To ensure
sustainability
of urban
development
Ras Al Khaimah Municipality Launches
Green Building Regulations (Barjeel)
Inthefollowing,EngineeringWorldpublishesRasAlKhaimahGreenBuildingRegulations
(Barjeel)recentlylaunchedbyRasAlKhaimahMunicipalitysothatthebenefitsmaybeshared
Preamble:
Ras Al Khaimah Municipality.
and mosque buildings, and
Based on the vision of Ras
The Emirate of Ras Al
1 percent industrial build-
Al Khaimah Municipality
Khaimah is currently wit-
ings). Official statistics sug-
Department of "A pioneer-
gest that buildings consume
ing municipality for sus-
53% of the electric power
tainable environment" and
annually. Figure (1) shows
their mission of "Innovation
the distribution of the electric
in rendering distinguished
power consumption in Ras
municipal services secur-
Al Khaimah by key sectors:
ing Sustainability in urban
Hence the pressing need
development
and
public
for developing requirements
health through optimal in-
that help reduce energy
vestment of the resources;"
nessing an increasing urban
consumption through im-
and based the directions of
growth ranging from 4 to 5
proving the performance of
the UAE Wise Leadership,
percent by adding approxi-
the exterior of the building,
Ras Al Khaimah Municipal-
mately 2500 new buildings
promoting the adoption of
ity Department launched
on an annual basis to the ex-
renewable energy resourc-
Green Building Regulations
isting 65000 buildings in var-
es, using more efficient
called (Barjeel) to comple-
ious uses ad types (80 per-
HVAC and lighting systems,
ment the Building Regu-
cent private villas, 8 percent
using health kits with spe-
lations and Construction
investment villas, 11 percent
cific flow rates that reduce
Specifications applicable in
residential, commercial, hotel
the
water
consumption.
Follow-up
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