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Net Zero Buildings Explored: The SEE Institute, Dubai Sustainable City

The SEE Institute is a flagship for net zero buildings in Dubai Sustainable City, an environmentally responsible mixed-use and residential district in the desert. The 50,000 square foot net zero commercial building will be dedicated to the advancement of sustainability knowledge, technology, and innovations through research, training, events and incubation of tech startups working on solutions promoting social, environmental, and economic (SEE) sustainability. Completed in 2020, the state-of-the-art building was unveiled at the WETEX & Dubai Solar Show, a major annual trade exhibition organized by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). Diamond Developers is behind the SEE Institute and The Sustainable City in Dubai, a successful project which is being replicated in other Emirates – Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, as well as neighbouring Oman. Source: SEE Institute Energy Generation The SEE Institute generates more than 300% of its operational energy requirements through on-site renewable sources including solar panels and a biogas plant handling organic waste. […]

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