Enpark 'Architecture and Daylight' conference attracts over 200 participants

Bin Towaih's comments came on the opening day of the 'Architecture and Daylight' conference, organized in collaboration with Sesam Business Consultant and Epoc Messe Frankfurt. Along with leading regional and international specialists in the sustainable energy field the event, held recently, saw the participation of many government representatives as well as interested individuals.

Sougata Nandi, Director of Sustainable Energy and Environment Division (SEED), Tecom Investments, presented a case study on Tecom's achievement of LEED Platinum for its management office.

Nandi, said:

"What is crucial to an endeavour such as this is that it not only earns benefits in terms of financial rewards such as cost savings, but also contributes to enhancing employee morale, well-being and increased productivity. The LEED Platinum Tecom management offices, combined with the Dubai International Academic City's achievement of LEED silver certification for Phase-III, have made it possible for the region to craft its own success stories and case studies without having to resort to examples from other countries to justify our practices."

The second day of the conference included a project tour to the F1 Race Circuit on Yas Island which was attended by over 80 participants and courtesy of lighting designer and manufacturer Siteco. Aldar also made a presentation on Yas Island's current and future plans. The tour and respective presentation aimed to showcase the design process and lighting calculation for lighting requirements on the track.

'Architecture and Daylight' is the third module in the Green Building conference series. The fourth module in the series will be held in December 2009.