Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai has achieved Gold status for being certified by Green Globe for five consecutive years with a commendable compliance score of 83 per cent.

Around the clock, the engineering department led by Awan Nazir, chief engineer at Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai, has continuously developed the “Green Wrap” technology, which is an adiabatic cooling system, in order to fit the hotel’s existing chillers. The engineering team built and installed this system to shield and protect the chillers against sandstorms and high temperature.

Moreover, the Green Wrap cooling system helps in regulating the temperature of the chillers by allowing small drops of water to drip in order to create a cool, surrounding atmosphere. Since the installation of this system, our engineers managed to reduce 738,267 KWH, 465,846 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) by the end of 2015 and saved more than Dh332,220 (90,424.6) on electricity bill.

Last year, the hotel managed to save around 106,987KWH, which equals to 67.5 tons of CO2 by implementing the Green Wrap technology on the chillers and adding more LED lights with motion sensors along the hotel’s corridors. Also, as part of Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai’s sustainability programme and social activities, the hotel increased the green landscaped area to 353-sq-m, by adding more plants and grass around the hotel to help reduce CO2 emissions.

“We are honoured to receive the Gold status from Green Globe. Being re-certified with a Green Globe award shows that our team is dedicated towards converting our hotel into an eco-friendlier hotel,” said Fabien Chesnais, general manager of Mövenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai. “We are committed to environmental, social and employee sustainability. Our hotel strives to follow sustainable environmental initiatives that will have a long-lasting impact to the community...” - TradeArabia News Service