If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser Wednesday March 31 2021 Business People Projects Power List Events Suppliers Gallery “Grand Azur”: a 12,000m2 pool with "sustainably" desalinated water Find out more Most Popular 1 SunMoney Solar strengthens Middle East footprint 2 ACCIONA completes final tests at Umm Al Houl expansion SWRO desalination plant 3 Top 25 MEP Contractors of 2018 4 WORLD WATER DAY: Water sustainability through the lens of the MEP industry 5 DEWA signs Al-Shera’a headquarters contract with Ghantoot Group ALEC Energy secures thermal energy storage, solar projects yielding 10.4MWp ALEC Energy capitalises on industry demand with eight new projects in Q1 2021, supporting the UAE’s ‘Energy Strategy 2050’ Etihad ESCO to retrofit DP World buildings with energy-efficient HVAC, lighting Modern cooling systems will optimise performance of central coolers; smart valves to be installed on air exchange units; lighting and thermal retrofits will be done Injazat, Lamprell form JV for digital solutions in renewables The fully incorporated 50-50 JV will be registered inside the award-winning Abu Dhabi Global Markets financial centre Diyar Al Muharraq crosses 80% construction on “Souq Al Baraha” All the superstructure work has already been completed, with the final stages of construction initiated in preparation for the 2021 launch of Souq Al Baraha COVID-19 highlights the importance of Indoor Environmental Quality: ASHRAE “Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is significant and should be controlled. Changes in the operation of HVAC systems, can reduce airborne exposures” Adam Star, Geberit support MEP work on Swiss Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai The pavilion has a cubic temporary structure that draws inspiration from Bedouin tents, and it uses sustainable scaffolding elements and recycled concrete Hira Industries' Aeroduct launches Suspension Hanging System The systems come in ready-to-use kits with a length of steel wire rope and end fixings as per the customer’s requirements, saving time and labour costs Asite achieves BSI Kitemark for BIM software The Asite CDE was subject to a comprehensive assessment and audit of its functionality, development, security, resilience, support, and customer satisfaction Editorial Anup Oommen Editor, MEP Middle East Direct: +971 4 444 3448 Email: anup.oommen@itp.com Advertise Anup Nagpurkar Group Sales Manager, MEP Middle East Telephone: +971 4 444 3573 Direct: +971 52 895 0931 Email: anup.nagpurkar@itp.com Published by ITP Digital Media Inc. All Rights Reserved © 2021.