EL BAAKLINI 1
Gisele EL BAAKLINI
CET 1250 P70 Construction Methods.
November / 21 / 2017
Assignment 2: Study of a LEED Project
Siemens Middle-East Headquarter in Masdar City
Credit: Christopher Pike, thenational.ae
EL BAAKLINI 2
Siemens is a major European industrial manufacturing company, which comprises several divisions, namely, the Industrial Automation, the Drive Technology, the Energy, the Healthcare, and the Building Technologies divisions. In fact, Siemens is the world's leading supplier of innovative and environmentally friendly products and solutions for industrial customers. The German company has committed to a sustainable future; indeed, Siemens has pledged to reduce the energy footprint of its production facilities and buildings. In this regard, Siemens Middle-East Headquarter, in Masdar City, has been designed and constructed to satisfy the highest standard of the U.S. Green Building Council and has earned the LEED BD+C platinum certification. First, Siemens Middle-East …show more content…
Noticeably, the building’s compact structure reduces material and embodied carbon. With regards to the building’s materials, Siemens CEO Kay Zwingenberger, claims that most are sustainable; for instance, GGBS (Granulated Ground Blast Slag) was used for its sustainability, its extended lifespan, and its low maintenance cost. GGBS cement permits to achieve light, near white, color for exposed fair-faced concrete finishes, at no extra cost; In fact, GGBS use in concrete is recognized by LEED. Finally, Siemens AG reports that its Middle-East Headquarter’s carbon dioxide emission, associated with manufacture, transport, and construction, was 30 percent lower than a conventional office building of the same
Gisele EL BAAKLINI
CET 1250 P70 Construction Methods.
November / 21 / 2017
Assignment 2: Study of a LEED Project
Siemens Middle-East Headquarter in Masdar City
Credit: Christopher Pike, thenational.ae
EL BAAKLINI 2
Siemens is a major European industrial manufacturing company, which comprises several divisions, namely, the Industrial Automation, the Drive Technology, the Energy, the Healthcare, and the Building Technologies divisions. In fact, Siemens is the world's leading supplier of innovative and environmentally friendly products and solutions for industrial customers. The German company has committed to a sustainable future; indeed, Siemens has pledged to reduce the energy footprint of its production facilities and buildings. In this regard, Siemens Middle-East Headquarter, in Masdar City, has been designed and constructed to satisfy the highest standard of the U.S. Green Building Council and has earned the LEED BD+C platinum certification. First, Siemens Middle-East …show more content…
Noticeably, the building’s compact structure reduces material and embodied carbon. With regards to the building’s materials, Siemens CEO Kay Zwingenberger, claims that most are sustainable; for instance, GGBS (Granulated Ground Blast Slag) was used for its sustainability, its extended lifespan, and its low maintenance cost. GGBS cement permits to achieve light, near white, color for exposed fair-faced concrete finishes, at no extra cost; In fact, GGBS use in concrete is recognized by LEED. Finally, Siemens AG reports that its Middle-East Headquarter’s carbon dioxide emission, associated with manufacture, transport, and construction, was 30 percent lower than a conventional office building of the same