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DUBAI, November 19, 2014

Dubai Municipality is taking radical steps to ensure the city maintains its leading-edge reputation for sustainability, said its top official.

A tough new smart checking system is in place at the municipality, stated Hussain Nasser Lootah, the director general of Dubai Municipality, the keynote speaker at the opening of the two-day Sustainable Design and Construction Conference being held on the sidelines of The Big 5 construction expo in Dubai, UAE.

Addressing the gathering, Lootah said the municipality had implemented several key steps including an emirate-wide move to using 'green concrete'.

He also unveiled the details of 'Desert Rose', its new Dh20-billion ($5.4 billion) Emirati housing development built around sustainable principles.

Lootah said Dubai was one of the world's fastest growing cities with buildings mushrooming across the city. “But it's about a lot more than just buildings, there's a lot more projects going on, in order to fulfil the needs of the growing city,” the official stated.

“We already have the best standard of construction and materials in the region. Our Green Building Regulations Guide has 79 chapters, and we are working through these chapters to implement all of the directives,” he said.

Lootah said three years ago, the municipality zeroed in on green concrete - produced without releasing or creating carbon dioxide - after examining a number of materials in the market, and now will insist all buildings are constructed using 'green' concrete by early 2015.

He said the municipality has implemented three 'quick-fix' sustainable solutions in buildings; insulation, solar heating and installing LED (light emitting diode) lighting. "Now, we are concentrating more on the issues surrounding electricity, water and waste," he added.

With the pre-Expo 2020 construction boom, the municipality chief expects to see a huge influx of new materials and technologies coming into Dubai. But Lootah said his department was well prepared.

“We have the largest laboratory in the region, ready to check new materials and technologies are sustainable. We are open to check any material, and happy to check if it fulfills our sustainability criteria,” he added.-TradeArabia News Service




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