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Climate Neutral Real Estate – Gulf Region Programme Launch @ COP28
INVITATION
Monday December 4th, 2023 | 09:00 – 18:00 (UAE time)
Slovenian pavilion | Green Zone | Expo City | Dubai, UAE
In partnership with Emirates Environmental Group & Knauf Insulation
The Climate Neutral Real Estate (CNRE) Gulf Region programme is a public-private partnership between the Dutch Government and knowledge institutes, technology companies and technology providers. This programme aims to enable real estate to become climate neutral in energy supply. Climate neutral buildings require a redesign of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), the cooling system, smart monitoring, the electricity system, the water system as well as architecture aesthetics, functionality and well-being. The programme seeks to reduce carbon emissions in order to mitigate the climate risk, while driving the asset value and enabling green finance. The focus countries for this programme are: UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman, where Dutch technology institutes, companies and technology providers partner together towards net zero buildings in desert climates.
COP28UAE will be the first activity as well as the regional launch for the programme in order to create solid a momentum and develop further actions for different developers and end-users who need new technologies. CNRE Gulf Region is committed to produce workable action plans by exchanging knowledge, sharing best practices, showcasing successful implementation, fostering partnerships and achieving commitment for monitoring progress in harmony with nature and coastal ecology.
Over the past 50 years the UAE grew from a pearl fishing and camel farming nation to an economic powerhouse. Real estate was developed at a breathtaking pace, often with horizons for durability only spanning a few decades. Many buildings are up for a retrofit. The perfect opportunity presents itself to reduce the energy and water consumption associated with these buildings, as they are among the highest per capita in the world. Construction materials have gone through an evolution, enabling retrofitters to reduce the carbon footprint in many ways. This day will focus on the opportunities in retrofitting that state of the art technologies present.
Tagline: Leadership for achieving net zero in desert climates
PROGRAMME
11:00 – 11:30 Living Heart Exhibition Tour ‘One World, One Family’ for the mission participants
11:30 – 11:50 Opening Climate Neutral Real Estate – Gulf Region
- Opening by: HE Afke van Rijn, Director-General for the Environment and International Affairs, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands
- Andre Vreman, Chairman, Climate Neutral Real Estate programme
12:00 – 12:45 Panel 1 – Scaling Deep Sustainable Retrofits
Moderator: Dr. Saša Bavec, Managing Director Systems Division, Knauf Insulation
- Prof. Kheira Anissa Tabet Aoul – Professor and Chair, Architectural Engineering Dept, UAE University & Chair of Architecture, Al Ain University
- Samir Al-Aref, Head of Systems & Services, Signify Middle East
- Tarek Barbarji – Sr. Sustainability Engineer, NZE Solutions, Sharjah Sustainable City
- Scott Peter Stanley Jezzard – Head, Concept Architect, Architectural Design Studio Sobha
- Mustapha Aanzi, Chief Commercial Officer, IBECE Energy
12:45 – 13:15 Panel 2 –Sustainable cooling and water for the built environment
Moderator: Ms Sharon Dijksma, Mayor of the City of Utrecht
- Saleh Mohammadi, Sr Consultant Sustainable Energy Systems in Built Environment, Witteveen+Bos
- Dr. Ivo Pothof, Specialist Renewable Energy and Industrial Flows, Deltares
- Angelo de Mul, CEO, PureBlue
- Majid Khan, Business Development Manager, HollandWater / Culligan
13:15 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 Panel 3 – Net Zero Architecture
Moderator: Prof. Kheira Anissa Tabet Aoul – Professor and Chair, Architectural Engineering Department, UAE University and Chair of Architecture, Al Ain University
- Sanne Van der Burgh, Associate Director, Architect, MVRDV
- Hans Moor, Architect, Hans Moor Architects
- Jan-Jaap van Os, CTO & Founder, Exasun
- Bram Hannessen, Managing Director, Owner & CEO, EFP Eurofacades
14:30 – 15:00 Panel 4 – Solar technology
- Hamid Montazeri, Assistant Professor, TUe
- Henrico van den Boomen, Founder, EigenEnergie.net
- Gerard Schepers, Owner & CEO, European Solar
- Hugo Vermeulen, COO, Solarus Smart Energy Solutions
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee
15:15 – 15:45 Panel 5 – Building automation / digital / AI
- Rania Martin, CEO MEP Division (Meras), Al Bawani Holding
- Jeroen van Hapert, Managing Director, Customised Energy Systems
- Andre Vreman, Managing Partner, representing IndoorAirQ
15:45 – 16:30 Panel 6 – Emirates Environmental Group, Accountability in the Built Environment
Moderator: Habiba Al Mar’ashi, President of Arabia CSR Network, Co-Founder and Chairperson of Emirates Environmental Group (EEG)
- Farah Yassine, Senior Manager, Sustainability and ESG at PwC Middle East
- Issa Azar, Chief Executive Officer at Smart Automation Energy (SmartAE)
- Arab Hoballah, Executive Director, SEED and SCP Senior Expert, SWITCH-Asia
- Olivia Nielsen, Principal, Miyamoto International
16:30 – 16:40 Closing remarks
16:40 – 18:30 Networking reception (upstairs)
17:00 Living Heart Exhibition Tour ‘One World, One Family’ Tour Option 2
Venue:
COP28
Slovenian pavilion / Green Zone
