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Employing professionals qualified to international green standards will be key to future contract wins, according to an industry expert.

How can you achieve good indoor air quality and energy efficient operations? Reem Emirates Aluminium demonstrates an integrated approach at its new headquarters.

Energy audits are an essential tool in the bid to increase the efficiency of buildings. Dr Afshin Afshari, a LEED accredited professional and the assistant general manager of SS Lootah Group subsidiary International Energy Group (IEG), outlines the main methods available.

Is it right to use green movement as a marketing tool?

The use of environmentally friendly systems and processes in buildings is rising sharply in India according to the organisers of Cityscape India.

LEED has become a common buzzword in the Middle East's construction industry, but what's actually involved in gaining certification to the environmental rating system? Dr Afshin Afshari outlines the main points to consider.

As the Emirates Green Building Council prepares to launch a building energy rating system for the UAE, Alison Luke talks to the management committee about what this will involve and the future of sustainable construction in the region.

The Emirates Green Building Council will be conducting a series of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) technical review workshops on 11-13 June in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has called for the earlier involvement of all construction team professionals in order to ensure green buildings can be constructed in the Middle East.

Environmental building design is slowly taking an upwards turn as awareness grows of the need to behave more sustainably. In response to the WWF’s Living Planet report, Christopher Sell assesses how the industry is reacting.