(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Poor or non-existent insulation in old UAE buildings is one of the biggest carbon footprint culprits, revealed Dr Andreas Kiesewetter of Europe's largest privately owned paint and insulation manufacturer, Caparol.
In the UAE, where air conditioning is a necessity, Kiesewetter explained that good thermal insulation is crucial to prevent heat from seeping in through the exterior building envelope to the inside living spaces.
"The easiest and cheapest way to save energy is through buildings. With proper insulation, a building's energy consumption and related expenditure can be cut in half," said the engineer who heads up Caparol's building envelope systems division.
In the Middle East where buildings need to be continuously cooled, use of high quality insulation can significantly impact energy consumption by keeping cool air sealed within buildings and sealing warm air out.
"It requires a larger amount of energy to cool a building than to heat it due to the fact that the efficiency of air conditioners is less than central heating systems, besides the nature of heat transfer inside living spaces from objects and appliance that emit heat. There is no point in saving energy on one front then use the savings in a wasteful manner on the other. It only makes sense to produce green energy if it is used sustainably. Good insulation allows us to use energy sustainably," Kiesewetter explained.
Caparol is currently among the UAE's leading External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) suppliers.
The company is the developer and manufacturer behind patented Dalmatiner technology, which combines black and white expanded polystyrene beads. The black beads are good insulators and white beads are flexible - together they create the perfect mix for insulation board.
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