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findings highlight the potential of
deep retroﬁts, which are required to
achieve the sustainability and energy
targets of the emirate.

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schools, & malls. Available at http://bit.ly/
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Saeed Al Abbar is chairman of
the Emirates Green Building Council.

Retroﬁtting to net zero is a challenge,
as certain components of a building
cannot be changed without signiﬁcant
capital investment and major refurbishment. However, applying princi-

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ples from the WorldGBC's Advancing
Net Zero project (https://worldgbc.org/
advancing-net-zero), reducing energy
demand, increasing energy efﬁciency,
and adding renewable-energy generation can help.

EmiratesGBC adopted and is serving
as exclusive UAE auditor of the International Living Future Institute's Zero
Energy and Zero Carbon certiﬁcations
(http://bit.ly/ILFI_certiﬁcations).

Conclusion
The UAE is ﬁrmly on course to achieve
its sustainabilit y goals, with the
building sector supporting the move
with credible action on the ground.
Maintaining this momentum will
require the dedication and efforts of
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