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According to official figures published by Frost & Sullivan in June 2014, the construction industry in Asia Pacific generated 494.49 billion dollars in revenue in 2013, and forecast predicts a massive increase to 750,00 billion dollars in 2018. There is huge potential in this region for supply and demand of energy efficient technologies in sectors such as Air-Conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation (ACMV), one of the major energy consumers in buildings.

An impressive number of repeat bookings, lots of new exhibitors and a high level of international participation: The signs are looking good for IFAT, which takes place from May 30 to June 3, 2016 at the Messe München exhibition center.

The inaugural Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) Technology and Innovation Summit (STIS), to be held from 16 – 17 June, will bring together approximately 250-300 senior delegates from water and wastewater utilities, industrial water users, solution providers, research institutes, international organisations, investors and technology multipliers to develop a global blueprint for water solutions.

In 2015 for the first time, exhibitors from abroad are expected to be in the majority at Achema. The list of top trends at the show includes system and process modularization and automation, energy and resource efficiency and integrated process development. All of this requires networking between different industries and technologies. The Achema App and Achema Partnering platforms provide an ideal networking environment.

Exhibitor allocation for Ifat Environmental Technology Forum Africa has begun and the organizers are very positive about the stand confirmations to date: The exhibitor target for this trade fair, premiering in Johannesburg at the Johannesburg Expo Centre has already been exceeded.

In its continuing effort to provide education on current and important topics to the pump industry, the Hydraulic Institute has collaborated with its NPSH committee members in developing a technical webinar program that focuses on NPSH and its relationship to cavitation and other pump operation.

The GreenTec Awards made a big impression at the last IFAT in 2014, when they were presented in a Gala Night at the start of Munich´s leading world exhibition for environmental technologies.

IFAT Eurasia, which took place at the Congresium International Convention & Exhibition Centre in Ankara from April 16 to 18, celebrated its successful conclusion with 11,000 visitors. Overall, 243 exhibitors from 19 countries participated in the premiere of the new environmental technology trade fair for the Eurasian market.

Franklin Electric, GEFCO and Baroid IDP, are sponsoring the Indiana Ground Water Association’s 2015 Spring Field Day and Mud School on April 25 at Franklin Electric’s global headquarters and Engineering Development Center in Fort Wayne.

Ebara held seminars on pumps and chillers at the Vietnam-Japan Human Resources Cooperation Center (VJCC) in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam for two days on March 24-25, 2015.