Envirolink : Green Building Consultant

  Indoor air quality (IAQ) plays a major part in the wellbeing of people residing in the building. A conventional-home-built without   green building considerations will have emissions that may impact the health and wellbeing of the individuals. Some of the common-factors that impact the quality of inside air are: - 1.      VOC emissions from indoor finishes such as coatings/paints, sealants & adhesives, formaldehyde emission from furnished products other; 2.      Contaminants in the best quality air supplied by mechanica- ventilation-systems; 3.      Air pollution due to usage of tobacco-products inside the building in a mechanical ventilated-space; 4.      Pollutants accumulated in the mechanical-ventilation-systems such as ducts, FCU/BCU, VAV/CAV, AHU’s during construction due to poor-practices during construction.All the above mentioned factors affect the quality of indoor air qua...

The Building construction wave in Dubai, UAE will no-more be aimed on breaking records only, as a new building ranking system will encourage builders to implement more & more ‘green building’ solutions for ranking higher with “Al Safat Certification system”. Dubai Municipality corporation Director General Mr. Hussain Nasser Lootah launched the new Building system , introducing   that new buildings that do not meet the minimum ‘green’ criteria will not be cleared for usage. In Arabaic language, Safat stands for date palm-fronds and is a reminder of the traditional usage of palm-fronds as roofing that support building interiors stay cool in the desert-heat. Taking a cue from the past, authorities are encouraging, & now binding, builders (Contractor) to include sustainable-solutions in building-construction that support save invaluable-resources like water & harnessing the abundant potential of solar-energy. Al Safat’s target in the next 5 years include a 18-22% reduc...

People spend the majority of their time inside in the building. According to the EPA, the average Emiratis spends 90-95% of his or her time indoors side. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this number is between 85-95%. And as cities develop every where in the globe, this calculation is likely to be high in all urban region. Not only that but most of the operating costs/value of high end buildings/villa and organizations are derived from worker/employees. 90% of a business’s operating costs/values tend to go to salaries and employee. That’ why it’s crucial that employees/staff stay engaged, happy, satisfied and healthy,. This means lower-employee absenteeism, as well as higher turnover, productivity & benefits. One of the best ways to get this? Using WELL Certification to optimize buildings for people. THE ADVANTAGE OF THE DIFFERENT WELL ELEMENTS WELL   Certification support optimize buildings for people to enhance happiness, health   & productivity. The spec...

  Estidama  is a building design methodology for constructing and operating buildings and communities more sustainably. Derived from the Arabic word that means ‘sustainability, it is a certification system developed by Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC). It aims to form a framework for measuring sustainability performance beyond the usual planning and construction phases. What is the Pearl Rating System (PRS)? Within Estidama, is a green building rating system called the Pearl Building Rating System (PRS) that is utilized to evaluate sustainable-building-development practices in Abu Dhabi. Established in 2010 the Pearl Building Rating system (PRS) is compulsory in Abu Dhabi. It requires all buildings/villas/office/Mall/Hospital to have a minimum of 1-Pearl Rating, and all government funded buildings to have a minimum of 2-Pearl Rating.  The Pearl Rating System compromise of three rating systems,  👉   Building Rating System (PBRS),  👉...