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Sustainable City Yiti outlines commitment to Oman

Published on December 4, 2022

The Sustainable City-Yiti (TSCY) has reaffirmed its commitment to Oman and its economy. The Sustainable City-Yiti is being developed by Sustainable Development Investment Company (SDIC), a partnership between Diamond Developers and Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran Group). The billion-dollar development aims to support the goals of the Oman Vision 2040, as well as the National […]

How the UAE’s SMEs are driving environmental change

Published on November 22, 2022

The role of SMEs in economic development is well recognised, but their role in improving environmental sustainability has received less attention. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a cornerstone of Middle Eastern economies, accounting for over 90 per cent of all businesses and serving as a major source of new job creation, according to a […]

Regenerative buildings hold potential for sustainability: CRTKL

Published on September 19, 2022

There is significant opportunity for greater energy savings through the use of Universal Buildings in the Middle East, said CRTKL, a global architecture, planning and design firm. Such buildings can increase resilience, drive sustainability and strengthen communities, said CRTKL in its latest findings on the use of Universal Buildings and their potential positive impact on […]

Solvay invests in sustainable soda ash pilot

Published on September 12, 2022

Solvay is taking a step forward towards its 2050 carbon neutrality target by investing at its Dombasle site to test an innovative, breakthrough, and more sustainable soda ash production process. Solvay’s researchers and engineers have invented a new method to produce soda ash, achieving three revolutionary improvements in the process: emitting 50 percent less CO2; […]

TerraCO2 is a scalable, low-carbon alternative for cement replacement

Published on August 15, 2022

For every ton of Portland cement displaced by a Terra product, a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions is achieved. Today, cement production accounts for 8% of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. TerraCO2 replace cement with a climate-friendly, cost-competitive supplementary and alternative cementitious materials that achieve performance parity in their respective categories. Their ‘Opus’ products, made with […]

How one Egyptian architectural firm is keeping buildings cool without AC

Published on August 15, 2022

Karm Architecture Lab uses traditional techniques to promote airflow and cooling As the Middle East developed, energy use driven by air conditioners has, along with carbon emissions, grown hugely. In 1990, World Bank figures indicate, cooling internal spaces in the Middle East accounted for about 25 terawatt hours of electricity. By 2016, the figure had risen 400 per cent, […]

Aldar joins science-based targets initiative’s net zero expert advisory group

Published on August 14, 2022

Aldar becomes the first Middle East company to join SBTi’s Building Project Expert Advisory Group Aldar to help define SBTi’s net zero standards, metrics and strategies Aldar Properties (Aldar) has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)’s Expert Advisory Group, making it the first Middle Eastern company to advise SBTi on science-based net-zero target-setting for […]

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: first carbon-neutral stadium in tournament

Published on July 14, 2022

World Cup Stadiums Cooling Technology Engineer, Dr. Saud Abdel Ghani, has said that fans will enjoy a wonderful view of the World Cup matches inside the eight stadiums, which were built with a unique international design that contains all the details of the Gulf heritage and popular legacies in the region, which makes the tournament […]

Al Masaood Power Division inks GCC deal with Sunstream for containerised, towable, & movable solar stations

Published on July 7, 2022

Al Masaood Power Division, leaders and experts in power solutions, has signed a distribution agreement with Sunstream International to spearhead the future of solar panel solutions in the GCC. The agreement, which was signed on June 7, 2022, is aimed at creating the widest and the most sustainable range of patented containerised, towable, and movable […]

Tackling Embodied Carbon in Construction

Published on July 6, 2022

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