“Positioning ASHRAE for a Decarbonized Future” We all need to embrace building decarbonization strategies to reduce building greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This program will discuss ASHRAE’s position on building decarbonization and ASHRAE’s plans for assisting its members and our industry in reducing building GHG emissions to achieve a net zero...
“KEYNOTE ADDRESS” DECARBONIZATION IN THE MENA REGION Climate change and preventing future catastrophic effects is a need of the hour, which means reducing global emissions from dominant sources. Construction sector might seem like a forefront in terms of contribution to the development in the recent times, oil and gas remains...
“ENERGY EFFICIENCY THROUGH PERFORMANCE INDICATING TOOL” Energy efficient design of buildings and its operations are becoming necessary considering the depletion of conventional resources. With various initiatives from across the world there is still quest for a tool fostering a solution globally. To assist the shift to more energy efficient buildings...
“DECARBONIZING URBAN ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH HYBRID HEAT PUMP DISTRICT HEATING” Heat (hot water and space heating) within buildings accounts for a significant amount of global carbon emissions annually. Fossil-based heating will need to be phased out to meet ambitious, but necessary, carbon reduction targets. This presents a major technical challenge for...