Msheireb Downtown Doha wins sustainability award
Msheireb Properties, Qatar’s leading sustainable real estate developer, won a sustainability award for its flagship project Msheireb Downtown Doha (MDD)....
Renewable Energy
Renewable energy market growing fast in the Arab region
Renewable energy market is rapidly expanding in the Arab region, with the countries announcing a diverse range of projects and...
Qatar Green Building Council evaluates effectiveness of building assessment systems
Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) hosted a seminar for Qatar’s construction industry sustainability experts to debate the effectiveness of building...
Bahrain invests in renewable energy
With the Kingdom’s first solar plant scheduled for commission by the end of 2013, and the tender for a second...
Qatar eyes 2% of total power output from renewables by 2020
Qatar has undertaken to generate 2% of its total power output from renewable sources by 2020 as the development of...
Abu Dhabi explores waste recycling options
Abu Dhabi is planning to extend segregating waste at source in villas to apartment buildings too, the Centre of Waste...
Sustainability in Lebanon: 25 LEED Certified Projects
Creating sustainable buildings and cities is capturing real-estate developers’ interest lately, noting that sustainability takes into consideration 3 different dimensions:...
Green Mind NGO to award green achievements in the MENA region for the second year in a row
For the second year in a row, Green Mind NGO organizes the Green Mind Award, the mega TV event that...
$155 billion solar energy projects planned in GCC
The GCC region is well on its way to becoming one of the world’s major green energy producers, with solar...
Lebanon has 283.5 megawatts installed capacity for renewable energy
Figures issued by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21)...
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