built environment

Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) Chairperson Habiba Al Mar’ashi, has been appointed the Vice Chair of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC). The non-profit organisation is a global network of national …

This week, the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) launched the National Green Certificates Programme. According to WAM, the programme aims to promote environmentally friendly building practices and sets …

The Business Bay 05 district cooling plant in Dubai, owned and operated by Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower), has secured a Gold rating from the United States Green …

Materials science company Partanna Global and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have announced a research and development partnership focused on CO2 removal. Over the course of 12 …

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that its accommodation complex in Warsan has received the Platinum Rating in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), awarded by …

Samana Developers has announced the launch of the Dh855 million ‘Climate-Resilient’ Samana Ivy Gardens 2 project. Located in the Dubailand neighbourhood, in the Dubai Land Residence Complex, the project is …

Emirates NBD has been awarded the Energy and Environmental Design LEED certification for twelve of its branches by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), it has announced. LEED is the …

Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric has announced the appointment of Yasser Ahmed as Vice President of Buildings for the Gulf Cluster. The company shared that Ahmed brings with him over fifteen years of …

The recent storms in Dubai have made us all too aware of our fragility to mother nature. As the clean-up operation is well underway and the quick-thinking emergency services deal …