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IMPLEMENTING GREEN DESIGN INITIATIVES IN THE UAE


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Presentation:
Session: General Paper Session W65 - Management for sustainable design and construction
Room: Glass Pavilion
Session start: 10:30 Tue 21 Jun 2011

Amritha Achuthan   aamrithaa@gmail.com
Affifliation: The British University in Dubai

Mohammed Dulaimi   mohammed.dulaimi@buid.ac.ae
Affifliation: The British University in Dubai

Arun Bajracharya   arun.bajracharya@buid.ac.ae
Affifliation: British University in Dubai


Topics: - Management for sustainable design and construction (General Themes)

Abstract:

The drive for more sustainable built environment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) received a significant boost in the period 2006-2008 supported by new legislations from the government and increased interest from major stakeholder especially municipalities. The absence of locally developed frameworks for evaluating sustainable design of buildings has created opportunities for the introduction of foreign ones. LEED has become popular in industry and has even influenced the current current attempts to develop a local framework. The paper will report the findings of a research that, first, evaluated the effectiveness of LEED framework in dealing with local issues. Secondly the paper will examine 2 case studies where LEED was used in one of the cases to ensure the development is sustainable. The second case study sustainability was driven by what was considered to be “responsible” design. The need for more integrated design practices is highlighted in the analysis as well as the role of the local municipality in facilitating sustainability in these cases.