Dubai
World Trade Center Development Phase - 1
Dubai World Trade Center Development Phase -1
is a mixed use development consisting of offices, hotels, retail,
serviced apartments and residential buildings spanning over 1.1
Million Sq. Meters of built up area.
The client’s design brief requires this development to be
environmentally responsible addressing sustainability in general
and specifically directed at achieving a green building rating
such as LEED® for its buildings. Based on a design brief, the
Architects and the Engineers have made the Concept Design adopting
sustainable strategies.
Green Technologies were commissioned by WSP Middle East Ltd. to
provide professional services for, LEED® Assessment and recommendation
on viability of LEED® certification and or a rating of all
or some of the buildings.
The feasibility of achieving LEED® certification of buildings
was highlighted in the LEED® Assessment report, focusing on
energy and atmosphere, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality,
materials and resources, sustainable site and innovation in design,
for Dubai World Trade Center Development Phase - 1.
A LEED® Workshop was conducted by Green Technologies with client
representation and project team, providing them information on
LEED® and LEED® as a design tool to achieve the objectives.
The outcome from LEED® Workshop indicated that the development
can be the largest Green Building Development in the world with
offices having potential to achieve highest possible LEED® rating
from USGBC.
