This morning, The Royal Danish Consulate General and Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC) signed a Programme of Cooperation (POC) agreement at Danish Consulate in Dubai.
The Royal Danish Consulate General and EmiratesGBC will cooperate on initiatives, programmes, and events to promote green buildings as well as drive sustainability as an essential part of social and economic development in the UAE. The strategic partnership will also establish a platform for the two entities to share their network of members, partners, and organizations to enable greater awareness and swift adoption of green building principals within the entire building supply chain.
This programme of Cooperation will help expand the network of sustainability advocates in UAE. This Partnership will also allow for cross-sharing of information and technologies in the industry.
Saeed Al Abbar, Chairman of EmiratesGBC, said: “EmiratesGBC is continuously seeking to expand our partnerships and create a larger network of advocates for sustainability in the UAE and the region. Our partnership with the Royal Danish Consulate General will enable us to work closely with Danish companies and organizations with significant industry expertise in developing engineering and construction technologies that have successfully transformed built environments. This level of knowledge and innovation will complement our sustainable growth and economic development targets.”
“The Danish Consulate is pleased to enter a strategic partnership with the Emirates Green Building Council, and together advance green building principles and retrofitting in the UAE as an answer to reduce the CO2 footprint. Denmark has long been known as a nation that puts sustainability high on the agenda and is one of the leading nations in the world when it comes to energy efficiency and sustainable buildings that create a positive and environmental impact. For this agreement, we will ensure the involvement of relevant Danish innovation, state of art solutions and regulative principles to support the green transition in the UAE and the implementation of the UN Sustainable development goals. We look forward to promoting the sustainable and green building concept in the UAE,” said Ms. Mette H. Tønnesen, Commercial Attaché at the Royal Danish Consulate General in Dubai.
The POC between EmiratesGBC and The Royal Danish Consulate General reiterates the Council’s leading role in advancing toward a net zero carbon-built environment in the UAE and the region in line with World Green Building Council’s net zero targets and Paris Agreement goals.
Interestingly in UAE, this year started with the focus on ‘net zero energy buildings’, read here about net zero energy dialogue at World Future Energy Summit which was held in Jan 2019 and EGBC’s initiatives in this field.
It was a great experience to attend the ceremony along with fellow industry colleagues from Danish companies based in UAE like Ramboll, Danfoss, Blucher, Rockwool, The Madison group and Hempell. Denmark is a mature market for sustainable development and there is so much we can learn in UAE from the Danish market and expertise.
Though it was a formal signing ceremony, Danish Consulate left their mark by arranging an Alfresco coffee and Danish pastries in the morning sun for all of the invitees, keeping their tradition of outdoors lifestyle. It was a lovely rare experience in Dubai, discussing and chatting with fellow industry peers in such a personable and friendly setting.
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