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October 2025 TABREED APPOINTS ARQAAM SECURITIES AS LIQUIDITY PROVIDER EMPOWER BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF ITS SECOND DCP IN JUMEIRAH VILLAGE US$ PUBLICATION LICENSED BY IMPZ US$ PUBLICATION LICENSED BY IMPZ US$ PUBLICATION LICENSED BY IMPZ US$ PUBLICATION LICENSED BY IMPZ NEWS ASHRAE releases technical programme for 2026 Winter Conference Eurovent to release Second Edition of Evaporative Cooling Guidebook Exergio: ‘EU’s five-year Climate Review overlooks fastest fix for buildingsOctober 2025 TABREED APPOINTS ARQAAM SECURITIES AS LIQUIDITY PROVIDER EMPOWER BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF ITS SECOND DCP IN JUMEIRAH VILLAGE US$ PUBLICATION LICENSED BY IMPZ US$ PUBLICATION LICENSED BY IMPZ US$ PUBLICATION LICENSED BY IMPZ US$ PUBLICATION LICENSED BY IMPZ EDITORIAL CAMPAIGN: REFRIGERANTS REVIEW •Central cooling and safe handling of refrigerants Dr Rajendra Shende, former Director, UNEP •Developer and manufacturer perspectives on refrigerant transition EDITORIAL CAMPAIGN: IEQ & FERTILITY Visiting an IVF facility Dr Iyad Al-Attar, independent air filtration and IAQ consultant Why air quality is critical to IVF success Areej Abu Farha, Clinical Embryologist The impact of PM 2.5 , PM 10 on gamete quality, embryo development James Webb, molecular geneticist NEWS •ASHRAE releases technical programme for 2026 Winter Conference •Eurovent to release Second Edition of Evaporative Cooling Guidebook •Exergio: ‘EU’s five-year Climate Review overlooks fastest fix for buildings The Second Edition of the Climate Control SAUDI Awards SWEET NOTES OF The one place where the entire industry connects FEB 24 2026 VEGASVOL. 20 NO. 10 OCTOBER 2025 36 10 08 38 40 www.ccme.news 3 pagePHOTO FEATURE Royal stardust The Second Edition of the Climate Control SAUDI Awards drew royalty and movers & shakers of the industry EDITORIAL CAMPAIGN: REFRIGERANTS REVIEW PERSPECTIVE: Leave it to the central cooling guys With a well-oiled plant supervision mechanism in place, there is a certain peace of mind that comes with the way they handle refrigerants, says Dr Rajendra Shende, former Director, UNEP REPORT: Refrigerant systems: Innovation, safety and compliance Developers and manufacturers outline what it takes to move decisively to low-GWP refrigerants, from early-stage design to smart controls and site safety REGULARS 42 Regional News 46 Global News 04 eDItor'S note Astonishing numbers 14 In the picture: H.R.H. Princess Nadia Jasser Al Saud receives a memento from Surendar Balakrishnan, Co-Founder & Editorial Director, CPI Industry EDITORIAL CAMPAIGN: IEQ & FERTILITY REPORT: A place where nobody and nothing can fail Dr Iyad Al-Attar, independent air filtration and IAQ consultant, reports on lessons learnt from visiting an IVF PERSPECTIVE: The invisible incubator Speaking from the perspective of a Clinical Embryologist, Areej Abu Farha explains why air quality is critical to IVF success REPORT: ‘Air pollution is a pervasive environmental determinant of health’ Pollutants like PM 2.5 and PM 10 have been implicated in impaired gamete quality and embryo development, says molecular geneticist, James WebbOctober 2025 4 Jeremy McDonald Principal of Guth DeConzo Consulting Engineers, in New York, writes on IAQ and building tracing. He served as the technical consultant to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority in development of an IAQ guideline for Higher Education in NY: “Covid-19 Response Guide, State University of New York”. Dan Mizesko Managing Partner/President, US Chiller Services International, writes on issues relating to chilled water systems, including operation & maintenance. Nabil Shahin Managing Director, AHRI MENA, writes on HVACR- specific regulation issues. Dr Iyad Al-Attar Independent air filtration consultant, writes on specific science and technology issues relating to Indoor Air Quality, including airborne particles. Omnia Halawani Co-Founder & Co-CEO, GRFN Global, writes on MEP consultancy- related issues. Krishnan Unni Madathil Auditor, Bin Khadim, Radha & Co. Chartered Accountants, carrying out an analysis of the market, writes on business opportunities for the HVACR industry. 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All rights reserved. While the publishers have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information in this magazine, they will not be held responsible for any errors therein. Visit our website: climatecontrolme.com/digital Also available at Get the next issue of Climate Control Middle Eastearly! Surendar Balakrishnan Editor @BSurendar_HVACR A T ONE of our conferences in 2008, a prominent participant said the region would need 15,000 RT of District Cooling by 2015. Delegates responded to the prediction with gasps of disbelief and looks of derision. To give a context, the participant in question made the statement at the height of the real estate boom in the UAE, with neighbouring GCC region countries in various stages of planning, announcing and executing massive real estate projects. And when 2015 came, the number was a matter-of-fact milestone. Cut to 2025, and while speaking at a recent ASHRAE event, in Dubai, H.E. Ahmad Bin Shafar, the CEO of Empower, said Dubai has two million RT of air conditioning and is on target to reach five million RT in the visible future. There is backing to this claim, considering the surge in population, and the sheer scale of some of the projects, with the talismanic new airport slated to be the combined size of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and London Heathrow. The numbers boggle the mind. And then, there is Saudi Arabia, which is set to raise a USD 7 billion purpose-built city for EXPO 2030 Riyadh. The project is just one of many that will add to the stock of existing indoor living spaces in the Kingdom. District Cooling is a pathway to sustainably conditioning the air, provided it capitalises on next-generation technologies while not taking its eyes off demand-side management measures. Every system is only as good as how it is applied and sustained, capturing all the efficiencies on offer. District Cooling is not quite there yet, till it is AI-managed by default, and that was the argument Salah Nezar, Senior Director Design at New Murabba, presented while chairing the 12th Edition of District Cooling Dialogue (“DC Dialogue"), which we conducted in early October in Riyadh (you may expect to read the full post-event report in the November issue of Climate Control Middle East magazine). Drawing a comparison among smart buildings, connected buildings and autonomous buildings, Nezar said the focus ought to be on autonomous buildings, which unlike featuring advanced sensors, BMS and networked systems, contain AI-driven automation, which would be ideal for District Cooling to take the next big step forward. And when it comes to data usage, the destination is not merely monitoring and control but decision-making and learning. Additionally, he said, autonomous buildings, by their very nature, feature full ecosystem integration. 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