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Article: emirates green building council developing rating system to assess environmentally friendly buildings in the uae
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- Al Bawaba
- Article date:
- May 20, 2007
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The Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) is developing a
new rating system to measure the 'green' credentials of developments
in the UAE in a bid to help the country improve its environmental
record.
The voluntary system, due for release in the next few months, will
be tailored to the local climate and culture and will set a range of
benchmarks including the reduction of energy demand and water
consumption, and satisfying sustainability criteria for the use of
materials.
According to a report released last year by the global
conservation group WWF and the Global Footprint Network, the United
Arab Emirate's Ecological Footprint, a measure of human demand on
ecosystems, is the largest ...