Estidama:Estidama: Development With a New

Mindset

4 Pillars of Estidama

EnvironmentalEconomicS i lSocialCultural

A Regional Solutiong

• Estidama was developed with local climate, culture, economic & environmental issues in mind

• Sustainability initiative with support of Abu Dhabi y ppleadership, government policy, finance,& regulationg

• The Driving Force of Plan Abu Dhabi 2030

Frameworks for 2009

Existing BuildingsCommunities New Buildings

Foundation DocumentResource Imperatives

Aspirations / Principles / Concepts

Design Guidelines

SitesStrategies / Techniques

BuildingsStrategies /

Technologies

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Core CriteriaReference Standard /

Calculations Submittals

Core CriteriaReference Standard/

Calculations SubmittalsAssessmentem fo

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Calculations SubmittalsCalculations Submittals

New Buildings

Community

Assessment Method

Voluntary Rating

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Public Sector Resource Guides

Pe Schools

Civic

Health CarePublic Realm

Infrastructure Industrial

PLAN 2030

ESTIDAMA FOUNDATION Aspirations | Principles | Concepts

Pearl System

1,2,3,4,5

Pearl Rating

1,2,3,4,5

Pearl Rating

Pearl System Review and Certification:• Estidama ‘Council’

VoluntaPearl Rating Pearl Rating ary

BUILDINGSCOMMUNITY

FDR

EA

Building Code

Review and Compliance:

Review and Compliance:

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EA Requirements

Code• UPC• EAD

Compliance:• DMA

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Regulatory DocumentsRegulatory Documents

Focus on Integrative Design Process:Focus on Integrative Design Process: Effective Sustainability Policy Making & Enforcement

Within UPCWithin UPC

• IDP builds sustainability into projects from pre-• IDP builds sustainability into projects from pre-application stage

• Creates positive opportunities for consultants to beCreates positive opportunities for consultants to be innovative and collaborative- no check list inhibitions

• Enables planners to track sustainability at multiple p y pstages

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