What is Green Building?

Green Building is the practice of creating a built environment that is resource efficient in terms of energy, water, and materials whilst reducing building-related impacts on human health and the environment throughout the building’s lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, change of use and deconstruction.

•The Business Case for Green Building. (A review of costs & benefits for developers, investors and occupants.)
•WGBC is a network of over 100 national GBCs, making it world’s largest organization influencing the green building marketplace.
•WGBC Video 

Dubai Green Building?

  • Dubai municipality green regulations are not a certification program.
  • 20-25% certified material
  • All composite material to be NAUF.

NAUF/NAF/ULEF

    • What is the difference between NAF and NAUF
    • What is ULEF and LEED V4.
    • LEED V4 do not recognize NAUF.
    • CARB Formaldehyde emission limit requirement (ppm)
    • NAUF 0.09 maximum (same requirement as CARB phase 2)
    • CARB approved ULEF 0.08 maximum (90% of tests cannot exceed 0.05 target)
    • CARB approved NAF 0.06 maximum (90% of tests cannot exceed 0.04 target)

 

               Source: U.S. Green Building      Council (USGBC)