A View From the Other Side: Dubai Plans to Cool Sizzling Sandy Beach

Monday, December 15, 2008 - 17:49 in Earth & Climate

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dubai's out this world's Palazzo Versace located in the Culture Village has hired Hyder Consulting to use their innovative engineering talents to cool off the hotel/condominium resort sizzling hot sandy beaches. Hyder Consulting has a long-term presents in the Middle East and offers engineering services, including environmentally sustainable buildings, infrastructure solutions, mechanical and electrical expertise. According to Soheil Abedian, president of Palazzo Versace, "We will suck the heat out of the sand to keep it cool enough to lie on." Palazzo Versace will be completed sometime in late 2009 to 2010.

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