Environment & Energy | Saturday 20 August, 2016 2:33 am

Al Zahia is the First in the Middle East to Be Awarded BREEAM Communities Interim Assessment Certificate

Sharjah Holding PJSC, a strategic partnership between the government of Sharjah and Majid Al Futtaim Properties, has announced today that Al Zahia, its first residential community in Sharjah, has been awarded the internationally accredited BREEAM Communities Interim Assessment certificate –...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 18 August, 2016 1:13 pm

Averda’s new contract win aims to increase recycling in Dubai

Beginning October 2016, the residents, schools, universities and public hospitals of Al Mizhar, Al Muhaisnah and Nadd Al Hamar districts in Dubai will see Averda’s ‘men in blue’ at work as part of a new waste management contract award by Dubai Municipality. They will be cleaning...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 12:51 pm

Al Qasba Unveils Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Sharjah’s leisure landscape became that much greener yesterday (Tuesday) following the unveiling of two new electric vehicle charging stations at Al Qasba, Sharjah's premier leisure, tourism and family destination. The new facilities form part of the emirate’s green parking...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 3:11 am

FAÇADE Summit to Focus on Fire Safety in Building Design

 Construction industry experts and government officials assembling in Dubai next month will tackle the threat of fires in the region, an issue highlighted by recent blazes in high-rise towers.    The latest statistics, published this month by Guardian Wealth Management, a...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 14 August, 2016 11:39 am

Empower saves 4.8% more energy in the second month (July)

The Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) announced the saving of 4.8% more energy, comparing to the same period last year, during the second month (July 2016) of its summer campaign ‘Saving Starts at 24°C’. The outreach campaign targets all of Empower’s...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 13 August, 2016 2:18 am

23rd World Energy Congress Set to Shape Future Global Energy Landscape

Momentum is building towards the 23rd World Energy Congress, due to take place in Istanbul between 9th and 13th October, just two months away. Government ministers from almost 50 countries are among the 261 influential senior leaders confirmed to speak at the event. The...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 11 August, 2016 1:48 pm

Gulf Safety Forum attracts unprecedented levels of support from diverse industries

Safety is of paramount importance for companies across all sectors as the smallest incident can lead to disastrous consequences. From Union Carbide’s Bhopal disaster in India in 1984, to the Macondo explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, all these incidents had a clear impact...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 10 August, 2016 5:13 pm

Averda is Set to Build Republic of Congo’s First Municipal Solid Waste Landfill

members of the Parliamentary Committee of the Congolese Government and the Economic and Financial Commission of Congo National Assembly, representatives of Brazzaville Municipality and the Mayors of Pointe Noire and Brazzaville, visited Lifoula landfill site – this will become Republic of...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 10 August, 2016 10:35 am

Newest, most powerful in Russia nuclear reactor of Novovoronezh NPP has released first electricity to the grid

On the 5th of August 2016, the innovative power unit of Generation III+ at Novovoronezh NPP has been connected to the national grid and produced first 240 MW of electricity. At 03 hours 35 minutes (MSK) one of the most important and critical operations at the stage of the first power was carried...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 9 August, 2016 3:31 pm

Empower warehouses in Al Qouz achieve LEED Gold Certification from US Green Building Council

 As part of its commitment to enhance sustainability activities in Dubai, Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), world’s largest district cooling company, has achieved LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council for its warehouses located in Al Qouz,...

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