The Dubai Municipality (DM) would develop a new legislative framework for green design that will be implemented in all new buildings across Dubai by January 1 next year, said a senior government official.

He was addressing a seminar titled ’Build it Green: Greening of Dubai through Regulations’ organised by the civic body.

’These regulations, to be developed by the municipality’s buildings department in collaboration with consultants WSP, would be in line with the Dubai Strategic Plan and conform to best international design and construction practices,’ said Essa Al Maidour, assistant director general, DM.

’It will be an ongoing process for new buildings with a tier structure and will be implemented in phases,’ he told the seminar.
 
’Growing concerns about the adverse impact of fast paced urbanization have underlined the crucial need for sustainable, eco-friendly and energy efficient property development as well as the challenge of decreasing the Emirate’s ecological footprint,’ he noted.-TradeArabia News Service