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FORWORD
Sustainable Development is about achieving the dual goal of striking a balance between economic
growth and environmental protection. Through its strategic planning, legislation and projects, Dubai
has always been a leader in this area - despite its limited natural resources and difficult climatic
conditions.
Dubais Strategic Plan is aligned to the historic resolution of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum - Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai - on the implementation of
green building specifications in all buildings and projects in the Emirate of Dubai. This culminated
in the Green Building Project which is considered one the most important legislations adopted by
the government to protect the environment and its natural resources as well as to preserve public
health and peoples welfare without adversely affecting the potential of our future generations.
We seek in Dubai to build an excellent city, clean and free of contaminants that provides the essence
of success and comfort of living, for that it is imperative to continue and maintain what has been
built with high quality and fulfill our duties to the international community through an active role
in the global efforts to reduce the risk of climate change, global warming and greenhouse gases
emissions.
All concerned authorities in our beloved Emirate have come together in unison to accomplish this
Green Building Practice Guide as a real contribution to sustainable development. We, therefore,
request all official bodies, the community and the private sector to adopt and implement practical
methods and effective solutions in applying these regulations without harming the national economy.
In so doing, we will be playing our part in following the best international practices as it pertains to
sustainable development.
Finally, I wish to thank everyone at the Green Building Committee who contributed their expertise,
time and efforts to bring this Guide into existence.
We, at Dubai Municipality, will continue to strive and work hard to make Dubai a fullfledged Green
City, thereby achieving the wise vision of our leader, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai in making Dubai the hub of global
finance, business, and tourism.
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PREFACE
It is with great pleasure that we present to you the first edition of the Dubai Green Buildings
Regulations and Specifications Practice Guide - Dubai 2011. This achievement was the result of the
combined efforts of Dubai Municipality in collaboration with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
through the Green Building Committee and intensive follow up of the Executive Council of the
Government of Dubai.
The Green Building Committee has set the strategic objectives and developed the operational and
future plans for the Green Building Project. After which the committee has identified the targets of
Dubai Green Building Project after studying most of the recognized international practices in this
field. It has selected the most appropriate items from them to be applied in Dubai through dialogue
sessions and exchange of views and experiences and benchmarking with partnership of all concern
authorities and stakeholders including the external customers. The selected items were studied
in-depth to reach up to determine the most appropriate items to be applied in Emirate of Dubai.
These items came after an extensive evaluation in terms of environmental impact, cost, market
readiness, ease of application and availability of materials and the possibility of testing, inspection
and accreditation. For this, this issue of the Green Buildings Regulations and Specifications Practice
Guide attached with Green Building Materials Guide came in order to ensure the safety and ease of
application and adoption of the mechanism of application of these standards.
The Practice Guide is divided into 8 main sections. The first two sections are introductory sections
cover the Administration and Definitions. Section three covers mainly the environmental building
planning & design in a way that caters for the end users needs whilst being environmentally friendly.
Section four addresses the issue of building livability to improve the internal building environment
as well as the health and welfare of the occupants. The remaining three sections focus on the
adequacy of resources as relating to energy, water, building materials, and waste management.
The first edition of this guide requires the participation of all concern parties and all segments
of society to develop it after it has been tested in practice on the ground to ensure the effective
implementation in the future and to promote the integration of the concept of Green City which we
hope Dubai will be in the level of best Green cities in the world as inspired by His Highness Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
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Members
From Dubai Municipality :
Eng. Khaled Mohammed Saleh
Eng. Kamal Azayem
Eng. Redha Salman
Eng. Ali Elian
Eng. Ibrahim Al Husseiny
Eng. Ahmed Al Badwawi
Eng. Moawya Safarini
Eng. Salah Al Mashad
Eng. Ahmed Al Salami
Eng. Ahmed Khalil
Eng. Saad Hashim
Eng. Mohamed Tawalbeh
Eng. Adel Mokhtar
Architectural Engineer
Environmental Planner
Economic Planner
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Certain terms used in the Dubai Green Building Regulations are defined in this section.
Terms that are not defined shall have their ordinary accepted meaning within the
context in which they are used.
