LREDC in collaboration with GORD organized a workshop for the consultants and launched GSAS 2 Star Rating
On November 23rd, 2014, Lusail Real Estate Development Company (LREDC) in collaboration with Gulf Organization for Research & Development (GORD) launched GSAS 2 star rating guidelines for consulting firms at Al Mokhtasar Ballroom, Ritz Carlton Hotel.
The workshops objective is:
- Introducing Lusail City New Strategy for Compliance with GSAS 2 Star Rating
- GORD new registration requirements for Lusail Consultants
- GORD Support Options for Lusail Consultants
Stakeholders from the construction industry mainly; developers & consulting firms participated in the workshop.
Eng. Magdy Youssef, LREDC Director kicked off the workshop with an opening speech: Today, we would like to thank GORD for the efforts placed to develop the GSAS 2 star rating guidelines which aims to streamline the process of achieving 2 star rating design for all Lusail projects. Commented Eng. Magdy.
Following Eng. Magdy’s speech, an in depth GSAS 2 Star Rating Guidelines was presented. The minimum requirements were categorized into two groups which are:
Group (1) – Inherited criteria from Masterplan:
Based on the assessment of Lusail city master plan, conducted by GORD Trust, several criteria scores can be inherited for all buildings without any further due diligence review. The inherited criteria are:
UC1 – Proximity to infrastructure.
UC2 – Load on local traffic conditions.
UC3 – Public transportation.
UC5 – Sewer and water contamination.
UC7 – Proximity to amenities.
S1 – Land preservation.
S2 – Water body preservation.
S3 – Habitat preservation.
Group (2) – Other criteria requirements
E1 – E5 -Energy
W1 -Water
S7 -Heat Island effect (adhering to local regulations)
The workshop was concluded by Dr. Yousef Alhorr who thanked the audience for showing up & abiding by GSAS policies for Lusail City & Qatar in general. Dr. Yousef commented: the GSAS 2 star rating Guidelines has been developed to save time, effort and money for developers & consulting firms while seeking GSAS 2 star design certification. The new guidelines is a straight forward short cut approach to achieve sustainability.
At the end of the workshop, all the questions & clarifications asked by the participants has been clearly answered, as all parties went to the snack reception with a satisfaction towards the new implementations.
