GREEN BUILDINGS IN THE GCC COUNTRIES

19th October 2010 Montreal, Canada. Mario Seneviratne FIMechE., PEng., LEED AP (BD+C),
LEED Faculty Member , LEED Mentor

Managing Director - Green Technologies FZCO

LEED Commercial + Homes + Schools Project Totals World/GCC

As of October 2010

LEED Certified

13,007/26

LEED Registered

54,600/623

Certified Projects World / GCC

1858/3
100 Possible Points + 10 Possible Points for Innovation / Regional Priority

2166/9 327/10 1373/2

Certified Silver Gold Platinum

40 - 49 points 50 - 59 points 60 - 79 points 80 + points

LEED in the GCC Countries

Number of LEED Professionals: Number of LEED Registered Projects: Number of LEED Certified Projects:
LEED Registered Projects Kuwait 3 Bahrain 7 Saudi 39 AE 517 Oman 15 Qatar 42 LEED Certified Projects Kuwait 0 Bahrain 0 Saudi 1 AE 25 Oman 0 Qatar 0

959 623 26

WGBC Members Gulf Cooperation Council

Netherlands United Kingdom Canada Poland Spain Germany Romania United Arab United States of America Emirates Mexico
Colombia Qatar Saudi Oman

Japan Taiwan Singapore

India

Brazil South Africa

Australia

Argentina

New Zealand

20National GBCs | 6 Emerging GBCs | 25 Prospective GBCs | 25 Associated Groups Total of 76 Countries

WGBC Members Gulf Cooperation Council

UAE - National GBC | Saudi and Qatar - Prospective GBCs | Oman - Associated Group

UAE - National GBC Emirates Green Building Council

UAE - National GBC

Saudi - Prospective GBC

Qatar - Prospective GBC

Green Building Codes and Rating Systems in the GCC

The Pearl Rating System, Estidama U.A.E. Masdar QSAS Qatar Qatar Convention Centre

ESTIDAMA and the Pearl Rating System

Estidama, which means sustainability in Arabic, is an integrated program to devise guidelines and regulations for sustainable (green) design, construction, operations and maintenance of all types of buildings and communities. Its aim is to create more sustainable communities, cities and global enterprises and to balance the four pillars of Estidama : environmental, economic, cultural and social. The PRS has been designed to support sustainable development from design to construction to operational accountability and provides guidance and requirements to rate a project's potential performance in relation to the four pillars of Estidama.

MASDAR DEVELOPMENT Abu Dhabi Pursuing Zero Energy and Carbon Neutrality

QSAS Qatar Sustainability System

QSAS is a comprehensive rating system focused on performance-based measurements to evaluate a projects sustainability, ecological impact, and energy performance. The primary objective of QSAS is to create a sustainable built environment that minimizes ecological impact while addressing the specific regional needs and environment of Qatar.

Qatar's New Green LEED Convention Center - a Mini Masdar City

The Qatar National Convention Center project is slated to be completed and ready to house events in 2011. The center will have an area of 177,000 sq meters and will have a specially designed roof containing 3,600 sqm of solar panels which will supply about 12.5% of the project total energy needs. The center will also include other energy saving features such as LED lighting in the exhibition halls and a special wireless convention management system, reducing the need for paper while providing delegates with free internet access. It is also being aesthetically well designed with a unique curving escalator. It is being designed so that a number of events can be held at the same time.

Qatars new LEED-certified convention center could be as green as Masdar City. It will boast a world first of LED lighting in exhibition halls.

LEED Certified Projects in UAE

Project Name
A W Rostamani Logistics Bovis Lend Lease-Middle East Regional HQ Can-Pack Middle East FZE Commercial Offices at DSC Cruise Terminal-Port Rashid DCT Logistics Emirates LLC DISTRICT COOLING CHILLER PLANT Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industries Dubiotech laboratory building complex Knowledge Village Phase 3 @Academic City M/S Euroleaf Tabak Corp M/s Walls & Floors ME FZCO METITO HEADQUARTER OFFICES MODERN EMIRATES HEAVY CRANE OMD PACIFIC CONTROLS HQ BUILDING RBS MID EAST SHARED SERV CENTR INT WORKS SAPIN United Arab Emirates llc SUMMERTOWN INTERIORS Scania CV AB Middle East Schaeffler Middle East FZE Simba Toys Middle East GmBH TECOM Management Office Renovation The Total Office Showroom Abu-Dhabi UAE