Acoustical control
Addition
Adequate
Adhesive
Air break
Air contaminants
Air leakage
Air tightness
(of a building)
Air volume
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Air, ventilation
Airborne
sound insulation
Architecture
Accent Lighting
Asbestos
ASHRAE
Balancing
(air system)
Brightness
contrast ratio
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The share of supply air that is outdoor air, plus any recirculated air
that has been filtered or otherwise treated to maintain acceptable
indoor air quality.
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Building
commissioning
Building completion
BDQSHB@SD
Building envelope
Building fabric
Building
Management
System (BMS)
Building metering
Building occupants
(also building users)
Building
operator
The use of meters to track the use of utilities (such as water and
electricity) per building unit.
The person who has full operational control of the place (the
land or building or any part thereof ), whether owner or tenant
or holder or any other capacity by which he is authorized to
occupy the place
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Building owner
Building permit
Building services
Built Up Area
(Total Floor Area)
Carpet
Carpool vehicles
Central Business
District (CBD)
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Certified timber
Clorofluorocarbons
(CFCs)
Composite wood
products
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Condensation
Construction
activity
Construction and
demolition waste
Contractor
Control systems
Control zone
(HVAC)
Cooling coil
Cooling load
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Cooling tower
Corrective
maintenance
Cycles of
concentration
Daylighting
Demand Controlled
Ventilation (DCV)
The use of natural light from the sun or sky to provide illumination
in interior spaces.
Designated
preferred parking
spaces
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District cooling
Diversity factor
Drip water
delivery system
(drip irrigation)
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Ductwork
Ductwork leakage
Electrical system
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Electrical
sub-metering
Electronic ballast
Enabled access
Environmental
tobacco smoke
(ETS) (second hand
smoke)
Entrance lobby
Equivalent
Exhaust air
Facilities operator
Fan systems
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Fenestration
Fresh air
Glazed Elements
Glazing area
Global Warming
Potential (GWP)
Green roofs
Greywater (grey
water, graywater)
Halons
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Hardscape
Hazardous fumes
or chemicals
Hazardous waste
Heat load
calculation
Heat load
calculation
parameters
Heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning
(HVAC) system
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Heat Rejection
Equipment
Heavy metals
Heritage building
Hydraulic elevator
Hydroclorofluorocarbons (HCFC)
Hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs)
Industrial building
Land clearing
debris
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Land disturbance
Legionella bacteria
Light fixture
Lighting Power
Density (LPD)
Light Reflective
Value (LRV)
Light Transmittance
Line of sight
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Local Species
Lux
Mechanical system
Mechanical
ventilation (active
ventilation)
Minimum Efficiency
Reporting Value
(MERV)
Mixed mode
ventilation
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Monitoring
equipment
Natural ventilation
(passive ventilation)
Negative pressure
Occupancy sensor
Occupant Lighting
Controls
Office
Opaque
Open grid
pavement
Outdoor
environment
Ozone Depletion
Potential (ODP)
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Parking area
Enclosed
Parking area
Open
Parking ventilation
Perimeter zone
Plumbing system
Positive pressure
Potable water
Pressure differential
Preventative
maintenance
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Primer
Public building
Radiant
heat/temperature
Recycling
Reflectivity
(solar reflectance)
Refrigerants
Refurbish (Retrofit)
Regional materials
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Regularly
occupied areas
(non-residential
buildings)
Relative humidity
Residential/
Commercial
Building
Retail
Reuse
Safety factor
Sealants
Secure bicycle
racks or storage
areas
Service log book
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Shading Coefficient
(SC)
Showroom
Solar Reflectance
Index (SRI)
Substrate
Thermal bridges
Thermal comfort
Thermal insulation
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Thermal
transmittance
Total vehicle
parking capacity
Totalising meter
Toxic waste
Treated sewage
effluent (TSE)
U-value
Urea formaldehyde
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Variable air
volume system
Vegetated roof
(green roof)
Ventilation
Villa
Volatile Organic
Compound (VOC)
Warehouse
Water feature
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Access and Mobility
Ecology and Landscaping
Neighbourhood Pollution
Microclimate and Outdoor Comfort
Responsible Construction
Environmental Impact Assessment
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