Australia’s Seeley International, which offers a new cooling product, has won the Gold award at the prestigious construction environmental awards, the Gaia Awards 2010.

The awards were announced today in advance of The Big 5 2010 to be held in Dubai from November 22-25. There are four Silver award winners, six Bronze winners and 13 finalists.

Seeley’s ‘Climate Wizard’ won the award for the company. The ‘Climate Wizard’ uses the natural cooling power of evaporation to reduce air temperature with a full counter-flow water-to-air heat exchanger that produces very cold air.  The water and air never come into contact, meaning that no moisture is added, said a statement. 

Seeley International’s chairman and founder, Frank Seeley AM, said the win was particularly gratifying, as energy efficiency and innovation were key company values. “We believe that you can deliver superior cooling performance without sacrificing energy efficiency, and Climate Wizard proves this. 

The Gaia Awards were launched in 2008 and have quickly grown to become one of the industry’s most respected accolades. 

Regional companies have also made their mark at the awards, with the UAE’s Mulk Holdings picking up a Silver award for its product ‘Alubond Green’, and Gulf Engineering System Solutions was awarded Bronze for ‘Steril-Aire UVC Emitters’.  DMC Saudi Arabia was a finalist for its ‘DMC HR50 insulation render.’

Simon Mellor, senior vice president of dmg :: events, organisers of The Big 5 exhibition, said: “The standard of entries was outstanding and congratulations to all companies who made the winners list this year.  As the importance of environmental responsibility continues to increases across the international construction industry, the technologies and innovations that are being put forward for Gaia Awards become further advanced and it has been fantastic to see the commitment to the environment from so many companies.”

The winners will be presented with their awards at a special ceremony, taking place on November 21 in the Bubble Lounge at the Dubai World Trade Centre.  –TradeArabia News Service