City
Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai DUBAI Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai DUBAI Dubai Dubai DUBAI Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Dubai Abu Dhabi

Country
AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE

LEED System
LEED NC 2.2 LEED CI 2.0 LEED NC 2.2 LEED CS 2.0 LEED NC 2.2 LEED NC 2.2 LEED NC 2.1 LEED EB 2.0 LEED CS 2.0 LEED CS 2.0 LEED NC 2.2 LEED NC 2.2 LEED NC 2.1 LEED NC 2.2 LEED CS 2.0 LEED NC 2.1 LEED CI 2.0 LEED NC 2.2 LEED CI 2.0 LEED NC 2.2 LEED NC 2.2 LEED NC 2.2 LEED CI 2.0 LEED CI 2.0

Cert Level
Silver Certified Silver Gold Silver Silver Gold Certified Silver Silver Silver Gold Gold Gold Silver Platinum Gold Silver Gold Gold Gold Silver Platinum Certified

WAFI CITY DISTRICT COOLING CHILLER PLANT (DCCP) ONE, Dubai LEED Gold; 2006 The First LEED Green Building in the Middle East

PACIFIC CONTROLS HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, Dubai LEED Platinum; 2008 The First LEED Platinum Green Building in the Middle East

METITO HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, Dubai LEED Gold; 2008 Second LEED Gold Green Building in the Middle East

ABN AMRO BANKS OPERATIONS OFFICES, UAE LEED Gold; 2008 The First LEED Commercial Interiors & the Largest LEED Project in the Middle East

TECOM MANAGEMENT OFFICE INTERIORS, DUBAI LEED Platinum; 2009 The First LEED Platinum Commercial Interiors in the Middle East

ACADEMIC CITY PHASE III KNOWLEDGE VILLAGE, Dubai LEED Silver; 2009 The First LEED Silver Project in the Middle East

DUBIOTECH LABORATORY BUILDING COMPLEX DUBAI LEED SILVER

BOVIS LEND LEASE - MIDDLE EAST REGIUONAL HEADQAURTERS DUBAI LEED CERTIFIED

SUMMERTOWN INTERIORS DUBAI - LEED GOLD

DUBAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES DUBAI LEED CERTIFIED

OMD DUBAI LEED SILVER

COMMERCIAL OFFICES AT DSC DUBAI LEED GOLD

M/S WALLS & FLOORS ME FZCO DUBAI, LEED GOLD

DCT LOGISTICS EMIRATES LLC DUBAI LEED SILVER;

The Country of the United Arab Emirates

SAPIN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES LLC DUBAI LEED SILVER

LEED Registered Projects in Oman

Jabal Al Akhdar Hotel
LEED-NC v2009

Khasab Hotel
LEED-NC v2009

LEED Registered Projects in Oman

Oman Botanical Garden

LEED NC 2.2

Oman Exhibtion and Convention Centre

LEED-NC v2009

LEED Registered Projects in Oman

The Oberoi Resort at Al Khiran

LEED-NC2.2

LEED Registered Buildings in Qatar

Energy City Qatar

LEED Registered Buildings in Qatar

BFD - BARWA Financial District, Doha, Qatar

LEED Registered Buildings in Qatar

Kamal Mixed Use Development, Doha, Qatar

LEED Registered Buildings in Qatar

KING ABDULLAH FINANCIAL DISTRICT RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Area: 3 million sq.m.

LEED Registered Buildings in Qatar

KING SAUD BIN ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, RIYADH AND JEDDAH CAMPUS RESEARCH BUILDINGS, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Built up area: 38,000sq.m.

LEED Registered Buildings in Qatar

KING SAUD BIN ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES, AL HASA CAMPUS, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Area: 5 million sq.m.

LEED Registered Buildings in Qatar

PRINCESS NOURA UNIVERSITY, RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA Built up area: 3 million sq.m/