To: All Business Units Of Dubai World, Their Clients , Green Building Consultants, Architectural & Engineering consultants, Contractors and relevant stakeholders
SUBJECT: REVISIONS to EHS Green Building Regulations
DATE: 11 March 2013
Greetings from Trakhees-EHS
Trakhees-EHS (Environment, Health and Safety), the Regulatory arm of PCFC (Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation -Dubai World, developed comprehensive Green Regulations in line with H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai directive of Green Dubai 2008. The Regulation developed initially was aligned to LEED guidelines with greater emphasis on sustainability criteria that were relevant to the region.
Trakhees-EHS has also in due course designed and developed “In-House Green Building Regulations” that were tailor made for certain types of developments. Green Building Regulations for Warehouses and Industrial Developments” and “Green Building Regulations for villas and Residential developments” fall under this category.
While the Regulation adequately reflected the pres...