Published on: 1/05/2008
Publication: FEA Student conference
Country: United Arab Emirates

To Mr. Gorge Berbari for his professional achievements and pioneering contributions to the region in enhancing energy efficiency and energy conservation in heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration field.

George Berbari
BE Mechanical Engineering. AUB (1985)
Founder and CEO of DC Pro Engineering, Dubai, UAE

George Berbari received the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from the America University of Beirut in 1985. He is the founder and CEO of DC Pro Engineering, Dubai and UAE, which handles projects requiring a high level of expertise in the electro-mechanical field. He played a major role in initiating and championing the concept of District Cooling (DC) in UAE was founding member of Tabreed, the largest District Cooling provider in the region.

Mr. Berbari introduced water-cooled heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) system as well natural gas-fired district cooling to the Middle East, thus reducing carbon dioxide emissions and electrical power consumption for cooling applications in the region.

Mr. Berbari started his career in HVAC at Tecmo industries in Lebanon, and later started a company called Techno Clima that concentrated on design, installation, and production of HVAC equipment for projects in Lebanon, Syria and Gabon. In November 1990, HE joined UTS Carrier in Abu Dhabi as a sales manager. In 1993 he began to work on the first central plant for district cooling in the region in Dubai using as a gas engine-driven chiller with a capacity of 4,000TR. The plant was recognized by Bosch, Caterpillar and York as the best installation worldwide. The success of the project led the UAE Offset Programme to establish Tabreed. During his work with Tabreed, Mr. Berbari transferres many technical innovations to the Middle East and several to the world stage. Most recently he founded a new company, DC PRO Engineering that specializes in electro-mechanical work with consideration to energy efficiency and automation of HVAC system operation.

Mr. Berbari continues to publish extensively in the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Journal and the Climate Control Magazine.