EmiratesGBC nominates Habiba Al Mar’ashi to WorldGBC Board of Directors

Habiba Al Mar’ashi has joined the board of directors of the World Green Building Council for 2021-2023. She was appointed to the...

Consultant

KEO to bring industry insight to board of EmiratesGBC

Design, engineering and project management firm KEO International Consultants has been elected as a member of the Board of Directors at the...

Construction

EmiratesGBC outlines 2018 priorities to promote sustainable development

The Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) has chosen nine priority areas that will govern its activities in 2018. The independent councils’ board...

Sustainability

EmiratesGBC organises roundtable to promote green building practices in the UAE

According to a statement, the Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) has organised its first ‘Developers Forum’ in Dubai, in an effort to...

Sustainability

Submissions open for MENA Green Building Awards 2017

The Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) has called for submissions for its annual MENA Green Building Awards 2017, which aims to identify...

Analysis

UAE hotels urged to open door to sustainability

At the end of September, Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) released the findings of a first-of-its-kind report – ‘Energy and Water Benchmarking...

Sustainability

Green building council backs new Dubai ratings system

The chairman of the Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) has welcomed Dubai Municipality’s move to introduce a green ratings system, known as...

Experts

Act quickly to take advantage of Dubai energy efficiency regulations

Dubai has recovered from the crash of 2008 and has placed itself in the vanguard of international moves towards sustainable development by...

Analysis

Sustainability: How Dubai’s Majid Al Futtaim is leading the way

Majid Al Futtaim, a retail and entertainment developer headquartered in Dubai, announced in October that it had been awarded a Green Star...

UAE’s EmiratesGBC launches guidelines for retrofitting buildings

The Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) had published guidelines for retrofitting existing buildings, to serve as a guide for industry professionals and building...