Great growth in demand for “sustainable real estate” units in the Emirates

The activities of the Water, Energy and Environment Technology Exhibition (Witix 2025), whose work has recently ended in Dubai, witnessed remarkable manifestations of displaying different companies in the energy, real estate and construction sectors through their platforms in the exhibition wings, various initiatives to support the sustainability sector.

Experts and officials told «Emirates Today», on the sidelines of the exhibition, organized by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, that the activities of the new session of the exhibition recorded a remarkable growth in offering initiatives related to sustainability support, pointing out that the real estate sector in the Emirates is witnessing significant growth during the recent period on real estate units that keep pace with sustainability standards, and in the form of motivating companies to expand in the real estate sector supported by plans Sustainability.

In detail, a member of the Organizing Committee and Chairman of the Sales and Logistics Committee said at the “Witix” exhibition, and the CEO of the Business and Human Resources Support Sector in the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dr. Youssef Ibrahim Al -Akraf, that “the activities of the 27th session of the (Witix) water, energy and environment technology exhibition witnessed a great demand from companies participating in the exhibition activities in offering and reviewing the initiatives supporting the sustainability sector.”

He added that «energy and real estate companies have strengthened their proposal for solutions and initiatives that enhance the sustainability sector, in light of the high demand for these solutions and the growth of adoption of standards supporting sustainability».

For his part, the CEO of Projects at Damac Real Estate, Mohamed Al -Tahaina, said that the company was offered through its participation in the exhibition activities various sustainability initiatives in the real estate sector, as the company invested about 23 million dirhams in green construction technologies, which included three -dimensional printing of non -concrete materials, the development of infrastructure for charging electric vehicles, and the provision of solar energy integration solutions. It also strengthened its partnerships with the United Nations International Charter and the Emirates Green Buildings Council, which reflects its commitment to compatible with international practices and standards in sustainability. He added that «the company through its platforms in the exhibition made it clear how it has made tangible progress in reducing its environmental imprint during the year 2024, as emissions decreased thanks to efficiency measures such as improved cooling systems and smart lighting», pointing out that this coincided with its more dependence on clean energy sources such as increasing the installation of solar plating, and providing solutions to solar water heating in Various residential societies.

He pointed out that «the company recorded within the framework of waste management, an increase of 47.2% in recycling rates, and a decrease of 21% in public waste, and its water resources management has strengthened by treating 32.8 million gallons of wastewater, which contributed to reducing the dependence on fresh water for irrigation.

In turn, the Director of the Department of Building Information Modeling at the “Bin Ghati Real Estate” company, Karam Baqi, said that “the company offered through its platform at the (Witix) exhibition a number of its initiatives that support sustainability, most notably the (Bugatti Residence) project by using tools and technologies for artificial intelligence, which led to shortening time at large rates, determining and accurately limiting the materials and materials needed to manufacture the project interface, which led to reducing the waste of materials. Used to construct the interface. ”

“The UAE markets have witnessed a large growth of customers in demand for real estate units that keep pace with the standards of sustainability, whether in the fields of water or energy, with the support of high awareness among individuals and companies in the extent of feasibility caused by enhancing sustainability standards in real estate units.”

He added that «the markets are expected to witness growth at greater rates during the coming period in demand for real estate enhanced by sustainability standards, which are characterized by the Emirati markets and are witnessing a significant increase in the adoption of real estate and construction companies for projects supported by sustainability standards.

“The UAE markets are witnessing continuous growth during the recent period in the demand for projects that depend on sustainability standards, which are supported by the adoption of modern technology systems,” said Rebi IKEA, business manager at Zain Soft Company.

The CEO of the Emirates Central Ref Tarker Corporation, Ahmed bin Shafar, said that “the company reviewed the Business Gulf project implemented by (Embower), and achieved an achievement by entering the Guinness Book of Records twice, respectively, The first is about (the highest cooling capacity for a areas of areas of areas) with a connected capacity, and the second is (the largest coverage of the regions cooling station in the world), as it provides its services to 201 is a multi -use building, including residential, commercial, hotel and service ».

He added that «the company’s implementation of the largest project to cool down regions in the world reflects the pioneering position of Dubai as a global platform for innovation in the fields of energy and sustainability, and these achievements come within the framework of vision and directives of our rational leadership to enhance the efficiency of resource use and consolidate the foundations of the green economy».