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| 09:00 | Welcome and Chairman’s Opening Remarks Stephen Oehme, Freelance Consultant and Regional Director – Value Management and Sustainability, Hyder Consulting |
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Key initiatives in green buildings & sustainability |
| 09:30 | Building Green in a challenging environment: turning theory into reality - Examining actual achievements in new and existing buildings
- Reviewing the success of completed buildings using alternative construction techniques
- How the EGBC can help you to realise similar achievements
Jeff Willis, Chairman, Emirates Green Building Council |
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| 10:00 | The benefits of implementing green design in the Middle East: the true cost of going green -
Cost benefit analysis for sustainable buildings: financial advantages from going green -
What are the the economic implications of going green? Outlining perceived vs actual costs -
How to minimise costs for the end-user through sustainable design Jerry Yudelson, Principal, Yudelson Associates |
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| 10:30 | PANEL SESSION
Sustainability Priorities in the Middle East This session will provide an update on green building trends and the latest developments in the GCC Moderated by: Dr. Sadek Owainati, Managing Director, EDAMA Consulting Wael Lawati, Chief Executive Officer, Omran Sultan Faden, Head of Founding Group, Saudi Green Building Council Samir Traboulsi, President, Lebanon Green Building Council Mohammad Asfour, Chairman, Jordan Green Building Council Hussein Moussa, Deputy Chairman, Qatar Green Building Council |
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An overview of the region’s green regulatory guidelines |
| 11:45 | Understanding the key drivers and processes for building in a sustainable and cost effective way Since 2000 Turner has completed over 85 LEED certified projects valued at over $4.5 billion and has an additional 130 LEED registered projects valued at over $9billion underway Michael Deane, VP & Chief Sustainability Officer, Turner Construction Company |
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| 12:10 | Dubai Sustainable Building Policy - Strategic policy assessment in national planning and policymaking
Dr. Mohsen Aboulnaga, Professor in Sustainable Built Environment, Government Strategy & Policy Advisor |
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| 12:35 | Dubai's green building regulations Eng. Ramadan Al Fetouh, Deputy Manager – Demand Side Management, DEWA
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| 13:00 | An update on new Abu Dhabi building regulations Matthew Plumbridge, Consultant, Environmental & Sustainability Planning, Municipal Affairs Governance, Department of Municipal Affairs, Emirate of Abu Dhabi |
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| 14:30 | Greening existing buildings: improving performance and interior environments through sustainability upgrades - Assessing buildings in the Middle East and detailing ways to improve performance and interior design
Carolyn McLean, Principal, Woods Bagot |
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Achieving high performance buildings in a sustainable environment: perspectives and key insights from some of the region’s key developers/clients |
| 15:00 | DESIGN DISCUSSION:
Opinions from architects and urban planners, design and engineering companies and educators on the key design issues for going green Jyoti Sharma, Senior Education Facilities Architect, ABU DHABI EDUCATION COUNCIL (ADEC) |
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| 16:00 | CASE STUDY
Masdar: Infrastructure design and the role that it plays in driving sustainability Jane Barron, Project Manager, Mott MacDonald |
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| 16:30 | CASE STUDY Embracing the concept of sustainability: a developers/consultants perspective - The process of adopting international sustainability standards
- Presenting projects that are working towards excellence in the environmental management
Mike Barns, Director of Sustainability, Hyder Consulting |
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| 17:00 | Closing remarks from the Chair & close of day one |
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| 18:00 | Evening drinks reception
Meet your hosts, fellow delegates and special guests at the Green Building Middle East Summit evening reception. This is a perfect opportunity for you to foster new business relationships and compare notes on the findings of the first day.
VENUE: ADNEC Hall 4 |
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