Dubai to turn green in 2008

[JCMach1]

Source: Gulf News

All buildings in Dubai will have to be constructed as per environment-friendly "green building" standards from January, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has instructed in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai.

Owners of residential, commercial and other buildings will have to implement the decision according to the highest international standards that are suitable for Dubai, to maintain a healthy city that follows the global benchmarks in sustainable development and clean environment...



Read more: http://gulfnews.com/nation/Environment/10162633.html

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Wow! Dubai may be the first large city in the world to adopt Green, sustainable standards for building as law...

[Captain_Nemo]

1. Bush and Cheney will probably be moving there. Explains their non-action on having USA go green.

[gateley]

2. I wonder if Halliburton will have their new HQ up and running and squeak under

the deadline for this.

[NickB79]

3. That's rich coming from a country greatly enriched by oil sales

"Hey, look at all those green buildings we built over there! Pay no attention to all that polluting oil we sell to finance their construction!"

[Lorien]

4. Yeah, but there is that popular Arab saying:

"My grandfather rode a camel.

My father drove an automobile.

I fly a jet.

My son will ride a camel".

[ryanmuegge]

12. I don't know if I'd classify what one rich Saudi Royal fuck says as a "popular Arab saying."

[Lorien]

14. ??? It was a quote discussed on NPR on a piece about peak oil

it wasn't attributed to a "rich Saudi Royal fuck".

[Jemmons]

5. You should not underestimate sheik Maktoum as a ruler or as

a businessman.

[JCMach1]

8. Exactly... He is by far the best ruler in the ME

[Tanuki]

6. No mention of Dubai's indoor "ski resorts"....

how environmentally friendly are those monstrosities?
http://www.skidubai.com/

[JCMach1]

7. VERY, water is from desalinization plants that use the excess heat from power plants to clean water

As the ice melts, all of the water is used to completely irrigate the landscape.

The dome itself is a highly efficient cooling system...


But anyway... it's just a stupid tourist attraction :)

It is 'pretty' green though...

[GeminiProgressive]

9. LOL great

so a Middle Eastern monarchy is becoming more liberal than our president.

[DeepModem Mom]

10. K&R

[Doctor Cynic]

11. Is this a f_king joke?!?!

Seriously, that kind of climate simply should not have people living first-world lifestyles. I mean, for crying out loud, the Gulf oil emirates have the highest per capita carbon emissions in the whole world!!! That place has no resources other than pumping oil, and so Dubai mandating green buildings is like Paris Hilton promising to have 10% fewer blowjobs. If they really want to be sustainable, then they should go back to riding camels, like the above said. Not to mention the horrible ways they treat their Indian and Pakistani construction workers.

[LadyAziz]

13. Mabrook! Shk. Mo

for making Dubai the most dynamic city in the Middle East. He is by far my favorite Sheikh/Ruler, those who underestimates him are only playing themselves.


Too bad our leaders are not forward thinkers.:eyes: