QGBC to participate in regional meet on net zero carbon buildings
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), a member of Qatar Foundation, will take part in the first regional event at advancing net zero carbon buildings in the Mena region this week.
The three-day event, organised with the support of nine Green Building Councils throughout the region, takes place from today at Kempinski Hotel, Ishtar, Dead Sea, Jordan.
The roundtable will address the work being carried out by the World Green Building Council's (WorldGBC's) pioneering ‘Advancing Net Zero' project, which aims to accelerate the uptake of net zero carbon buildings to 100% by 2050.
Delegates will also discuss the opportunities for greater collaboration towards increasing net zero buildings in the region, and global trends towards reducing emissions from the built environment.
'Net zero carbon buildings are a critical part of achieving global emission reductions, said Victoria Burrows, project manager, Advancing Net Zero, who will speak at the roundtable event.
The project supports the implementation of mass scale highly energy efficient buildings, with the remaining energy demand provided by on-site and off-site renewable power sources.
In terms of building sustainably, the savings and wider benefits of net zero carbon buildings in energy, water, maintenance, operations, and healthcare offer short and long-term investment returns. Applying sustainable strategies to a building can ensure that both economic and environmental performance is maximised.
The roundtable will see Burrows discuss developing market mechanisms and resources such as net zero carbon building rating systems, their role in catalysing the industry towards transformational change, and the unprecedented impacts on the wider industry.
It will also host Ed Garrod, principal with global engineering firm Integral, who will present case studies of net zero buildings they have successfully completed, and share the critical elements to address in delivering such high-performance buildings.
The three-day event, organised with the support of nine Green Building Councils throughout the region, takes place from today at Kempinski Hotel, Ishtar, Dead Sea, Jordan.
The roundtable will address the work being carried out by the World Green Building Council's (WorldGBC's) pioneering ‘Advancing Net Zero' project, which aims to accelerate the uptake of net zero carbon buildings to 100% by 2050.
Delegates will also discuss the opportunities for greater collaboration towards increasing net zero buildings in the region, and global trends towards reducing emissions from the built environment.
'Net zero carbon buildings are a critical part of achieving global emission reductions, said Victoria Burrows, project manager, Advancing Net Zero, who will speak at the roundtable event.
The project supports the implementation of mass scale highly energy efficient buildings, with the remaining energy demand provided by on-site and off-site renewable power sources.
In terms of building sustainably, the savings and wider benefits of net zero carbon buildings in energy, water, maintenance, operations, and healthcare offer short and long-term investment returns. Applying sustainable strategies to a building can ensure that both economic and environmental performance is maximised.
The roundtable will see Burrows discuss developing market mechanisms and resources such as net zero carbon building rating systems, their role in catalysing the industry towards transformational change, and the unprecedented impacts on the wider industry.
It will also host Ed Garrod, principal with global engineering firm Integral, who will present case studies of net zero buildings they have successfully completed, and share the critical elements to address in delivering such high-performance buildings.
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