Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA)
launched the sixth version of ‘Conserving Building Competition’ as one of the
initiatives of the National Program for Conservation and Energy Efficiency
“Tarsheed”. The competition is launched under the theme “Inspiring Eco-Urban”. The
entry is open till March 20.
All applications shall be submitted through Tarsheed
page on KAHRAMAA website km.qa/tarsheed, after reviewing the terms and
conditions, and filling in the registration form. It is open for all buildings at
government, residential, commercial, industrial, hospitality, and sport
sectors.
The competition is meant to create awareness about the building
conservation concept in all sectors of society, create public awareness on the
benefits of building conservation practices (energy, water), mobilize people
and encourage them to embrace energy conservation strategies, and motivate
consumers to adopt building conservation practices in the local construction
market.
KAHRAMAA invites eligible owners to apple for the competition. Buildings
shall be evaluated in several phases by a panel of experts where buildings
shall be evaluated based on specific criteria developed by a team of experts,
as follows: HVAC system, lighting, plumbing fixtures, landscape, operation and
maintenance practices, building energy management, building automation,
sustainability measures, specific energy/water consumption, building insulation.
winners will be announced and honored at Tarsheed 6th Annual
Celebration to be held in April 2018.
It is worth to mention that “Conserving buildings” are buildings
that reduce electricity and water consumption, carbon emissions, and provide
better living for residents in State of Qatar.
