DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,
Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier
was awarded two Green Building Product of the Year awards at the
prestigious 2019 MENA Green Building Awards recently held in
Dubai. The Carrier AquaEdge® 19DV
water-cooled centrifugal chiller won in the category of Energy
Management, and the AiroVision™ 39HQ air handling unit (AHU) won in
the category of Indoor Air Quality. Carrier, a leading global
provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning
(HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation
technologies, operates several businesses in the Middle East through joint ventures. Carrier is
a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
Organized by the Emirates Green Building Council and officially
endorsed by the World Green Building Council, the MENA Green
Building Awards recognize products available in the Middle East and North Africa region that deliver significantly
improved sustainability performance.
"We are honored to receive these awards, which rightly
distinguish our industry-leading innovation and expertise in
delivering energy-efficient and high performance solutions to our
customers throughout the Middle
East," said Vineet Kashyap,
managing director, Carrier, Middle
East. "These wins also recognize the outstanding research
and development efforts that go into all Carrier products. Carrier
thanks our employees and customers that are helping us to make the
world a better place to live and work."
The Carrier AquaEdge® 19DV water-cooled centrifugal chiller –
winner in the Energy Management category – features Greenspeed®
intelligence and low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant
R1233zd(E), which has a GWP of ~1. The AquaEdge 19DV, with
installations worldwide, delivers on customer demands for ultimate
performance, leading efficiency and environmental
responsibility.
The Green Building Product of the Year in the Indoor Air Quality
category is the AiroVision™ 39HQ AHU, which is produced in the
Alarko Carrier factory in Gebze, Turkey. The AHUs with integrated controls are
certified by TÜV Sud to serve healthcare and pharmaceutical
projects. The units meet the needs of care recipients and their
caretakers, maintaining high indoor environment quality
requirements with world-class healthcare standards.
The awards ceremony was held at a carbon-neutral event attended
by government officials and industry leaders. KPMG served as
official Observing Auditors for the 2019 MENA Green Building Awards
to ensure the highest standards of transparency and fairness in the
awarding process.
For more information about Carrier's sustainable solutions,
visit www.Carrier.com or follow @Carrier on Twitter.
About Carrier
Founded by the inventor of modern air
conditioning, Carrier is a world leader in high-technology heating,
air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions. Carrier experts
provide sustainable solutions, integrating energy-efficient
products, building controls and energy services for residential,
commercial, retail, transport and food service customers. Carrier,
a leading global provider of innovative HVAC, refrigeration, fire,
security and building automation technologies, operates several
businesses in the Middle East
through joint ventures. For more information, visit
www.carrier.com or follow @Carrier on Twitter.
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