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Thermal Insulation

Managing Director & CEO's Statement
 

The accelerated constructional activities coupled with the ever increasing demand for economical & comfortable living prompts us to adopt the latest scientific & technology advancements. Hence we have chosen the concepts of Thermal Insulation System, which plays a vital role in improving the cooling conditions inside the buildings, that definitely reflects on the power consumption and money involved for all the parties concerned in the construction process. The hot and humid of Dubai dictates a higher rate of power consumption due to the maximum usage of air conditioning systems.

Thermal Insulation System has been introduced to reduce your electric consumption costs up to 40% thus saving money and the country's energy resources. It also indeed creates a more comfortable living and working atmosphere. Reckoning the growing need to conserve the most essential commodity - Electricity. Dubai Municipality has issued an administrative Decree No: 77 for the year 2001, in the context to the application of Thermal Insulation System for buildings in the Emirate of Dubai.

Benefits of Thermal Insulation
Bullet Reduce the consumption of electrical energy up to 40% during the cooling process inside the building.
Bullet Increases the level of comfort for the inhabitants in a building as it provides a cooler interior.
Bullet The usage of AC is minimized and so are the loads of AC cables and ducts. This helps to reduce the cost of power consumption and electromechanical item's initial cost.
Bullet Protects the building materials from the constant fluctuations in temperature.
Bullet Protects furniture inside the buildings
Bullet Reduces environment pollution and the heat transmitted into the buildings.
Bullet Reduces the level of energy consumption, which helps to minimize the problems caused by excessive loads of generators and the distribution networks and reduces its initial cost.
Bullet Thermally Insulated buildings have less noise pollution from the AC's and chiller rooms as also from the noise penetrating from outside.

Helpful Guidance
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Building shape & direction: The ideal shape of a building is the one that receives the least sunlight.
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Window designs: Windows are the weakest points in a building & encourage maximum heat conduction. All the windows should be designed in such a way where in the beauty of a building is retained and the penetration of sunlight is minimized.
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Insulating walls and roofs: Heat penetrating through walls and roofs forms a great amount that needs to be minimized by cooling systems, hence the importance of Thermal Insulation.
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Choosing light colors: Light colors reflect light rays, be it from sun or artificial indoor lights hence use light color finishes for exteriors to reduce the cost of energy consumption.
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Height of Roofs: Reduce the height of roofs or ceilings so as to reduce the volume of air space in the room. This means using less capacity Ac's.
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Plant more trees: Trees provide beauty to the building & shade too. This gives a cooler surrounding to the building.
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Thermal Insulation materials: Use materials that are resistant to heat, fire, humidity & erosion, in addition to materials that are long lasting, non expansive & non shrinkable in the prevailing weather conditions of Dubai.




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