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Dubai / Emirates Business
Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, announced that its Building Retr-ofit Training (BRT) Programme will be launched in August.
Organised in partnership with the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company), the BRT Programme starts on August 16, at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, with the second workshop to be held at the EmiratesGBC office in Dubai on September 13.
The course is aimed at strengthening the efficiency of existing and new buildings in the UAE and bridging the knowledge-gap regarding best practices for retrofitting and building sector efficiency among all stakeholders in the industry.
Focused on knowledge sharing and strengthening awareness of green building best practices, the BRT Programme aims to support the vision of the UAE to drive sustainable development. It complements the ongoing efforts in the country to retrofit existing buildings to make them more energy efficient.
The programme offers 72 hours of instruction divided into two levels of curricula and caters to participants with varying levels of technical knowledge and experience. It includes Beginner Level One and Advanced Level Two, and provides detailed introduction and methodology for implementing 32 building retrofit methods in the UAE.
The programme has been structured based on the EmiratesGBC Technical Guidelines for Retrofitting Existing Buildings that is available in Arabic and English, and serves as a valuable handbook for all industry stakeholders to achieve higher levels of energy and water efficiency by retrofitting existing buildings.
Saeed Al Abbar, Chairman of EmiratesGBC, said: “The Building Retrofit Training Programme is the first of its kind in the region that focuses on strengthening awareness and the skillsets of building industry stakeholders to enhance the energy efficiency of their existing and new projects. The programme has been carefully created to address specific requirements of the region, and outlines actionable steps that can help achieve the green vision of the nation.