ALDAR signs with Tabreed

The tower will be a dedicated state of the art office building, featuring the very latest in building technology, amenities and services for its business tenants. An open floor plan design has been adopted to allow for subdivision into customised tenanted areas. The main entrance and lobby will be hallmarked by a spectacular heritage arrival presenting visitors with a truly breathtaking view as they enter. The development will also house the impressive ERWDA library along with display areas, a high tech business and conference centre, a 150-seat auditorium, a restaurant, a day care centre, and a gymnasium.

Commenting on the decision for district cooling, Christopher Sims, CEO of ALDAR said: "Our mission as a premier real estate company is to provide our occupiers and tenants with the best and latest building technology, design, efficiency and comfort. Tabreed are the UAE's leading district cooling supplier and they are able to meet our exacting specifications to provide a highly reliable, efficient and hassle free district cooling service".

Tabreed's CEO, Dany Safi, demonstrated his delight and stated: "I am very pleased to see how everyday is a successful day at Tabreed. It is an honor and a privilege to add ALDAR to our list of clienteles. ALDAR is a prominent property developer and we are happy to provide them with our unique cooling solutions. We trust this will be the beginning of a long relationship between our two organizations where we can continue to bring the latest of cooling technologies to the UAE, particularly in Abu Dhabi through our active involvement in many of the stunning projects announced recently in Abu Dhabi which will unquestionably raise the city to even higher levels".

Over the last 3 months, Tabreed has signed deals to cool Fujairah and Ajman's tallest towers, Khalidiyah Mall and Dubai Municipality's prominent Metro Project and has also won two gold awards in the United States from IDEA, the International District Energy Association, for having the highest number of spaces cooled and the highest number of buildings connected in 2004.

District cooling is widely used throughout the UAE and around the world, piping chilled water from a centralised plant to a range of residential, commercial and government buildings. Landlords are attracted to the maintenance-free, economic and environmentally friendly cooling benefits of the technology, while tenants enjoy reduced ambient noise and better temperature control in their homes, making it the perfect solution to all cooling requirements.