DM sets up Green Roofs committee

Green is good for Dubai Municipality

Dubai Municipality (DM) has formed a temporary committee to oversee the implementation of Green Roofs in buildings in Dubai.

This follows directives of UAE vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
 
The move is aimed at applying green buildings standards in the emirate as green roofs will protect buildings from the environment as well as rationalise the use of power.

The committee shall gradually make implementation of the Green Roofs System compulsory in all buildings in the emirate, whether it is private or government, residential, commercial or industrial as per a time schedule, which will be fulfilled in coordination with the Buildings Department in the Municipality.

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DM director general Hussain Nasser Lootah said the decision comes at a time when the concept of green buildings gains momentum all over the world.

He said green buildings are considered to be environmentally friendly and provide healthier places to live as well as encourage productivity in work places.

The committee is chaired by Essa Al Maidour, assistant director general for Planning and Buildings Affairs.
The committee can take the help of anybody it finds appropriate with expertise from within the Municipality or outside in implementing the system.
 
The committee shall conduct technical studies for the Green Roofs System for buildings in the emirate of Dubai and define the engineering, building, environmental and horticultural specifications as well as the irrigation and water disposal systems as per the best practices in the world.

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