![]() As an example, he points to District Cooling systems versus individual plants, and water-cooled heat rejection versus air-cooled systems. The first, he says, is the drive for higher energy performance through adopting classes of design that inherently lead to superior energy performance. Dr Anwar Hassan, Vice President, Field Sales & Operations, Johnson Controls, summarises three notable trends in the systems and equipment front within the HVACR industry that have been enhanced and accelerated by Saudi Vision 2030. Prior to Neom, Saudi Vision 2030 and resulting initiatives had already set the wheels towards economic diversification in motion. He makes a case for this in the context of HVACR Expo Saudi 2018, to be held in mid-January, which he says, has had an “18% increase in total exhibitors and over 33% increase in the number of pre-registered professional visitors from different Saudi cities”. Already, he says, stakeholders are moving to invest in the industry. Neom, he says, is just one of several projects emerging in line with Saudi Vision 2030, all of which are spurring interest in HVACR and new technologies related to the sector in the development of smart and advanced cities. Roni El Haddad, Event Director – HVACR Expo Saudi 2018, also echoes Ashok. “The new initiatives are really pushing Riyadh forward.” Roni El Haddad Lamis Jawhari, Operations In-Charge, Safid Engineered Air Solutions, echoes Ashok. “But recent events surely point to a potential boom in the construction sector, and specifically for HVAC, as every building needs it.” Neom, he says, has the potential for causing a ripple effect, and VTS is anticipating more project announcements in other parts of the country. “Traditionally Saudi Arabia has been a slow- paced market, unlike the UAE,” he says. He describes the announcement as a “big boost”, given that at least 40% of the investment will go into HVAC. ![]() Mohamed Ashok, Regional Product Manager – MEA, VTS, was one of them. In November 2017, Saudi Arabia announced plans for Neom, a new city in the north-western coast of the country, to be built at an estimated cost of USD 500 billion and, once fully completed, expected to be more than 30 times the size of New York City.
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