BSRIA PRESENTS KEY HVAC TRENDS AT THE BIG 5 HVAC R EXPO
Posted by: electime 16th November 2018
A final call for industry to meet BSRIA experts at the new HVAC R Expo at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the UAE – Monday 26th – Thursday 29th November 2018. As part of The Big 5 construction exhibition, BSRIA will be showcasing its knowledge with a market presentation and introducing its membership services with a BSRIA briefing session.
There will also be the chance to hold “one-to-one” industry meetings and to network throughout the exhibition with BSRIA staff.
Today, HVAC and refrigeration systems are at the epicentre of a struggle playing out across the built environment industry, between the focus on “environmental comfort and the need for sustainable solutions”. In the Middle East, temperatures regularly exceed 40 degrees Celsius, so effective cooling is a necessity, and despite incorporating more natural ventilation into building design, AC systems remain the most effective method of providing the cooling we need.
At the show, BSRIA‘s Senior Research Manager Saziye Dickson will summarise how the HVAC-R industry is changing to face these challenges and give some insight into how we see the market evolving in the Middle East.
Saziye said:
“The growing focus on energy efficiency in the Middle East was evident in the sales of inverter air conditioning units in the region this year and it is expected to accelerate in the next couple of years.
Further acceleration on minimum energy efficiency requirements is bringing challenges to the region as average prices are expected to increase. Among the greatest challenges facing suppliers is to choose the right stock with right EER rating, while trying to stay competitive against lower-priced, lower efficiency units.
Unlike the European and the South Asian markets, the Middle East is embracing VRF products, with strong growth forecast in the region and many new players launching their own range of mini-VRFs (<20kW). This is taking market share from other cooling products, notably ducted splits, rooftops and small tonnage chillers.
The latest African Air Conditioning study from BSRIA highlights the opportunities in that region, with new cities being built pushing demand for district cooling, which in many cases use centrifugal and absorption chillers.
However, there are challenges with ‘localisation’ where some countries are introducing high import duties to help increase local production or assembly jobs. The full analysis of these markets will be published in December 2018.”
