A voluntary initiative aimed at promoting social responsibility

Dubai Municipality wins the "Global Energy Award" with "An Hour with the Cleaner"

The award aims to support initiatives and projects in the field of energy and the environment.

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Dubai Municipality won the first place as a national winner at the level of the United Arab Emirates, in four categories in the "Global Energy Award", for the current year, which is organized by the World Energy Organization, with the aim of supporting initiatives and projects in the field of energy and the environment.

The victory is an affirmation of Dubai's leadership in expanding the uses of clean energy within various sustainable development projects, and the culmination of the municipality's efforts in this field, and strengthening its position among global institutions that operate according to international standards and implement the ISO system for optimal and sustainable use of energy, reduce pollution, and provide environmental factors. The appropriate, in line with its objectives, the implementation of sustainable projects, taking into account environmental and health factors and requirements.

The municipality won first place for its voluntary initiative "An Hour...with the Cleaner" as part of its efforts to enhance social responsibility, create field volunteer opportunities for all segments of the local community in a sustainable manner in the field of general hygiene, maintain the aesthetic and civil appearance and protect the local environment.

The initiative has attracted more than 14,600 volunteers since its launch in 2017 from 113 governmental, private and civil agencies.

The municipality also won two awards as a national winner at the level of the UAE, for the initiative to invent devices to reduce air pollution in the artifact restoration laboratory and limit the spread of toxic metal dust during restoration operations, and the application of an energy management system in sustainable municipal centers in the "Al Tawar" and ""Centers". The lighthouse.

The first miniature model of the pollution reduction device was designed in 2019, and the device’s filters are changed at a rate of 40 filters annually, which helps to improve indoor air quality in the environment of restoration laboratories, reduce toxic air pollutants resulting from the restoration of metal artifacts, and reduce the accumulation of toxic dust.

The energy management system has been applied since 2012 in the two municipality buildings, in cooperation with the Telecommunications Company for Energy Services, which aims to optimize the use and management of energy in the two centers, and reduce its consumption.

The Dubai Central Laboratory of Dubai Municipality won first place as a national winner for its two initiatives: the impact of nanotechnology on the sustainability of pigments under the prevailing climatic conditions in Dubai, and the reuse of surplus concrete in construction projects.

The initiative of the impact of nanotechnology on the sustainability of dyes under the prevailing climatic conditions in Dubai is one of the initiatives aimed at preserving the land and the environment, reducing surrounding risks, and providing healthy environmental factors. A technical team from the infrastructure and building materials laboratories in the municipality developed the properties of dyes using nanotechnology. In partnership with one of the international dyes factories.

The initiative achieved outstanding results, the most prominent of which was the resistance of dyes treated with nanotechnology to the property of color fading better than regular dyes, and the attachment of dust to treated dyes is less than normal, and the solar reflection coefficient of treated dyes is higher than untreated dyes, while the initiative aimed to use surplus concrete in construction and productive projects By concrete factories, to reduce construction waste and concrete waste in particular, reduce pollution and improve the environment.

The municipality also won an award as a national winner at the state level for the car parking building project in the Al Garhoud area, which was designed to be the first sustainable parking building through the application of environmentally friendly methods of generating energy in it.

Dawoud Al-Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said, "Winning these international awards is a culmination of our tireless efforts towards achieving sustainable development goals in the fields of energy and environment at the emirate level, and a reflection of Dubai's leadership as a global city in planning and implementing environmental projects that meet the requirements of sustainability, according to the best standards." internationally followed, in a way that enhances the emirate's aesthetics, its civilized appearance, safety and health factors, and achieves the leadership's vision of consolidating its position as the best city to live, work and visit in the world.

• Dawood Al-Hajri: "The victory crowns our efforts in achieving sustainable development goals in the fields of energy and environment at the level of Dubai."

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