Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that its new headquarters Al Shera’a has achieved a major milestone by securing the SPIRE Diamond rating under the Smart Building programme, developed by UL Solutions in collaboration with the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).
This makes Al Shera’a the world’s first building to achieve this prestigious rating, the highest distinction within the SPIRE Smart Building programme, together with the UL Verified Mark, said a statement from Dewa.
The achievement reinforces Dewa’s strategic leadership in smart and resilient infrastructure and the integration of building systems in the areas of energy, life and property safety, health, wellbeing, cyber security, connectivity and sustainability, it stated.
Al Shera’a is the world’s tallest, largest and smartest net-positive government building. It has also earned Platinum certification in the New Construction category of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the highest level awarded by the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dewa, said the SPIRE Diamond rating for Al Shera’a reflects the building’s advanced energy management and automation, resilient connectivity infrastructure, robust cybersecurity governance and integrated, data-driven operations.
Al Shera’a is supported by highly automated systems that collect and analyse energy data to optimise energy consumption.
The building also achieved best-in-class scores in key criteria, including demand response and distributed energy resources, cybersecurity governance and asset management, and connectivity security, he noted.
“The building reflects Dubai’s global model for anticipating the future through innovative, smart and integrated solutions, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and the latest technologies to enhance wellbeing and quality of life.
It is a global architectural icon embodying Dubai’s leadership in innovation, sustainability, energy efficiency, digital transformation and operational excellence.-TradeArabia News Service
