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Published in Paul Tymkow, Savvas Tassou, Maria Kolokotroni, Hussam Jouhara, Building Services Design for Energy-Efficient Buildings, 2020
Paul Tymkow, Savvas Tassou, Maria Kolokotroni, Hussam Jouhara
Estimada, which is a sustainable urban planning tool developed by the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, is based on the four pillars of sustainability: environmental, economic, cultural and social. Unlike other environmental assessment tools, which are voluntary, the Pearl rating system used in Estimada is incorporated into Abu Dhabi’s building codes. It is a points-based system with mandatory components, but because of the climatic conditions, a different emphasis is put, for example, on water conservation. Health and wellbeing is addressed in all six assessment categories.
Quantitative analysis of sustainable housing energy systems based on Estidama pearl rating system
Published in International Journal of Green Energy, 2018
Abdalla Mahmoud Salim, Saleh Abu Dabous
The Estidama Pearl Rating System is a regional system considered one of the main current rating systems in the world. This system focuses on sustainability in the three different project stages of design, construction, and operation. The Pearl Rating System is considered part of the main environmental program established in 2007 in Abu Dhabi and called Estidama (Estidama 2010). It contains the required policies and construction specifications that are needed to improve the five principles of designing green buildings which are energy, water, site, materials, and internal environment (Komurlu, Arditi, and Gurgun 2014). Pearl Villa Rating System is one of the three Pearl Rating Systems that focuses on rating villa projects. This rating system includes seven categories that guide the developments to be more sustainable and environmentally friendly, as shown in Table 1. The Pearl Rating System is mainly dependent on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system with an additional focus to local problems such as high consumption of water and energy and high dependence on fossil fuels in energy production (Abdel Aleem, Zobaa, and Abdel Mageed 2015).
Environmental supply chain management in the construction sector: theoretical underpinnings
Published in International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 2018
Sreejith Balasubramanian, Vinaya Shukla
Government regulatory framework could play an important role in the application of ESCM. This is not surprising given that government regulation leaves no option for a firm but to comply with it or exit the market. In the construction sector, this includes but not limited to green building regulations and associated non-compliance fines and penalties, landfill tax and associated fines for environmental accidents. For instance, in the UAE, any new project in the emirate of Dubai or Abu Dhabi (which covers 90% of all construction projects in the UAE) must abide by the green building regulations in their respective emirate. This includes the municipal green building regulations in the emirate of Dubai introduced in 2011; the ESTIDAMA pearl rating system for buildings in the emirate of Abu Dhabi introduced in 2010, and the environment, health and safety (EHS) Trakhees in Free Zones introduced in 2006. This is similar to the mandatory green building standards in US and UK. This implies that Developers and Architects have to meet the minimum environmental design standards mentioned in the regulations on aspects such as natural ventilation, lighting, water and energy consumption and use of renewable energy. Similarly, Contractors must achieve a minimum of at least 50% onsite waste aversion from the landfill. In addition, Contractors in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi must pay landfill charges (charged for each truckload) and fines for environmental accidents such a spilling of hazardous materials. Although Suppliers in the UAE do not face any direct regulatory requirements, they risk inclusion in the project tender if they fail to meet the minimum environmental requirements as specified in the regulations.