Exploring challenges of adopting sustainability assessment: Methods in UAE - Perspectives of project professionals

Shibieka, Amna; Raheem, T Abdel; Hittini, Batoul

doi:10.18552/2019/idscmt5186

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“…To have more depth in the circular economy policy in EU, guidelines for supply efficiency, integrating elements of Circular Economy, can be dated back to the 1980s and 1990s in German structured policymaking, essentially prejudiced by the captivating then-new notion of the closed-loop economy (Shibieka et al, 2019). For example, as a result of that, during the last 20 years, the strategic resource plan track of EU progressively moved towards the sustainable usage of natural capital, increasing supply effectiveness in the business economy, and encouraging the recovering and prevention of industrial by products, while at the same time it supports the economic growth movement as shown in Fig 3 . On the other hand, the policy scholars see that the circular economy policy could have another classification than the one illustrated in Fig.…”

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Evaluation of the Circular Economy Potential in Improving Sustainability in the Construction Industry in the UAE

Kashwani,

Bell

2023

EJCEA

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The civil engineering and construction industry is usually highlighted as primary contributing factors for resource consumption and scarcity. Many researchers perceive that as a normal event with the respect to the high demand for construction that comes concerning the growing world population. As a consequence of this demand, a need for resources and energy efficiency becomes extremely critical and vital. The circular economy could be presented as one of the potential factors to regulate the construction industry with a circular business model. The reason that the professionals highly suggest this mechanism is due to its suitability with the vibrant and dynamic nature of the construction industry that usually causes a communication gap between the main stakeholders. The literature shows that this could be a result of a lack of collaboration and creating unnecessary complex steps that affect the productivity and durability of the business. Hence, a need for a holistic and integrated framework is necessary to regulate and manage the flow work of resources and energy efficiency process. In this study, the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) will be highlighted as major key performance indicators to ensure the accuracy and feasibility of the circular economy. Through this study, the survey and the interviews showed that three areas could be considered as challenging to be applied to circular economy in construction in The United Arab Emirates (UAE): regulatory factors, economic factors, and technological factors.

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Section: Circular Economymentioning

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Evaluation of the Circular Economy Potential in Improving Sustainability in the Construction Industry in the UAE

Kashwani,

Bell

2023

EJCEA

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“…Relevant research has found that decisions made early in the design stage affect the building's performance during operation [1], and integration of design, engineering and construction is key for the development and delivery of sustainable, high-performance buildings [2]. Yet, integration of engineering disciplines remains as one of the main challenges when adopting environmental sustainability assessment methods [3]. Hence, research and practice concerned with sustainability of the built environment are required to focus on investigating the role of design and integration in the environmental impacts across the life cycle of a building.…”

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Integrated Design Process for High-Performance Buildings; a Case Study from Dubai

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Due to the scarcity of water and the harsh desert climate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), water and energy are two of the main challenges for the design of sustainable buildings in the UAE. Relevant literature calls for the consideration of building systems and materials at the design stage to achieve high-performing buildings and to save on the operational costs of the building. The aim of this research was to design a high-performance building that meets the environmental sustainability requirements for water and energy, in the city of Dubai to reflect the technological advancements of the UAE Mars mission. This has been achieved through following an integrated design process, which was mainly focused on the evaluation and specification of the building engineering systems based on performance, besides the goal of achieving visually appealing building with advanced structural design. The performance verification of the final building design, which considered engineering systems design from conception and through the design and detailed design stages, revealed a 15% reduction in water consumption and a 60% reduction in energy consumption. This provides a valuable contribution to architectural engineering practice, by demonstrating a case study for enhancing energy and water efficiency via building design, which consequently contributes to the environmental sustainability of the built environment.

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Sustainable Waste Management Strategies for Effective Energy Utilization in Oman: A Review

Okedu

Barghash

Nadabi

2022

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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Due to the adverse effect of energy production from traditional fossil fuels, the move toward renewable and sustainable energy has become imperative. The waste disposal sector offers hope toward environmental sustainability and potential to generate strong income for any economy. The region of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries in the Middle East generates the highest quantity of municipal waste per capita, compared to other countries globally. In the GCC region, waste is usually just dumped at different landfill stations. Effective waste management is imperative for environmental protection and sustainable development. This article presents a review of the sustainable waste management strategies in Oman, in line with the United Nations goal on environmental management of waste. The current waste management strategies in Oman were discussed, and various waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies were proposed. These proposed WTE strategies would help in effective waste management in Oman and also in increasing the power grid capability. The salient part of this article is an overview of the ability of using landfill leachate as feedstock to produce clean and green hydrogen gas using different photo-fermentation processes. The production of hydrogen using single photo-fermentation process using landfill leachate alone, with leachate and addition of inoculum such as sewage sludge, and with substrates such as sucrose, glucose, and landfill leachate was investigated by utilizing a batch bioreactor and anaerobic conditions at controlled temperature, different initial pH, and heat treatment temperature range. Furthermore, a prototype model for the optimization of the inoculum size and the substrate was proposed with 2-level factorial design using Design Expert. The data gathering for this study was carried out by investigating different regions in Oman having the lowest and highest waste produce, the average annual waste for the different governorates, and the total amount of waste for five consecutive years (2015–2020), for the various engineered landfills. The cost of managing waste in the different governorates of Oman was presented, considering the average annual waste produced, in various regions of the country for the duration of the study. Furthermore, some challenges and opportunities in carrying out effective waste management in Oman were addressed.

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Exploring challenges of adopting sustainability assessment: Methods in UAE - Perspectives of project professionals

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Evaluation of the Circular Economy Potential in Improving Sustainability in the Construction Industry in the UAE

Evaluation of the Circular Economy Potential in Improving Sustainability in the Construction Industry in the UAE

Integrated Design Process for High-Performance Buildings; a Case Study from Dubai

Sustainable Waste Management Strategies for Effective Energy Utilization in Oman: A Review

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