Empower pledges to support and sponsor the updated edition of District Cooling Guide

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, announced its support to update the “District Cooling Guide,” published by ASHRAE. In addition, the company also announced its support of ASHRAE to develop a new District Cooling Guide for Building Owners. 

The announcement was made during Empower's participation in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Winter Conference 2017 and AHR Expo 2017 being held from 28 January to 1 February in Las Vegas, USA. 

Empower made the major announcement following a meeting between HE Ahmad Bin Shafar, the CEO of Empower, and Mr. Tim Wentz, ASHRAE President. Both parties announced that Empower would provide financial support of the updated edition of the District Cooling Guide, which was released in 2013. The 2013 book was funded from ASHRAE Research with sole supplemental funding from Empower.

HE Ahmad Bin Shafar said: “Once again we are inspired by the vision of HH Sheikh

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to focus on Leadership and Excellence. We sponsored the District Cooling Guide in 2013 on behalf of UAE. Back then, we were the sole cooling company to contribute supplemental funding that enabled ASHRAE to expand the guide, making it the most respected for specialists in the heating and cooling sector all over the world.

“Today, we announce our sponsorship of the updated and expanded edition of the guide, plus the new District Cooling Guide exclusively for building owners, in association with ASHRAE. We want these two guides to have the latest scientific innovations in the heating and cooling field, with special concentration on the eco-friendly technologies which will guarantee better operational efficiency.”

“This announcement came as Empower participated in ASHRAE 2017 Winter Conference, which allowed the company to view latest international experiences and present its phenomenal success story. All these activities are part of Empower’s commitment to our leaders’ directives to make Dubai an innovation hub by intensifying research & development across all operations, and part of our commitment to remain global leaders in the cooling industry,” HE Ahmad Bin Shafar continued.

The District Cooling Guide highlights design and strategic planning for the industry, and focuses on the best methods to improve the systems to achieve better efficiencies in the heating and cooling plants and systems. Since its release in 2013, the guide has become an essential reference that provides reliable, sustainable and cost-effective solution for experts in the field.

“It is an honour to be associated with Empower on this prestigious project yet again. We appreciate their efforts and contribution to support the update of the widely respected ASHRAE District Cooling Guide. While their support to the upgrade will make a positive impact on the industry, their agreement to develop and issue a new guide specifically for building owners will enable optimum efficiency for the sector. We are confident that through these publications, the specialists in heating and cooling from all over the world will have access to practical guide books and as well as best practices,” said Tim Wentz, ASHRAE President.

 “We are proud that UAE is the first country in the world to sponsor the District Cooling Guide. Empower provides full funding for research and studies to update the guide,” concluded HE Ahmad Bin Shafar.

ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and its more than 56,000 members worldwide focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, refrigeration and sustainability. Through research, standards writing, publishing, certification and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow’s built environment today.

Empower currently operates more than 1.2 Million RT, providing environmentally responsible district cooling services to large-scale real estate developments such as Jumeirah Group, Business Bay, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai International Financial Centre, Palm Jumeirah, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Ibn Battuta Mall, Discovery Gardens, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai World trade Centre Residences, Dubai Design District, among others.