HVAC installation in KEZAD (Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi) 

HVAC installation in KEZAD (Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi): local context

KEZAD, formerly known as KIZAD, is the industrial free zone near Khalifa Port between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, hosting manufacturing plants, logistics warehouses and cold stores on large plots. It has expanded since the early 2010s. Manolia completed HVAC works for a packaging manufacturing facility here. Facilities are often built quickly to meet production start dates.

• Manufacturing plants need process cooling, ventilation for heat-generating machinery and controlled environments where product quality depends on temperature and humidity.
• Coastal plots near the port combine salt with blowing dust, so equipment needs both corrosion protection and robust filtration.
• The location sits between Dubai and Abu Dhabi, so manpower and material logistics from Dubai are practical with planning.

Building types we serve in KEZAD (Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi)

For factories and industrial plants, the work concentrates on process cooling and ventilation, heavy LV distribution, hazard-appropriate fire protection and plant that tolerates dust and high ambient temperatures.

Scope of work

• Fabrication and erection of insulated supply, return and fresh-air ductwork including fire dampers at compartment walls and volume control dampers.
• Chilled-water or refrigerant pipework installation with pressure testing, flushing and insulation sealed against condensation in humid ceiling voids.
• Toilet extract, car park ventilation and general exhaust systems sized to keep negative pressure where odours and fumes are generated.
• Air and water balancing to design flow rates, with measured readings recorded for every terminal and coil.

Systems we install

• Ceiling-concealed and floor-standing fan coil units
• Exhaust and supply fans with variable speed drives

UAE site and climate challenges

• Outdoor air in summer is both very hot and very humid, so fresh air must be pre-treated by dedicated units or heat recovery before it reaches occupied spaces, otherwise rooms feel clammy even when the thermostat reads 23°C.
• Sand-laden air quickly clogs filters on AHUs and fresh-air intakes, so intakes are placed away from roof edges where possible, fitted with sand louvres and given accessible pre-filters.
• Heat recovery on fresh air adds capital cost and plant space but reduces cooling load significantly in buildings with high fresh-air demand such as hotels, gyms and clinics.

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