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  Largest sustainable building in the Estidama programme obtain 3 Pearl Design Rating & becomes a regional standard for sustainable airport design 03 Sep 2013 , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates At a ceremony held earlier, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) awarded Abu Dhabi Airports Company’s Midfield Terminal-Building project, currently the largest sustainable building in the Estidama Certification, with a Three Pearl Design Rating from the Estidama Pearl Building Rating System (PBRS). The Estidama Pearl Rating System is a management system for sustainable building design, construction and life cycle operation for communities, villas and buildings. Estidama Certification   is a programme developed by the UPC, which was conceived to promote a new mind-set that reflects the intellectual-legacy of the late Mr. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his visionary governance in promoting thoughtful and responsible development through the creation of a balanced-societ...

AL Safat Certification is launched by Dubai City Municipality. Al Safat Certifcation   will support residents and commercial save their energy bills on the long run. Under the new project system, AL Safat Certification has become compulsory for all Dubai buildings project (Commercial & Residential) to follow green-infrastructure through getting requirements for minimum bronze certification .However, building owner are encouraged to apply for elements to qualify for three remaining categories of platinum, gold & silver that will improve environmental advantage and save more energy. The new building rating system, which will go in action in September, will assure structures are environmentally responsible, resource efficient and produce less carbon-emissions. The green building code has been introduced since 2011 year where more than % of new buildings in Dubai have already became green. But since March-2014 until June-2016, the Building Department licensed more than 16,...

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...

  One of the most popular office design trends in present years is the movement toward sustainable works-paces. Indeed, more & more organization are looking for ways to “go-green” and create ecofriendly environments. Check out this LEED Certification case study of one of our projects. These type of certifications can now show serious cost for developing organizations . LEED Certification short form of “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design,” and these independently verified-certificates recognize-buildings that have been built with green environments features, sustainable-practices, and energy efficient considerations. At present, we’ll list 6-benefits of a LEED Certification in Dubai, UAR for your workplace. ADVANTAGE OF A SUSTAINABLE OFFICE DESIGN There are 2 types of benefits associated with a LEED Certification –– the benefits a organization enjoys from a sustainable office-design, & the direct advantage of a high level LEED Certification. In terms of ...