Green Building Consultant
Over a decade of expertise in pushing the boundaries of healthful and sustainable development in LEED, WELL, Estidama, Mostadam & BREEAM.
By definition, a green building is a development that is environmentally sound and resource efficient. It is designed to reduce the impact on the built and natural environment and the health of its occupants, by weighing up everything from the construction materials to the efficient use of energy. Our team of Green Building Consultants has helped developers, contractors and consultants implement Green Building best practices in their organizations and projects. The Alpin team works tirelessly to ensure our clients’ success.
Our sustainable building consultancy team includes the top green building consultants in the United Arab Emirates and the wider GCC Region. We have more than a decade of experience in sustainable design consultancy and we serve clients in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and worldwide. We’ll help you meet even the strictest of green building certifications, and ensure your development continues to perform efficiently throughout its entire lifecycle.
A Trusted Green Building Consultant: International Rating Certifications
Our team has more than a decade of experience in working with several global rating system standards and project types. Our green building consultancy services include the following green certifications and standards:
- LEED BD+C (New Construction, Core and Shell, Schools)
- LEED EBOM (Existing Buildings and Operations)
- LEED Zero
- LEED for Homes
- LEED ID+C (Interiors)
- Estidama Pearl Communities
- Estidama Pearl Buildings
- Estidama Pearl Villas
- GSAS (All Typologies, Sports, Rail, etc.)
- BREEAM International
- Mostadam
- CEEQUAL
- DGNB
- WELL
Construction Certification Management
We work with GBCI, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, GORD, The BRE, WELL Institute and DGNB to provide the following services:
- On-site Construction Supervision
- Material Tracking and Verification
- Training and Development
- Waste Management
- ESC Management
- IAQ Management
Why Green Building Certification is so important
With the global population growing at a phenomenal rate, there is more demand on the world’s resources than ever before. At Alpin, we believe that we all have a responsibility to help shape developments that support a more sustainable future. Today there are many regional, national and international building certification systems that are set up to address this goal, including LEED (USA-International), BREEAM (UK-International), Estidama (Abu Dhabi), GSAS (Qatar), and DGNB (Germany).
Our Approach to Green Building Certification
As a leading LEED, WELL, and Estidama consultancy firm in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Kuwait City, Doha, and worldwide, our experienced team has been involved in more than 50 LEED consulting projects worldwide and are adept at identifying and implementing strong sustainable design strategies. We’re with you from the very start of your project, and work closely with building owners and design teams from pre-design right through to construction to ensure your building will meet even the most stringent of green standards. We also offer sustainable design charrettes in the very early stages. These intensive planning sessions are aimed at bringing everyone together to help establish mutual project goals for sustainable design and energy efficiency. As well as offering your project team the best sustainable solutions, we’ll also handle all the necessary paperwork for your green building certification.
Our Green Building Consultant Services and WELL Certification Services
Design Certification Management
We’ve worked on a vast range of LEED, Estidama, GSAS and DGNB projects so you can rest assured we’ll help you meet the sustainable design standards you require.
Well™ Certification
By enhancing the quality of life for a building’s occupants, WELL concepts can help your project command higher rents, attract and retain the most talented employees and pay you dividends in both the short and long-term.
Waste Strategies
We provide innovative waste management solutions and management plans, to help minimize waste, encourage re-use and recycling, to help you save on costs and operate more sustainably.
Water Usage
We take a detailed look at your project’s water supply and wastage to see how we can minimize water demand. We’ll suggest resource saving strategies such as low flush toilets and water taps, waterless urinals and more. By also looking at the possibility of using condensate water collection, dual piping and more solutions, we are often able to reduce water use by 50% less than EPA baselines.
Indoor Air Quality Management
Poor indoor air that is badly ventilated or contaminated by gases and air pollutants can have a big impact on the health and comfort of your building’s occupants. We’ll analyze the quality of your indoor environment to help implement Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) guidelines based on SMACNA Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under Construction.
Renewable Energy Strategies
We develop renewable energy strategies for individual buildings, or on a site-wide basis for master planned developments. We begin by conducting a feasibility study to identify the most suitable technologies, before carrying out a full technical and financial evaluation to determine the best possible approach for your project.
Daylighting
Our experts can aid in designing buildings that maximizes the use of natural light. Not only does this help you save precious energy resources and cut down on costs, it also makes for a healthier space for your occupants.
Coordinating with Certification Bodies
We’ll liaise directly with the Certification Bodies (Estidama, GBCI, GORD) and organize and submit any necessary paperwork for you.
Energy Modeling
As part of our green building consultant services, we use state-of-the-art software and hardware to help predict how much energy your building will consume. This allows us to pinpoint and implement innovative energy solutions, which will help you save you resources and operational costs.
Well™ Certification
WELL is the world’s first building standard that focuses exclusively on human health and wellness.
Developed by designers, medical professionals, psychologists and a host of other experts, the WELL Building Standard lays down an impressive blueprint for increasing the health rating of buildings and their interiors. Projects incorporating WELL features quickly see vast improvements in occupants’ productivity, creativity and retention, both in the short and long-term.
Mostadam Certification - KSA
Mostadam is a green building rating system developed by the Ministry of Housing of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and administered by Sustainable Building, that aims to create a better built environment in Saudi Arabia.
The rating system includes a set of sustainability technical requirements that projects must implement and integrate to be awarded the certificate, which acknowledges their efforts and distinguishes them from conventional developments.
BREEAM Certification
BREEAM is the UK's preferred environmental rating and sustainability assessment tool for master planning infrastructure and buildings. A BREEAM assessment relies on creating sustainable value throughout the stages of a life cycle of a building, including those that are new construction, refurbishment, and in-use.
BREEAM sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and has become the de facto measure used to describe a building’s environmental performance. It is internationally recognized, with over 500,000 certificates issued across 77 countries.
White Paper: LEED Costs, Benefits and ROI (Energy, Water, CapEx, Health and Productivity)
When it comes to the decision making process for real-property investments, first cost savings are often a priority over green building and sustainable life cycle creation. A perceived lack of information about the actual costs and benefits of green buildings has led, in some cases, to concerns about whether to make a higher investment.
Learn more about the costs and benefits of leed certification and ROI.
White Paper: Energy Modeling + BIM,
Integrated At Last: Real-time operational energy and cost analysis throughout design and construction
As the world moves rapidly towards a more sustainable future, the design and construction of high-performance buildings has become the aspiration of developers on a global scale. In order to bring high-performance design to life, developers and designers alike need to adopt novel processes and abandon timeworn and out of date practices.
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WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US
“On the whole, I was delighted with Alpin’s team, their professional and friendly manner and, above all, a pragmatic consultancy approach aimed at maximizing the value of BREEAM for all stakeholders. I have no hesitation in recommending Alpin to support you in your next sustainability project or initiative.”
Ted Young,
Al Zahia Project Head on behalf of Sharjah Holding Co. PJSC and Majid Al Futtaim Properties LLC
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