Middle East: building towards a more sustainable approach Available to Purchase

A combination of a hot and arid climate, a transient population and several decades of vast, oil-driven developments has pushed much of the Middle East to the bottom of the sustainability leagues. In response, the past few years have seen an outbreak of sustainability policy initiatives in the region. This paper summarises these developments and, through an energy case study for a major mixed-use development in Dubai, shows that significant improvements are achievable. However, it concludes that more needs to be done to ensure that sustainability targets achieved during planning and design are actually realised during construction and operation.