On 12th October, EmiratesGBC Corporate Member, Siemens, facilitated an in-person workshop on how to increase your energy savings using intelligent lighting controls and demand-based HVAC control. This workshop was held in person at the Siemens Experience Center at EXPO and broadcasted live.

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On August 25th, EmiratesGBC Partner, the Clean Energy Business Council, and EmiratesGBC Corporate Member, Arup, delivered a technical webinar on Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) in the UAE. The webinar discussed what is V2G and its important for the energy transition, along with the needed policies to enable the integration of V2G across the UAE buildings.

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On July 6th, EmiratesGBC corporate member, Cundall, facilitated a technical webinar on how to best address the global climatic drivers for change and advance decarbonization for assets and organizations. The webinar also showcased net zero case studies and finished on “climate-related asset stranding”, an emerging topic in real estate industry.

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On June 15th, EmiratesGBC corporate member, Trane, facilitated a technical webinar on the new generation of refrigerants as a result of regulations to apply the Kigali amendments. This workshop discussed how the introduction of these new generation refrigerants provides opportunities for energy efficiency improvements.

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On May 25th, EmiratesGBC corporate member, Farnek, facilitated a technical webinar on why adopting the circular economy approach to the built environment is important for the UAE.

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On April 6th, EmiratesGBC corporate member, Enova, facilitated a technical webinar and discussed how best to go beyond conventional EPC & FM to an integrated and holistic approach catering to the different facility and building occupant needs.

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On March 9th, EmiratesGBC corporate member, Spec Write, facilitated a technical webinar on door sealants and their advantages, and discussed how they can be placed and what their maintenance requirements are.

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KIMMCO-ISOVER, facilitated a technical webinar, which showcased Pre-Insulated Ducts (PID) and highlighted how this is an excellent alternative to the conventional ducting system, in terms of both performance and sustainability features. The session also presented a case study demonstrating of a PID solution.

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Grfn facilitated a technical webinar on the Preservation of Modern Architecture. This webinar shed light on modern architectural heritage of the gulf and its influences, and discussed the debate of preserving modernist building for cultural purposes against the struggle with tackling their energy inefficiencies and large carbon footprints.

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Siemens facilitated a technical webinar on how controlling delta T is amongst the most critical aspects for buildings efficiency. The webinar highlighted how hydronic flow optimization is a prime way in reducing HVAC energy consumption while simultaneously increasing overall building and operational efficiency.

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Hager facilitated a technical webinar how buildings can contribute to bring flexibility to the grid and how consumers can adapt to help the grid to balance production and consumption. It also highlighted the impacts of the electrical eco-system, building-grid interactions and how owners and end-users can benefit.

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Grfn and Carrier facilitated a joint technical webinar on how the indoor environment can be controlled to create a healthier indoor environment and provided practical guidance on safe HVAC operation and procedures.

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Siemens facilitated a technical webinar on how IoT can support employees work with confidence, while helping employers find the right balance between employee needs, evolving safety regulations, and the physical limitations of space.

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Saint Gobain facilitated a technical webinar on the how acoustics can support the reduction of embodied carbon. The webinar also highlighted how acoustic comfort and can be balanced with the material usage.

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Trane facilitated a technical webinar on the Trane Design Assist, which gives designers access to the same design tools as experts. The webinar also gave a real-time demo of the tool and its capabilities.

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Buro Happold facilitated a technical webinar which gave an overview of energy modelling for net zero buildings sharing industry best practices to minimize the performance gaps between energy models and real operation of buildings.

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Delivered by EmiratesGBC corporate member Huda Shaka from Arup, the workshop explains the concept of resilient cities and how we can build resilience in urban areas in the Middle East to support sustainably, health and happy communities.

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The 10th Annual EmiratesGBC Congress is being held under the patronage of Ministry of Climate Change & Environment with the theme '15 years of EmiratesGBC: From Green Buildings to Sustainable Cities 2030'. In the lead up to the Congress, which will be held as an in-person event, we will be hosting a series of webinars to explore the most pressing topics that influence the development of Green Buildings and Sustainable Cities by 2030 in the UAE.

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On March 3rd, 2021, Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) and Saint-Gobain UAE launched the Making UAE Schools Healthy Report. The report showcases the results and recommendations from measuring the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), along with IEQ of a representative school in the UAE. In light of these results, we outline the actions for the various stakeholders as a Call to Action to improve the IEQ in UAE schools.

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The EmiratesGBC Women's Network aims to act as a platform to encourage and promote gender equality in the sustainability and green building sector across the region. The launch of the initiative was marked by a webinar and panel discussion exploring some of the challenges and opportunities for women in the building and construction sector and discussing the importance of sustainability and gender equality in supporting the UAE’s green economy.

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On October 26th, 2020, EmiratesGBC launched the Advancing Deep Retrofits report. The study was conducted to understand the current UAE retrofit market awareness and capabilities, as well as the challenges and opportunities related to deep retrofits.

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On September 24th, EmiratesGBC launched the UAE Green Buildings Market Brief. The webinar presented an overview of the Green Building Market in the UAE and also included discussions from industry & government representatives.

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On May 18th, EmiratesGBC and World Green Building Council facilitated a webinar on Air Quality in the Built Environment, exploring best practices for better indoor air quality management and data reporting methods in the UAE and MENA region.

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Facilitated by Susie Westrup from USGBC, this webinar provided an overview of the TRUE Waste programme which supports and certifies organisations and professionals in going beyond recycling and achieving zero waste status.

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Facilitate by Emma Huhges of USGBC the webinar focused on the new LEED Zero certification which can support LEED certified projects in achieving net zero energy status in their operations.

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Facilitated by GBCI and USGBC, this webinar provided an overview of the latest developments in LEED V4.1 O&M and how it is supported by the Arc for All platform to support building owner and managers improve sustainability in operations.

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EmiratesGBC partner, Bionova Ltd, developer of One Click LCA, facilitated a webinar session on calculating lifecycle emissions and the capabilities of their software, One Click LCA Planetary, which is offered free-of-charge for UAE as part our partnership.

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Buro Happold, facilitated a technical webinar which gave an overview of energy modelling for net zero buildings sharing industry best practices to minimize the performance gaps between energy models and real operation of buildings.

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In partnership with WorldGBC, the webinar brought together expert representatives from signatories of the pioneering Net Zero Carbon Building Commitment to share their experience and action towards net zero.

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