AMMAN —The “Oak Chains” housing project,
built in
Amman’s Dabouq district, received the Excellence in Design for Greater
Efficiencies (EDGE) certification, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
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The certification is approved by the
World Bank’s
International Finance Corporation, which awards resource-efficient building
construction.
The project has successfully reduced greenhouse gas
emissions by more than 50 percent, using environmental design procedures and
raising efficiency of its lighting, air conditioning and water systems.
Jamal Badran, manager of Alsaraya Housing Projects
and Investment, said the project is the first Jordanian housing community to
receive the EDGE accreditation, in support of the developer’s vision towards
building environmentally friendly and pioneering homes at the region’s level.
Alsaraya developed the project, which consists of
eight homes, is the first residential community to obtain a global certificate
in green construction in the Kingdom, he noted.
The accreditation is a step in the company’s
comprehensive strategy to provide “distinguished” residential units, aimed to
improve their owners’ life quality and save energy and water consumption, he
pointed out.
Badran said this style will be carried out in future
environmentally-friendly buildings that serve and enhance sustainability of
natural resources.
The project has saved energy and water consumption by 51
percent and 43 percent respectively.
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