Grohe signs up for Dubai's first 'green' city project
DUBAI, January 25, 2016
Grohe, a leading provider of sanitary fittings, said it has partnered with Dubai Sustainable City to fit the new residential community with its award winning sustainable designs.
Protecting the environment, preserving natural resources and exercising social responsibility have long been important elements of corporate strategy at the leading German manufacturer of sanitary fittings.
Located just 15 minutes from Downtown Dubai, the Sustainable City will offer luxury housing that meets sustainability standards (set by The World Commission on Environment and Development).
The homes are a mix of inspiring architecture and advanced sustainable infrastructure, ensuring residents do not compromise elegant design for a reduced carbon footprint.
The city will generate its own electricity through city-wide and rooftop solar panels and the homes are designed to accommodate this too. Each house takes into consideration the natural aspects of sunlight and wind in order to create cleaner air and providing lower temperatures for a cooler city microclimate, said Grohe in its statement.
The residential area will be made of 500 townhouses and courtyard villas all inspired by the urban form and heritage of Dubai’s old Bastakyia district.
It will also include tourist attractions including an environmental hotel, a center for science and an innovation center to host local and regional events.
To encourage outdoor activities, there will be a variety of sport and leisure facilities, biking and shaded jogging trails across the city. Further, the city will have a farm and 11 ‘biodomes’ to produce vegetables and herbs, said the developers.
The Sustainable City is expected to be completed by 2017, it added.
The city concept is also reflected in all of Grohe’s selection installed in the residential area combining the economic, ecological and safe use of water with excellent design.
These include the Tempesta shower head and hand shower which are engineered to withstand the rigors of, day-to-day, use and create a very satisfying shower with maximum water coverage, said a company spokesman.
Eurocube, a design cleverly engineered for an extensive choice of faucets features accurate square designs for the basin, bidet, shower and bath, he stated.
He pointed out that all of these products reduce water consumption, and combine economic, ecological and safe use of water with excellent design, he added.-TradeArabia News Service