Winners of 2015 Annual EGBC Awards for best practices in sustainability to be honoured on May 13 in Dubai

March 16, 2015| press release

  • Awards in seven categories, with four new subcategories to honour best Green Hotel, Green School, Green Commercial Building and Green Residential Building
  • EGBC 2015 Awards receive strong response, with entries from across the Middle East
  • Registration to attend gala dinner available on EmiratesGBC website

 

Dubai, UAE; March 16, 2015: Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, will announce the winners of the 3rd Annual EGBC Awards on May 13, 2015 at a gala event to be held at Al Murooj Rotana, Dubai.

 

The 2015 Annual EGBC Awards, which honour excellence in sustainability, have received strong response from across the Middle East, highlighting the increasing interest among building industry stakeholders in promoting green and sustainable building practices.

 

The awards will be presented in six main categories, including Green Facility Management Organisation of the Year, Green Building Material/Product Award, Green Building System Award, Green Building Research Award, Training Initiative of the Year; and Green Building of the year. The honour of Green Building of the Year will be presented in four new sub-categories this year including Green Hotel, Green School, Green Commercial Building and Green Residential Building.

 

A special Award for Students, sponsored by EmiratesGBC’s co-founder Dr Sadek Owainati, will also be presented to a university student for exceptional research work on a subject related to green buildings in the Middle East.

 

Saeed Al Abbar, Chairman of EmiratesGBC, said: “The EGBC Awards are an integral part of our strategy to promote green building practices. The recognition to stakeholders for innovation and excellence in green building practices not only help us to  promote awareness on sustainable built environments, but also encourage them to adopt innovative approaches in their new projects  that will help transform the future of the building industry across the region.”

 

The entries are currently being evaluated by an expert panel of judges representing private sector businesses, international Green Building Councils and academic institutions. KPMG is the Awards Auditor.

 

Jotun Paints is Platinum sponsor for the event, while Brookfield Multiplex and Caparol are Silver sponsors. Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2015 Annual EGBC Awards and for further information email: info@emiratesgbc.org.

 

 

 

EmiratesGBC has also commenced registration for the awards gala. The fee for members is AED 350 and for non-members is AED 450. A special offer of a table for 10 is offered for members at AED 3,000 and for non-members at AED 3,500. For registration online, visit https://emiratesgbc.org/awards/2015-awards-home-page/gala-dinner-registration/ and for more details, email: events@emiratesgbc.org.

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Note to Editors

 

About Emirates Green Building Council:

The Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) was founded in June 2006, and became the 8th full member of the World Green Building Council in September 2006. EmiratesGBC is an organization that promotes and educates on green issues in the built environment and is the official body for the UAE endorsed by the World Green Building Council. EmiratesGBC currently has around 260 members in the UAE which represents 1000s of individuals interested and involved in Green Building in the UAE and the region. In addition, EmiratesGBC members receive discounts on a number of programmes such as those related to conferences, seminars, training and green building events.

 

For further information, please contact:

Kelly Home / Sonia Blanco

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