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Alba unveils its first ‘green’ building

Manama, June 4, 2014

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has inaugurated its first-ever ‘green’ amenity building in the kingdom.
 
The single-storey amenity building, catering mainly to Power Station 3 and 4 employees, incorporates many green technologies such as solar panels and energy efficient appliances as compared to conventional factors, said a statement.
 
The building makes use of highly efficient solar water heating facility for the showers, as well as energy saving LED light fittings.
 
These two initiatives alone reduce the building power consumption by 40 kW, which is equivalent to the power required for around 23 tonnes of aluminium per annum, it said.
 
It has also incorporated passive engineering construction techniques - insulated-type brick walls and double glazed high U/V filter windows, which will substantially reduce the load on the air conditioning system. 
 
The compact power loading has considerably reduced the capital requirements for power installation supply with average current consumption being reduced to c.100A, as opposed to c.300A expected if constructed as per the older building standards. 
 
Amin Sultan, Alba’s director for power, said: “As one of the world’s largest smelters, and a leading company in Bahrain, Alba’s leadership and decisions play a huge role in influencing the society. This green initiative clearly exemplifies our environmental values and I thank all the teams for an excellent job. We remain committed to achieve sustainability and reduce the carbon foot print for a better future.”
 
The green amenity building project was managed and executed by Alba’s Engineering & Infrastructure Department, which will also incorporate the new energy efficiency standards in all future building projects in Alba. - TradeArabia News Service



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