Dubai Municipality launches guide to make existing buildings greener, more efficient, cost-effective

Dubai Municipality has unveiled a comprehensive guide to help existing buildings become greener, more efficient, and cost-effective across the emirate. The guide aims to support Dubai's sustainability and efficiency goals by providing a roadmap for building owners, operators, consultants, and investors to improve their properties.

It emphasizes balancing sustainability requirements with economic feasibility, enabling informed decisions on retrofit and improvement projects. The guide focuses on resource efficiency, targeting energy and water consumption reductions, carbon emissions cuts, and waste minimization. It also addresses operational costs by offering engineering solutions to lower long-term operating and maintenance expenses while improving building systems' efficiency.

Additionally, the guide emphasizes improving indoor environmental quality, thereby enhancing occupant comfort and health and boosting the functional performance of real estate assets. Maryam Obaid Al Muhairi, CEO of Dubai Municipality's Buildings Regulation and Permits Agency, highlighted the guide's role in regulating the building and construction sector.

She noted that it provides a practical framework for building owners and operators to enhance energy and water efficiency, reduce emissions, and lower operating and maintenance costs. The guide aligns with Dubai Municipality's broader sustainability framework, supporting approved standards, government policies, and green building guidance.

It serves as a valuable resource for consultants, engineers, building owners, and operators in implementing sustainability measures effectively. The guide is accessible on the Dubai Municipality website.