Hi Global Market for U.S. Indoor Air Quality to Reach $11.4 Billion by 2019!.

Hi Global Market for U.S. Indoor Air Quality to Reach $11.4 Billion by 2019!.

BCC Research reveals in its new report, U.S. Indoor Air Quality Market, the U.S. indoor air quality (IAQ) market is expected to grow to $11.4 billion by 2019, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7 percent over the next five years. The equipment segment market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 7.4 percent.

Since 2012, continuing media attention focused on the health effects of toxic mold, the outbreak of infectious diseases (such as bird flu), and the increase in chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma have resulted in a new interest in IAQ in homes, commercial buildings, schools and hospitals.

There is a distinct equipment market within the industry that includes products such as air-cleaning equipment, HVAC equipment, HVAC replacement filters and IAQ instrumentation. This market, which was valued at $3.9 billion in 2013, is predicted to reach nearly $4.1 billion in 2014 and $5.8 billion in 2019, with a projected CAGR of 7.4 percent.

Although the commercial segment was the largest market for IAQ equipment and services in 2013, the residential sector is projected to move into the top position by 2019, with 29 percent of the market, followed by commercial buildings (28 percent), healthcare (16 percent) and schools (14 percent).

“The U.S. economy has continued to recover from the 2008–2009 recession, boosting the market for IAQ equipment and services,” says BCC Research environment analyst, Andrew McWilliams. “The IAQ market is important because health problems such as building-related illness and sick-building syndrome, as well as other ailments associated with poor IAQ in homes, offices and schools, are on the rise in the U.S.”

U.S. INDOOR AIR QUALITY MARKET determines the size of the overall IAQ market and its subcategories, such as IAQ equipment and technologies, consulting services and environmental services.

A (Hi) Need for Speed and a Roadmap to Sustainable Innovation.

A (Hi) Need for Speed and a Roadmap to Sustainable Innovation.

This year, more than 500 product development leaders from across the globe participated in the fourth product portfolio management (PPM) benchmark survey to share their priorities, risks, and pain points on the state of PPM.

As part of the study, a new framework for assessing a company's innovation program was developed. 

The Innovation Management Maturity Model™ gives organizations a critical tool for assessing the strength of their innovation program.

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• The top pain points and risks, and how they affect innovation. 
• Where product centric companies are in terms of innovation management maturity and where they want to be. 
• Why there is such a need for speed and what organizations can do to get products to market faster. 

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Hi Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis

Hi "Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis"

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Report by Chapters 

Technical Summary

1. Introduction
2. Observations: Atmosphere and Surface
3. Observations: Ocean
4. Observations: Cryosphere
5. Information from Paleoclimate Archives
6. Carbon and Other Biogeochemical Cycles
7. Clouds and Aerosols
8. Anthropogenic and Natural Radiative Forcing
9. Evaluation of Climate Models
10. Detection and Attribution of Climate Change: from Global to Regional
11. Near-term Climate Change: Projections and Predictability
12. Long-term Climate Change: Projections, Commitments and Irreversibility
13. Sea Level Change
14. Climate Phenomena and their Relevance for Future Regional Climate Change

Annex I: Atlas of Global and Regional Climate Projections
Annex II: Climate System Scenario Tables
Annex III: Glossary
Annex IV: Acronyms
Annex V: Contributors to the WGI Fifth Assessment Report
Annex VI: Expert Reviewers of the WGI Fifth Assessment Report

Changes to the Underlying Scientific/Technical Assessment (IPCC-XXVI/Doc.4)
List of Substantive Edits (interim document, 30 January 2014) 

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Climate Change 2013: the Physical Science Basis was approved on Friday by member governments of the IPCC in Stockholm, Sweden.

Below are excerpts from the Summary for Policymakers.

• Human influence on the climate system is clear.
• Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia.
• The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased.
• Ocean warming dominates the increase in energy stored in the climate system, accounting for more than 90% of the energy accumulated between 1971 and 2010.
• The rate of sea level rise since the mid-19th century has been larger than the mean rate during the previous two millennia.
• Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide have increased to levels unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years. CO2 concentrations have increased by 40% since pre-industrial times.
• Changes in the global water cycle in response to the warming over the 21st century will not be uniform.
• Most aspects of climate change will persist for many centuries even if emissions of CO2 are stopped.
• The ocean has absorbed about 30% of the emitted anthropogenic carbon dioxide, causing ocean acidification.

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Citadel Capital bullish on Egypt’s return to growth

Citadel Capital Click Here to visit company web site, a major investment company in Africa and the Middle East with $9.5 billion in investments under control, was a key participant at the Egypt GCC Investment Forum Click Here to visit organizers web site for details, a two-day event hosted by the Egyptian Ministry of Investment in partnership with the UAE and Euro money Conferences.

