Thermal insulation key to reducing energy consumption

It is estimated that the power consumption in the UAE during the summer season is as high as 75 to 85 percent of the total power generated due to high usage of air-conditioners. Air cooling requires approximately 50% more energy than air heating.

Given that countries today across the globe are facing an acute energy crisis, it is important that buildings, both commercial and residential, are thermally insulated. In the UAE too, the Government has taken several initiatives to save the country's energy resources.

It is now mandatory for all constructions in Dubai and Sharjah to be thermally insulated. Thermal insulation can reduce electricity consumption by up to 40%. In other words, thermal insulation reduces the thermal load for residential, commercial and industrial buildings thereby bringing down the energy costs.

TAMCO Gulf Limited, a Sharjah-based company engaged in the manufacturing of a wide range of high quality windows, doors, curtain walls, conservatories and skylights, and an exhibitor at the ongoing Front, Roof and Cladding Middle East exhibitions at Expo Centre Sharjah, realised the importance of thermal insulation in the Arabian Gulf region a decade ago and introduced the high quality uPVC window system in the regional market.

'Thermal properties of uPVC (unplasticised poly vinyl chloride) are found to be equal if not better than wood, which is considered to be the best thermal insulate,'

said Mr. Joginder S. Bimbh, Sales Manager of TAMCO Gulf.

'TAMCO uPVC windows and doors are a perfect solution for thermal insulation of all types of buildings including villas, residential buildings, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, mosques, schools, hospitals, hotels, beach villas, caravans, farm houses etc,' he added.

The second edition of front, the only trade show in the region for doors, windows, walls, related equipment, accessories and machinery, and the fourth edition of Roof Middle East and Cladding Middle East, a showcase of the emerging trends in roofing and cladding in the regional market, opened at Expo Centre Sharjah on May 2, 2006.

Exhibits at the current edition of Front exhibition include the complete range of windows, doors (wooden, glass, aluminium, steel, automatic, crane doors etc..), grills, gates, shutters and sun protection, sun blinds and awnings, louver blinds, interior roller blinds, glass and glass products, paints and chemicals, door operating devices, roller blinds, drives and drive technology, raw materials, components and machinery, accessories, working and business safety, wall coverings, and locks and access control systems.

Displays at the Roof Middle East and Cladding Middle East exhibitions focus on roofing systems, architectural cladding, structural glazing, curtain walling, façade engineering, metal building systems, skylights and domes, waterproofing, and insulation material.

Roof Middle East, Cladding Middle East, and Front, will be open to trade visitors from 10 am to 7 pm, until Thursday.