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Al Shera’a strengthens global sustainability leadership with LEED platinum certification for New Construction category • DEWA’s new headquarters earned 102 out of 110 points · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to today's discussion on a major milestone
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  in sustainable architecture. Al -Sharah, the
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  new headquarters of Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, has just earned platinum certification
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  from the United States Green Building Council
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  under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental
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  Design rating system in the new construction
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  category. That's the highest level possible.
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  The building scored 102 out of 110 points, placing
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  it among the world's leading sustainable government
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  projects. That's remarkable. What makes this
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  building stand out? His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayyar, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and
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  Water Authority, addressed this directly. He
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  said, quote, In line with the vision and directives
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  of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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  Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
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  the UAE and ruler of Dubai, we are committed
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  to ensuring that all our projects and facilities
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  contribute to consolidating Dubai's position
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  as a global model for smart and sustainable cities.
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  Al -Sharaa's platinum certification in the new
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  construction category of the Leadership in Energy
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  and Environmental Design rating system reflects
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  our commitment to supporting the Dubai Clean
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  Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon
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  Emission Strategy 2050 through the development
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  of pioneering infrastructure based on energy
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  efficiency, sustainability, smart technologies,
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  and a high -quality work environment. And he
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  also added, quote, Al -Sharaa is the tallest,
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  largest, and smartest net positive government
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  building in the world, generating more clean
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  energy than it consumes annually. This reinforces
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's leadership
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  in innovation and sustainability through an integrated
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  model that combines sustainable design, advanced
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  digital technologies, operational efficiency,
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  and a modern work environment that supports productivity
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  and innovation. And the technical numbers speak
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  for themselves. The building's photovoltaic generation
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  capacity totals approximately 5 megawatts, with
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  panels integrated into the facade and on the
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  roof. Specialized robotic systems handle solar
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  panel cleaning to maintain peak efficiency. There
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  are more than 110 ,000 data points monitored
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  in real time through an artificial intelligence
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  and Internet of Things platform. Al -Sharaa also
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  includes 46 electric vehicle charging points,
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  integrated water management and recycling, plus
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  smart systems for lighting, indoor air quality,
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  and cooling. A tremendous achievement. A building
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  that gives back more clean energy than it consumes,
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  setting a new global benchmark for sustainable
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  government infrastructure.