Dubai Builds Its First Green Building
Source: http://www.inhabitat.com
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The government of Dubai has green-lit the Emirates' first sustainable building and construction is now well underway. The building, which is dedicated to the water and civil division of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), is designed to significantly cut down energy consumption and generate 600kW of electricity using solar power. The project is scheduled to be finished within the next few months.
The building project, which is coming together on Shaikh Zayed Road in Al Quoz, is a massive undertaking and will have a total space of around 31.6 thousand square meters. The Dubai government claims it will be the first of their buildings to be constructed according to the highest green building standards.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, CEO and MD of Dewa has said that the entire construction process is being done in accordance with the highest green building standards and features in the emirate, specifically the Green Economy for Sustainable Development Initiative announced by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai.
Using the city's ever-growing public transport system, the building is situated near First Gulf Bank Metro station and enjoys high connectivity. This building will implement "building management system", which will help save efforts and conserve electricity consumption, and automate all monitoring operations. The management system will manage HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) units in the facility in a way to allow electricity savings and automated control operations.
The building also follows the standards of saving electricity and water, and has the ability to generate 600kW of electricity using solar power. The facility is also equipped with high efficiency insulatives and smart building systems. It also uses LED technology in lighting, which allows saving 50 % of the energy used to protect environment as part of the commitment and responsibility towards society. The building offers bicycle parking places with 5% of its parking places designated for environmentally-friendly vehicles.
The building project, which is coming together on Shaikh Zayed Road in Al Quoz, is a massive undertaking and will have a total space of around 31.6 thousand square meters. The Dubai government claims it will be the first of their buildings to be constructed according to the highest green building standards.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, CEO and MD of Dewa has said that the entire construction process is being done in accordance with the highest green building standards and features in the emirate, specifically the Green Economy for Sustainable Development Initiative announced by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai.
Using the city's ever-growing public transport system, the building is situated near First Gulf Bank Metro station and enjoys high connectivity. This building will implement "building management system", which will help save efforts and conserve electricity consumption, and automate all monitoring operations. The management system will manage HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) units in the facility in a way to allow electricity savings and automated control operations.
The building also follows the standards of saving electricity and water, and has the ability to generate 600kW of electricity using solar power. The facility is also equipped with high efficiency insulatives and smart building systems. It also uses LED technology in lighting, which allows saving 50 % of the energy used to protect environment as part of the commitment and responsibility towards society. The building offers bicycle parking places with 5% of its parking places designated for environmentally-friendly vehicles.
