Mirdif City plans to adopt eco-friendly techniques

Mirdif City Centre will be one of the first shopping centres in the region to adopt eco-friendly construction techniques, said the developer Majid Al Futtaim (MAF).

The centre will adopt Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) standards; a rating system developed by the US Green Building Council as the methodology to measure 'sustainability'.

In order to achieve this rating, the project has to comply with Leed protocols, both in terms of design tactics – to reduce energy and water demand – and in the construction phase, for sustainable procedures of waste management, recycling and material selection.

Green Technologies has been appointed by MAF as the Leed consultants for the project and will direct the design and building teams through the various stages.

Shahram Shamsaee, Senior Vice-President, Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls, said: "Mirdif City Centre is our flagship pilot scheme aiming to implement the Leed procedures and protocols therefore allowing us to witness the benefits of eco-friendly construction techniques. We have appointed the leaders in this field, Green Technologies, as specialist Leed consultants for the project and they are helping us in directing the design and building teams through the stages."

The green concepts that are being incorporated as core values at Mirdif City Centre include the use of materials, design forms and construction processes that minimise the negative impact on the environment.

This will help conserve natural resources as well as enhance and protect the environment.

Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls is paving the way for green malls in the region with contractors ALEC, project managers Mace and MEP consultants WSP Middle East.