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Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) recently played host to a delegation of Malaysian government officials led by His Excellency Lim Guan Eng, the Chief Minister of the State of Penang. The visit was coordinated by Vijay Joshi, C.E.O of Gulf Markets International W.L.L and Fahad Al Hamad, Managing Director of Gulf Markets International W.L.L. The delegation chose to visit the BWTC to learn more about the technical and commercial aspects of this landmark building, in particular its commitment to sustainability.

During their visit, the delegation were hosted by BWTC's architects and engineers ATKINS, and were given an overview of how the BWTC has successfully incorporated three horizontal-axis wind turbines each 29 meters in diameter. The delegation were also shown how BWTC's elliptical shaped towers act as aerofoils, funneling and accelerating the wind velocity between them, and exploiting the unobstructed prevailing onshore breeze from the adjacent Gulf coast to provide a renewable source of energy for the building. These will provide 11-15% of the towers' energy requirements.

Mr. Bob Addison Country Manager and Director of DTZ, BWTC's Managing and Leasing Agents, commented:
"BWTC is a testament to Bahrain's commitment to sustainable design and architecture, and the fact that such high profile delegations are interested in learning from it shows how the building has placed Bahrain on the international map. This is further exemplified by our receiving several high profile awards judgedon a global scale, the most recent of which was the 2009 NOVA Award for Innovation. These prestigious awards recognise projects that are proven to display significant technological advances and have had positive, important effects on construction to improve quality and reduce cost."
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Rana Mesbah Posted by Rana Mesbah
Saturday, December 12 - 2009 at 10:39 UAE local time (GMT+4)

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About Bahrain World Trade Center:
Situated on the Manama waterfront and in the heart of the region's leading financial and business hub, the Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) project comprises the two 50-storey sail shaped twin office towers, the five-star Sheraton Hotel as well as MODA Mall, Bahrain's only ultra high-end shopping destination, featuring some 160 luxury retail outlets as well as a host of modern cafes and exciting fine dining eateries.

The BWTC provides leading regional and international organizations with a world-class business address. The buildings are highly advanced in design and operation and are the Kingdom's first intelligent offices, employing the latest SMART systems capable of delivering unsurpassed security and maximum competitive advantages and efficiency in office management. In addition, they are the first of their kind in the world, using wind energy to provide 11 - 15% of the electricity needs of the office towers.

Other benefits enjoyed by local and international businesses occupying space at the development is membership to the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA). Locating at the BWTC offers an exceptional opportunity for connectivity with the global business community. With more than 300 centers in 100 countries, WTCA has a membership of approximately 750,000 commercial enterprises worldwide.

For further information, please contact:
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Tel: +973 17539514
Fax: +973 17533370

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