Largest LEED platinum-certified government building opens in Dubai

A Dubai neighborhood that is undergoing a dedicated urban densification plan, Al Quoz may have recently welcomed the first “largest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Government Building,” but it won’t be the last to claim this distinction.

“Sustainable Building” is the new 340, 000 square foot headquarters for a branch of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and reportedly the first in the United Arab Emirates to have achieved LEED Platinum, reports Khaleej Times.

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