du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has announced that it has won an award in the MENA Green Building Awards 2023 in the Healthy Spaces Project of the Year category.
The company’s winning project, the new headquarters (HQ) in Dubai Hills, won in the Healthy Spaces Projects of the Year category, which acknowledges buildings or fit-outs that prioritise occupant health and well-being while demonstrating innovation and creativity.
du’s HQ, it shared, has been designed and executed with a strong emphasis on employee well-being, sustainability, and productivity, which are the fundamental pillars for this award.
The workspace features solo and collaborative workspaces like sit-stand workstations, team tables, focus rooms, collaboration spaces, and wellness facilities, offering multiple choices to suit a variety of employee needs during the day.
The project adopts LEED and WELL standards, and du also shared it has significantly reduced the company’s carbon footprint, through energy conservation measures, waste segregation efforts, and a zero-plastic policy.