"President Adly Mansour"

"President Adly Mansour received Thursday in the presidential palace a delegation from the Gulf-Egyptian investment forum, currently held in Cairo under the rubric "A Strategic Partnership and Economic Integrity." The forum is held under the auspices of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)."

Investor

The event brings together top-tier Egyptian and GCC private sector investors, financiers and leading government officials from Egypt and the GCC to discuss strategic partnerships and new investment opportunities in Egypt as the government attempts to jump-start the economy and capitalize on rising investor confidence. 

Strategic Partnerships & New investment Opportunities. 

“Egypt has always had an economy that has the capacity to absorb investments and we as a country have always been able to find the right track. Granted, there may be heartache and frustration along the way, but when all is said and done, Egypt has always done the right thing. Right now Egypt needs investments. In order to achieve a growth rate of 7 percent, we need $20-$25 billion in new investments,” said Citadel Capital Founder and Chairman Ahmed Heikal during a keynote interview at the forum.

Economic Growth

“In this context, two things are clear: We enjoy immense support from the Gulf countries not just in budget support and direct aid to the government, but from companies and countries with a genuine interest in helping Egypt build its infrastructure base. Secondly, I believe it is patently obvious that energy policy is at the root of our macro challenges today. The simple fact is that had increased the price of petroleum products by 17 piasters per annul starting in 2000, the total debt of the Egyptian government today would have been zero,” he said.

Heikal pointed out that the startling statistic underscores the necessity of adopting a much more aggressive strategy as regards energy pricing. 

New Strategic Possibilities

“People are now aware of the problem — and that’s the first part of finding a solution. But talking isn't enough: Now is the time for implementing solutions. The funding that we have received from the Gulf States has allowed us to avoid major problems, this does not however change the fact that we cannot continue to ignore the impending crisis that will occur once this funding is discontinued. Energy prices need to be liberalized gradually lest we wish to see a spike in inflation at the same time as we face rising unemployment as a result of failing enterprises. With that in mind, we need to cushion the impact of price rises through a system of direct cash subsidies to consumers,” added Heikal.

Consumer Subsidies

Asked about the concerns of GCC investors — such as the legal environment and whether or not the current regulatory framework can ensure the safety of their investments — Heikal pointed out that “despite the uncertainty and the very real problems that are delaying the completion of projects in the interim, the risk-reward relationship is still very favorable in Egypt.” 

Egypt 

Heikal added: “I think that the lack of resolution on the political front and the bureaucratic delays have without a doubt hampered Egypt’s capacity to attract new investment, but GCC investors are still finding it worthwhile to invest in Egypt. There are still excellent opportunities out there for large deals in key sectors such as energy and infrastructure that have attracted and will continue to attract large amounts of capital coming from the Gulf.” 

Egypt's Capital

A case in point is Citadel Capital’s Egyptian Refining Company (ERC), a $3.7 billion second stage oil refinery that will reduce Egypt’s present day diesel imports by more than half, generate more than $300 million in annual benefits to the state treasury, and reduce by nearly one-third the country’s present sulfur dioxide emissions. The financing package for ERC, one of the largest-ever project finance deals in Africa, was completed post revolution with an international pool of investors that included Gulf-based sovereign wealth funds. 

Oil Refinery

Asked what advice he would give to the government, Heikal noted that a shield law for government officials who are taking legitimate decisions that are discretionary in nature is a must to avoid bureaucratic inertia. 

He also added that additional institutional capacity was required. “We need to be able to attract higher calibers in the government and we also need to raise the productivity of the Egyptian economy as a whole, which means enacting policies regarding the types of investments we want to encourage bearing in mind energy, water and electricity consumption,” said Heikal. 

Outlook 

Citadel Capital also participated in two targeted sector workshops on renewable energy and hydrocarbons that featured government ministers and industry experts. Leading the discussion on hydrocarbons was Citadel Capital Managing Director for Energy Investments Mohamed Shoeib who highlighted the importance of future cooperation between the government and private sector investors in the hydrocarbons sector.

Energy

“To keep pace with projected economic growth and provide much needed energy capacity in the region Citadel Capital has invested heavily in energy as one of its five core industries. Our integrated energy investments cover the full value chain and include refining, energy distribution, power generation and alternative fuels,” said Shoeib, an industry veteran with over 30 years experience in the upstream and downstream oil and gas sector in Egypt. 

Opportunity

Khaled Abu Bakr, executive chairman of Citadel Capital’s energy distribution platform, TAQA Arabia, participated in a workshop that discussed the role of renewable energy in sustainable development and explored the policy and regulatory framework that is required in order to facilitate and encourage more investments of this nature, which will be crucial for Egypt’s energy security going forward. 

