Climate Change Mitigation through Energy Benchmarking in the GCC Green Buildings Codes
It is well known that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of countries resides at or close to the top of the global table of CO2 emissions per capita and its economy relies heavily on its fossil fuels. This provides a context for green building programs that initially aim to create an understanding of emission pathways within the GCC and hence develop approaches to their reduction in the built environment. A set of criteria will allow specific...
Approaches to reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the built environment: Low carbon cities
The interactions between water, energy, and food in terms of economic and environmental outcomes under conditions of a changing climate are something that all countries will need to understand if they intend to effectively manage the consequences. Qatar’s measures to increase food security and diversification of the energy system and economy can provide valuable insights to other countries with similar climates but who have a lower capacity to respond. Through Qatari-based organisations, best practice reflecting...
Green building practices: Optimisation of CCHP and biomass heating for maximum CO2 reduction in a mixed-use development
Current building regulations enforce building designers towards efficient system design and provision of alternative means of supplying energy. Different green building certification schemes are deployed worldwide to encourage creating a sustainable built environment and the adoption of green building best practices. Micro-generation technologies, low and zero carbon, are either recommended by designers or mandated. A range of constraints including design and technical issues, are currently affecting the wide-scale deployment of micro-generation. For instance, it is...