Covering new buildings and retrofits as well as green products and services, the 19 professional award categories this year are:
Green Building of the Year in six sub-categories: Commercial, Hotel, School, Residential, Public Building and Healthcare Building; Sustainable Building Design of the Year; Sustainable Urban/Community Development Design of the Year; Facility Management Organisation of the Year; Contractor of the Year; Developer of the Year:
Green Building Material/Product: Energy Management, Indoor Air Quality, Conventional Construction Materials & Water Management;
Green Building Research Award; Retrofit Project of the Year; Best Operations & Maintenance (existing buildings); and Training Initiative of the Year.
Saeed Al Abbar, Chairman of Emirates
Green Building Council, said: "The appointment of Khaled as the Regional Chair for the MENA Network by the World
Green Building Council, is a strong statement on his dedication to promoting sustainable built environments in the region.
This paper takes the
green building supply side as the breakthrough point, through the construction of the developers and buyers, government "bilateral" game to examine the
green building industry chain innovation relationship.
According to the QGBC director, all the government projects are following the
green building practices.
Aqrab Ali Rana said that after successful event in Lahore Pakistan
Green Building Council and FAKT Exhibitions are joining their forces together again for The Second International Expo and Conference in Karachi.
JLL has a strong record of achieving LEED and other building certifications for itself and its clients, and in 2015, helped clients secure a total of 121
green building certifications.
states, quantifying the economic impact of
green building and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
Engineer Issa al Mohannadi, Chairperson of QGBC and Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) hailed the new interactive online platform as"revolutionising the
green building industry in Qatar".
8220;There is established value in
green building,” Usher says.
The
green building concept is in fact getting to be a part of mainstream design and construction as its many benefits become apparent in many green projects all over the world.
Yudelson said, "The convergence of corporate and commercial real estate, information technology that is based in the Cloud, and energy efficiency leads my list of new
green building megatrends for 2014.
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