Framework

TAQA Arabia is the largest private sector energy distribution company in Egypt with over 16 years of experience, investing and operating energy infrastructure including gas transmission and distribution through its largest operational arm, TAQA Gas. As part of it’s ongoing effort to grow the energy sector in Egypt and meet increasing domestic demand, TAQA Arabia recently entered into an agreement with the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources to connect 66,000 homes with natural gas. 

Development

The growth of Citadel Capital’s energy investment comes as the firm continues its transformation of its business model from a private equity firm to Africa’s leading investment company. Energy is one of Citadel Capital’s five core industries alongside transportation, agriculture agrifoods, mining, and cement.

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Egypt's GCC Investment Forum Further Information Links;

The Egypt/GCC Investment Forum Agenda - English  Click Here to download.

The Egypt/GCC Investment Forum Agenda - Arabic   Click Here to download.

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Growing Investments

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OSHA Adds New Chapter On NOISE to Technical Manual

Being Informed is Being Prepared.

OSHA just added and published a new chapter addressing noise to the OSHA Technical Manual.

This new chapter provides technical information and guidance to help Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) evaluate Noise hazards in the workplace. The content is based on currently available research publications, OSHA standards, and consensus standards.

Visit the Occupational Health & Safety Administration of law & regulations page of the United States Department Of Labor. Click here to visit OSHA website and access site documents & search list of OSHA standards. 

The New Noise Chapter is downloadable by clicking this link here.  You may also wish to download the OSHA inspection fact sheet by clicking here. View OSHA technical manual text & links by clicking here. 

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This New Noise chapter provides technical information and guidance to help Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) evaluate Noise hazards in the workplace.

The content is based on currently available research publications, OSHA standards, and consensus standards.

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The chapter is divided into six main sections:

Introduction and background information about noise and noise regulations and an overview of noise controls.

• Worksite noise evaluations, including noise measurement equipment, noise evaluation procedures, and noise sampling.
• Investigative guidelines (including methods for planning the investigation) and outlines a strategy for conducting noise evaluations.
•  Noise hazard abatement and control, including engineering and administrative controls, hearing protection, noise conservation programs, cost comparisons between noise hazard abatement options, and case studies.
• References used to produce this chapter and resources for obtaining additional information.
• Appendices provide a glossary of terms, sample calculations, and expanded discussion of certain topics introduced in the chapter.

Hi Regional Focus "Middle East - Egypt Report":

Hi Regional Focus "Middle East - Egypt Report":

* Egypt GHG emissions, reduction strategy: 

*Content:


▪ Overall country perspective
▪ Industry overview
▪ Deep dive on selected sectors


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*Executive Summary:

Approach:

Emission baseline and abatement potential have been estimated on a macro sector basis (with a focus on 5 key sectors Power, Building, Cement, Road transport, Agriculture).

▪ Data has been collected from available public sources (local and international), syndicated by interviews with local experts and using values from comparable countries.

▪ Greenhouse Gas (GHG) abatement analysis has been developed with the objective of providing an 

integrated perspective on emissions reductions and cost. It cannot be used to forecast exact CO2 prices/ CO2 regulation or forecast individual technologies. 

Overall Business as Usual (BAU):

Emissions in 2005 are in the range of 220 Mt CO2 e and are expected to grow up to ~550 Mt CO2 e by 2030 contributing to ~0.9% of world emissions.

▪ In 2005 emissions per capita versus GDP per capita in Egypt are in line with other developing regions 

(such as India, Latin America and  Middle East), and throughout 2030 are expected to follow a typical 

growth pattern of a developing country.

▪ The 5 main sectors (Power, Building, Cement, Road transport, Agriculture) account for ∼75% of total emissions in 2005  and are expected to slightly increase their relative importance by 2030 (∼77% of total emissions). 

▪ Overall industry related emissions account for ∼29% of the total emissions in 2005 and are expected to increase their relative share to ∼36% by 2030.

Potential abatement:


Overall abatement potential is in the range of ∼200 Mt CO2e, equivalent to ∼36% of BAU at 2030.
▪ The overall potential is slightly lower than comparable developing regions mainly due to lower potential from the power sector (absence of coal plants, in BAU most of the total power production is already generated by relatively low gas plants).
▪ Total abatement potential of ~200 MtCO2e is fragmented into multiple levers and can be partially
implemented with economic benefits.
▪ Most of the abatement potential comes from the 5 key sectors  (Power, Transport, Cement, Building,
Agriculture) which account for ~80% of the total abatement.

*A specific methodological approach has been followed..