The Emirates Green Building Council will mark World Green Building Week in the UAE from September 21 to 25, under the theme ‘Get Up Green Up.’

 

The Council, an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices and a member of the World Green Building Council, has organized World Green Building Week to strengthen awareness of sustainable lifestyles in the community and to shine the spotlight on the mission of Green Building Councils to create sustainable built environments.

 

Saeed Al Abbar, Chairman of the Council, said: “World Green Building Week offers a strong platform for all stakeholders in the building industry supply chain as well as the community to join hands for conserving natural resources and promoting environmental conservation. The activities this year, spread over five days, will appeal to all segments of the community, and are tailored to promote hands-on participation in environmental awareness.

 

“The ‘Get Up Green Up’ theme is intended to raise awareness among all members of society to be ambassadors of ‘green lifestyles’. The activities highlight the fact that every individual act of environmental conservation matters and can make a positive difference to the world we live in.”

 

The World Green Building Week will have an array of activities including a student photography competition, Cultural Heritage Walk and environmental film screenings, among others. The five-day activities in the UAE are all aimed at strengthening awareness on sustainable built environments.

 

The student photography competition, in partnership with Canon Middle East, is open for all students who are enrolled with a university in the UAE. To enroll in the competition students are invited to submit a photograph under the theme ‘Get Up Green Up’ by September 15.