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Under the Patronage of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, World IEQ Forum 2016 Attracts High Profile Speakers

Sunday, 16 October 2016

H.E. Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, will be inaugurating the World IEQ Forum, which is scheduled to take place on the 26th of October at Al Murooj Rotana, Dubai. H.E. Dr. Al Zeyoudi will also be delivering the Keynote Address.

The Forum, produced by CPI Industry, the publishers of Climate Control Middle East magazine, is the only dedicated conference that looks at Indoor Environmental Quality through the prism of the HVAC Industry. The Forum will address issues related to Existing Buildings and New Construction. It will highlight the critical need for exhaustive planning, collaboration and vigilance to ensure that design ideals of good IEQ and energy efficiency are translated into reality. Further, it will discuss the typical pitfalls that lead to sick buildings and instances of building-related illnesses.

 

Speaking on what she expects out of the Forum, Eng Aisha Al Abdooli, Director of Air Quality Department, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, said: “Improving indoor environmental quality will substantially contribute to the UAE’s mission of raising the level of happiness and wellbeing among people in the country and around the world. There are a number of effective solutions to the various types of indoor air pollution. Sharing the knowledge and experiences on new technologies and providers is key for the successful implementation of these solutions. We hope that the World IEQ Forum 2016 will provide a great networking platform for practitioners and consolidate efforts for improving indoor environmental quality across the globe, and we are very pleased to have this important event at our doorstep in Dubai.”

 

“While the various vision statements by regional governments have driven home the need for continuous efforts towards achieving socio-economic development and a happy society, the additional motivation for the conference comes from the nearness of the two mega-events – the World EXPO 2020 in the UAE and the FIFA World Cup in 2022 in Qatar,” said B Surendar, the Editorial Director and Associate Publisher of CPI Industry. “In that context, the Ministry’s patronage is a massive boost to all stakeholders keen on protecting public health and well-being.”


“This year, the Forum will extensively focus on the residential, commercial, hospitality, healthcare and education sectors and will showcase regional and international case-studies, to highlight success stories to prove that it is possible to construct and maintain healthy buildings in a cost-effective manner,” he said.

 

High-profile speakers to attend

To date, the conference has attracted several industry experts and high-profile speakers, who will meet to discuss the compelling need to address IEQ-related issues that lead to sick building syndrome and building-related illnesses.

 

Some of the confirmed speakers are H.E. Dr Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Sheikh Dr Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin J. Al-Thani, Director of Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Qatar, Eng Aisha Al Abdooli, Director of Air Quality Department, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Taher Diab, Senior Director - Strategy and Planning/Secretary General - EEA, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Nawal Al Hanaei, Director of Technical & Land Affairs and Head of Building Section, Fujairah Municipality, Eng Yaser Omar Kayed, Head of Studies & Planning Unit, Environmental Protection Section, Ajman Municipality and Planning Department, Joseph G Allen, Assistant Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health & Director, Healthy Buildings, Harvard Center for Health and the Global Environment, P.R. Jagannathan, Manager - Sustainability, Trakhees, Simon Hugh Miller, Product Conformity Specialist, Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, UAE.

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