The men behind Avenues Mall in Kuwait reveal the story behind the swanky new mall. Read on to get a unique HVAC on the end-user and supplier side of things.

Climate Control Middle East visits the newly opened Gulf Airconditioning Manufacturing Industries (GAMI) factory, which produces FCUs, AHUs and chillers. Story: Vikas Roy | With inputs from B Surendar

Chicago boasts of an impressive district cooling system serving about 100 buildings and 45 million square feet of space in its downtown area. Peter B Myers gives the highlights.

A core component in the construction and real estate sector, the air conditioning market in the UAE has been dented due to the economic downturn

We analyse cooling optimisation through combined VSP and PICV installations

Sustainable development is in danger of becoming a passing fad, with everyone in the industry wanting to pay lip service to it. Sougata Nandi argues that it needs to be financially profitable, environmentally responsible and socially sensitive, and demonstrates ways of integrating it in development projects.

What is the evaluation on the region’s market? The future outlook, Jose Franco reports, is mostly bullish, even as the world faces the threat of a second recession due to the debt turmoil in Europe.

ETAP Dubai CEO, Michael Nuyttens explains to Jose Franco why Dubai offers a huge market for the lighting retrofit.

Retrofit Champion - Leandro Bantug, Managing Director, Design International Selections

The owner of Al Ghurair City, in 2009, decided that the nearly 30-year-old facility needed a make-over, including a replacement of the air conditioning system. Trane got the call.