Buildings in Dubai consume roughly 80% of the energy generated in the emirate, according to figures cited by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy. The UAE’s buildings sector accounts for approximately 28% of the country’s total emissions. And cooling alone — just keeping interiors liveable in this climate — is responsible for between 70% and 85% of a commercial building’s
There is a pattern that repeats itself constantly in UAE facilities management: a chiller runs slightly warmer than it should for three weeks. Nobody notices. Then on a Thursday in July, it fails — at peak load, during peak occupancy, in 45°C heat. The repair call goes out, guests or tenants or staff start complaining within the hour, and the
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