EmiratesGBC and DSCE Collaborate to Undertake Benchmarking of 100 Buildings in Dubai to Promote Energy Efficiency

Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum targeted at preserving the setting by reinforcing and promoting green structure practices, in partnership with the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE), has actually welcomed Dubai-based hotels, shopping malls and institutions to take part in a 'Benchmarking Project' to analyze their structure efficiency.

The present of the Benchmarking Project adheres to a partnership revealed in between EmiratesGBC and DSCE in 2016 to support the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA), an effort under the 'Sustainable Energy for All' (SE4All), a campaign led by the United Nations Secretary-General, and moneyed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Led by World Resources Institute and in partnership with the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), Green Structure Councils are involving with leading cities to ramp up the power performance of buildings under the BEA. EmiratesGBC is among 4 GBCs collaborating with governmental authorities such as Dubai Supreme Council of Energy - a member of BEA - which has solid knowledge in the world of power intensity and need side management.

EmiratesGBC is now piloting a 'Benchmarking Project' that intends to measure the energy performance of 100 buildings in Dubai in the three emphasis groups - resorts, malls and colleges. DSCE is connecting to its partners to expand its assistance to the 'Benchmarking Project' and note the initial BEA demo project in Dubai, which will certainly function as a recommendation factor in owning forward the power effectiveness of structures in the city, and double the price of performance by 2030.

Saeed Al Abbar, Chairman of EmiratesGBC, said: "The Benchmarking Project is a major step in the direction of mapping the power use performance of existing buildings in Dubai. The findings will certainly not just assist in embarking on pertinent retrofitting measures however will certainly additionally support policy making in connection with lasting buildings.

" For the project, we are making use of our understandings and experience of carrying out the initial similar benchmarking study in 2016 on power efficiency in Dubai's hospitality industry. Our expert group of professionals will certainly review the information to existing insightful findings that enable all stakeholders to function in the direction of a greener future by boosting power performance in our buildings."

HE Ahmed Butti Mehairbi, Secretary General of the Dubai Supreme Council of Power, said: "As a member of the BEA programme, we are taking substantial activity to promote power effectiveness in our urban developed environments and contribute to accomplishing the Dubai Clean Power Technique 2050 introduced by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.

" The Benchmarking Project that will be undertaken by EmiratesGBC is introducing in the region, and will give deep understandings on the power efficiency methods in our buildings. The searchings for could be leveraged to promote lasting built settings, advertise energy monitoring and recommend referrals for the structure industry to present campaigns that can aid preserve power."

An examination workshop on BEA was held in December 2016 participated in by various stakeholders across Dubai's structure stakeholders. The comments received is working as the referral point for the benchmarking project and a policy on power efficiency labeling of existing buildings by DSCE.

To join the pilot Benchmarking Project, proprietors and operators of Dubai resorts, shopping malls and institutions are urged to contact the EmiratesGBC office at 04-3468244 or email to BEA@emiratesgbc.org. All data offered the project will be treated with confidentiality. Power used in buildings usually makes up half of all carbon exhausts of some cities, while buildings in some bigger cities could be in charge of approximately 80 per cent of exhausts. With two-thirds of the world's population expected to live in cities by 2050, the benchmarking study matches more need for structures that are power effective and that allow an excellent quality of life.