Landmark Tower in Dubai Marina Achieves LEED Gold Certification by US Green Building Council

The Landmark Group office tower in Dubai Marina, has gotten LEED Gold Certification from the prominent United States Green Building Council in the new construction type classification.

There are 15 LEED Platinum and 86 LEED Gold Projects in the UAE under various LEED Score systems. Landmark is currently amongst 16 buildings in Dubai that have actually gotten Gold LEED Building Design and Construction: New Construction.

The LEED Gold Certification under "LEED Building Design and Construction (BD+C): New Construction, Ver 3" was given to Site Tower which was created and constructed as a high-performance structure. Talking about the qualification, Rajesh Garg, Group Chief Financial Officer Spots Group, stated: "The LEED qualification is statement to Spots Group's commitment to developing a lasting atmosphere. En masse we have taken on several programmes to further improve our operating efficiency and to reduce our ecological impact. With the LEED certification, we intend to additionally execute green methods in every aspect of our operations."

The tower has a general carbon impact cost savings of roughly 1,332 metric tons/annum. Common structures power consumption varies in between 160 Kwh/sqm - 200 Kwh/sqm as compared to Landmarks consumption of 113 Kwh/sqm/year. Water usage in the tower is additionally 40% lower than International Plumbing Council standards. High quality double layered medical grade MERV 13 filters better improve the air high quality as they remove microorganisms, irritants and smell made use of to maintain the indoor air quality.

Added innovation to lower energy consumption includes automated illumination regulating systems with daytime harvesting and smart elevators with power regenerative electric motors. These have been mounted to make sure that as they are being made use of, the lifts create power and feed back into the structure grid. Double flush rest rooms, WC with double flush system and water taps with sensing units are also utilized in the structure to stay clear of water wastage. The structure health is checked by an automated BMS (building management system) throughout the day.

The structure has also been built keeping in mind availability with handicap friendly actions and devoted carpool and cycle parking.