How Pacific controls head quaters in dubai acheived platinum rating

Pacific Controls is the first platinum building in middle east. How did they acheive it

• Adopted technologies to optimize energy use both during construction and operation of the building.
• Solar power for both lighting and airconditioning
• 50 kW of PV Panels supplies around 70% of peak lighting load
• Solar thermal collectors provide hot water for absorption chillers to provide around 90 TR airconditioning
• Facade uses low emisity glass to maximise day lighting while minimising solar heat gains
• Major construction materials sourced within 200km diameter from site
• Major construction materials from recycled source
• Sewage treatment plant Installed treats all the waste water and supplies for irrigation and mechanical processes.
• 35% decreased energy use from basecase
• 40% decreased wateruse from basecase

LEED NC Sample Exam

Take a LEED NC Sample Exam given by BuildingGreen...In my experience it very much reflects the actual exam

http://kmbahamedhotline.googlepages.com/BuildingGreenLEEDsampleTest.pdf

Watch this young girls speech on Environment.....Think what we have done so far to save it?

Welcome to Save Energy and Save World

Dear Friends
This blog has been created to promote ideas,awareness on

• Energy Conservation
• Sustainable Development
• Green Building and LEED Certification
• Environmental Protection
• and all related topitc

Hope this will be good forum to share our knowledge and experiences in sustainable development.

Let us join hands to save this earth for our generations to come