Go Green

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced Sharjah a candidate city for its ‘Child Friendly Cities’ Initiative, culminating the emirate’s efforts over the past three decades in protecting and elevating the status of children [...] 

On 8 January 2017 SGE launched its Asset Register and Tagging (ART) software. The introduction of this Asset Management tool marks yet another milestone in the company’s software business, already known for Aladdin, inarguably the most user friendly [...] 

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, organised a Wellness Campaign for its employees. This is part of its commitment to implement local and international safety regulations, [...] 

One of the region’s leading facilities management companies, Al Fajer Facilities Management (Al Fajer FM), makes a pledge to reduce its environmental footprint by 20% by the end of 2017, to support the 20th UAE National Environment Day.

Sustainability [...] 

Owens Corning published its 2017 Sustainability Report. The company’s 12th annual report, themed Purpose + People + Action, documents the progress made against its 2020 sustainability goals and its stated commitment to making the world a better place. [...] 

The MENA Green Building Awards are organised by the Emirates Green Building Council and endorsed by the World Green Building Council. In winning the award, Aldar was able to demonstrate that the Academy’s construction and completion has respected [...] 

Most of us wish that we could live greener lives, we just don’t know how to go about it. The good news is that going green is much easier than many people realize. In fact, any of us can go green if we are willing to make a few adjustments.

No Shoes [...] 

The Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources has today announced that the Kingdom’s first National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) request for qualification (RFQ) will be issued on February 20th 2017. The Ministry also announced that the [...] 

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that the energy savings programme implemented in its buildings and at electricity generation and water production plants, has achieved savings exceeding AED15 million in 2017.

This supports [...] 

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region, visited Masdar City in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

Also present were HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister [...]