journey of always trying to pull one 

kilowatt hour more that we can take 

out of the bill into the savings,’ he 

says. 

Carlos Amaya, Senior Specialist 

Demand Side Management Abu 

Dhabi Department of Energy, 

shares his experience from retrofit 

efforts in Abu Dhabi. “It's 

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Marco Duarte 

Henrique Pereira 

Carlos Amaya 

Frank Grundholm 

implemented a lot of ICBMs, and 

there are shared savings models 

to test how it worked. And it's been 

very successful. We go through 

measurement verification every 

month, and the schools get paid 

from their share monthly." The 

payback period, he adds, is less than 

5 years. "We have demonstrated 

there is much potential, and we 

know moving forward, we will 

be doing the same for all the 

government entities, schools, health 

facilities, and government buildings. 

I do see that we and energy services 

companies are now taking on board 

lessons learned and implemented in 

other projects.” 

Amaya says that although there is 

a government mandate for retrofits 

within government buildings, as 

part of the DSM Strategy from the 

Executive Council, they are also 

developing an ESCO accreditation 

scheme to ensure the capability 

of companies coming into the 

market in Abu Dhabi have the right 

capability and financial stability to 

do the work for the private sector. 

“Once that is established and proven 

at the government level, that will 

incentivise the private sector going 

forward,” he says. “But the potential 

in government itself is hundreds of 

buildings that we need to do over the 

next 10 to 20 years.” 

Training to accelerate retrofits 

For Frank Grundholm, Board 

Member, Eurovent Middle East, 

there is a need for both training 

and technology that will help 

identify areas where these savings 

can be achieved. “We have seen 

examples from before about indoor 

air quality and how poorly some of 

our installations are maintained,” 

he says. “It's not because people 

don't want to, it's because they're 

unaware. So, it's a mixture of having 

more data on what the operational 

condition of our buildings is, as well 

as training the people that actually 

need to maintain it. That way we can 

more efficiently use our resources, 

and we can also get higher energy 

efficiency because, as was also said 

earlier, energy efficiency also relies 

a lot on the maintenance of the 

equipment in the building.” 

Amaya also spoke on the importance 

of capacity building, discussing 

how QCC is in charge of developing 

personnel certification schemes, 

which focuses on ensuring the 

proper operation and maintenance. 

He adds that governments, 

including Abu Dhabi and Dubai, 

need to consider energy efficiency 

in their future capacity plans and 

collaboration and discussions within 

the different forums are key. 

Three wishes for governments 

To wrap up the discussion, Markus 

Lattner, Managing Director, 

Eurovent Middle East asks the 

panellists to share what they wish 

the government would pay closer 

attention to. 

Duarte says: “I would wish for the 

regulators to work more together 

with associations like the ones we 

have here. Eurovent is working on 

a document to inform and advise 

people on the benefits of directdriven 

fans. In Europe, it’s not a 

question anymore for a long time, 

and when I hear leading companies 

here in the Middle East talking about 

belt-driven fans or low quality air 

filters - we're not going anywhere. 

We should have regulations, and 

we should have these bodies sitting 

with people that want this to move 

forward. 

Although, as manufacturers, we may 

be competitors in the sales arena, 

like a football game. In truth, we 

are partners in having this type of 

discussion because if we really want 

this country, the UAE, and what I 

call a second home, to be truly state 

of the art in terms of efficiency, we 

need to demonstrate it with more 

than just words but also by investing 

in quality products.” 

Grundholm, says: “A key issue 

that deserves greater attention 

is power quality. We have all 

promoted a lot of variable speed 

in the buildings, but every variable 

speed equipment is using rectifiers, 

which means there is electrical 

noise generated which loads the 

building infrastructure and if there's 

no filtering on that electrical noise, 

that load can actually be equivalent 

of 130% the actual load current. It 

overloads the cables, it overloads 

the transformer, but it also means 

that the power utility has to produce 

130% power to deliver 100%. So, 

we're not using our energy more 

as efficiently as we should. I really 

believe there is a need for some 

kind of push from the authorities 

to have more measurement of the 

actual power quality performance 

of buildings, right now it's only the 

displacement power factor but the 

electrical noise aspect of that is 

not taken into account, and that's 

a miss and it loads our power 

infrastructure. 

Lastly, Pereira says: “I'm going 

to wish for energy efficiency to 

stop being an option and become a 

regulatory obligation that everyone 

in this country or the world, I would 

say, needs to abide by. I think we 

have seen a lot of great initiatives, 

great targets, and ambitious targets 

set. I think we are still lagging on 

the regulatory component that 

actually makes this requirement. 

So, we should not allow any existing 

building to not undergo a feasibility 

assessment for an energy retrofit. 

I'm not talking about doing it. I'm 

just saying assess if it is feasible 

to do, and if it is within a certain 

range, then you are mandated to do 

it within a certain number of years. 

Such efforts have no drawbacks. It 

is a positive move for the building 

owner because it will improve the 

quality and the value of their asset 

and reduce their energy usage. It 

is positive for the occupants, as we 

heard in a lot of different aspects. It 

is positive for the industry, and it is 

positive for the country.” 

Fred Penhall, Managing 

Director, Carel Middle East 

Carel Middle East, as a member of 

Eurovent Middle East, was immensely 

pleased by the overwhelming support 

of and attendance at the Eurovent 

Congress, which was held in September. 

Besides the important and interesting 

content delivered by the speakers, 

the social time presented invaluable 

opportunities to connect with attendees 

individually and further engage on 

topics of mutual interest. The value of 

networking is immensely important to 

ensure continuity after the event. 

Nodirjon Rasulov, Business Development 

Manager, Camfil Middle East 

Eurovent ME congress was the breakthrough in the market 

after a long pandemic period. The market is really required to 

join the voices of the suppliers, manufacturers, and experts to 

make sure their messages reach the right audience. That is 

where Eurovent ME is considered as a bridge between industry 

and government to find the right solutions and to provide the 

best option to the people of the region. We are delighted to be 

part of the association and promote the same sustainability for 

humanity message collectively. 



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PHOTO FEATURE 

Gala evening: Celebrating the 

pillars of the industry 

Eurovent Middle East celebrates the contribution of the stakeholders from 

the public and private sectors that helped the association come this far 

during a Gala dinner event. 



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