ehs to issue green building regulations by end of november
EHS, the Environment, Health and Safety regulatory arm of Dubai World today announced that it would be ready with the ‘EHS Design Regulations for Green Building Development’ by the end of the current month.
The regulations have been prepared to ensure that critical elements of Sustainable Development in the region (mainly environment, water and energy efficiency) are compulsorily included in the design and development of projects. This is expected to address sustainability with the region’s unique requirements in mind.
The regulations, drafted recently, have been shared and discussed with master developers of Dubai World, and relevant authorities within Dubai World, and would be applied well ahead of time in light of the recent ruling of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Under the ruling, all buildings in Dubai will have to be constructed as per environment friendly green building standards from January 2008.
Mr. Ahmed Abdul Hussain, CEO EHS said:
“His Highness Sheikh Mohammad has set a deadline for the end of the year, and we will be ready with the regulations a month in advance to help Dubai World projects comply with the ruling.”
“The regulations for Dubai World areas will include important parameters like optimisation of energy and water resources, environment protection and use of automation etc, in line with international standards.”
EHS has already announced the launch of the ‘Middle East Center for Sustainable Development’ which will also be ready by the beginning of 2008.
The guidelines will help developers to obtain ‘Green Building’ certification under the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System aiming at achieving a sustainable green built environment built around a set of core environmental goals.
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is the international benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings.
