The document discusses sustainability in building construction. It introduces the concepts of sustainability and outlines standards like LEED and Estidama used to measure sustainability. It then examines how precast concrete can help achieve various sustainability credits and prerequisites under these standards. Precast concrete performs well across categories like energy efficiency, waste reduction, reuse of materials, and use of local/regional materials. Features like precast wall panels, insulated sandwich panels, and hollow core slabs with ventilation can help optimize building performance and sustainability.

2. OUTLINE
• INTRODUCTION
• LEED
• ESTIDAMA
• RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY
• RAK PRECAST ROLE IN SUSTAINABILITY

3. INTRODUCTION
• WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY ?
• Sustainable construction is concerned
with the economic, social, and
environmental impact of creating a
usable structure.
• It requires designers and contractors to
use building practices that will not cause
long-term damage to the environment.
• Sustainable buildings are designed to be
energy efficient, to be healthy for the
people who live or work in them, and to
reduce pollution and waste.

4. • WHY SHOULD WE BUILD SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS ?
The consumer sectors responsible for the Global Warming
are ranked as:
•Buildings (48%)
• Transportation
• Industry
*Energy Information Administration 2006. Emission of green house gases in the United States
INTRODUCTION

5. • Dose building skeleton affect the building sustainability?
Structural engineering is an integral part of
green building design on number of fronts:
• Recyclability and reusability of materials
and systems.
• The choice of locally available materials
and resources.
• Resourceful use or efficiency of structural system.
• Provision for future adaptability of the buildings
• Numerous green building design strategies can have direct
impact on structural design of the building.
INTRODUCTION

6. LEED …
• The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™)
Green Building Rating System represents the U.S. Green
Building Council’s effort to provide a national standard for
what constitutes a “green building.” Through its use as a
design guideline and third-party certification tool
• It aims to improve occupant well-being, environmental
performance and economic returns of buildings using
established and innovative practices, standards and
technologies

7. LEED CREDITS
In order to be classified in LEED, the following requirements
should be considered:

8. UAE GOES LEED …

9. LEED GREEN BUILDINGS OF THE UAE
Pacific Controls Headquarters
- LEED Platinum

10. LEED GREEN BUILDINGS OF THE UAE
WAFI CITY DISTRICT COOLING CHILLER
PLANT DCCP ONE
1st LEED green building in UAE & Middle East

11. LEED GREEN BUILDINGS OF THE UAE
Dubai World Trade Centre Development – Phase 1

12. ESTIDAMA …
• The Abu Dhabi Government has recently
initiated the Estidama Buildings and
Communities Program under the direction of
the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Urban Planning
Council (UPC).
• The ultimate goal of this ambitious program
is to transform Abu Dhabi into the
sustainable capital of the Arab world
• The Interim Estidama Community Guidelines
(IECG) are an important element of this effort.
• The objective of these guidelines is to guide
residential, commercial, and institutional
projects in a way that will build sustainable
developments, neighborhoods, and
communities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

13. ESTIDAMA CREDITS

14. RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY
Comparison on the three building structure materials,
upon LEED rating system.
• According to LEED, the material used for
construction affects the rating of the building..
• Precast concrete is considered the most efficient
material to be used in construction since it
complies with all LEED credits and prerequisites.

15. RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY
LEED Category Credit or Prerequisite Points
Available
Sustainable Sites Credit 5.1: Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat 1
Sustainable Sites Credit 5.2: Site Development, Maximize Open Space 1
Sustainable Sites Credit 7.1: Heat Island Effect, Non-Roof 1
Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy Performance ---
Energy and Atmosphere Credit 1 : Optimize Energy Performance 1 – 19
Materials and Resources Credit 1 : Building Reuse, Maintain 55%, 75%, 95% of Existing Shell 1 – 3
Materials and Resources Credit 2.1: Construction Waste Management, divert 50% by weight or volume 1
Materials and Resources Credit 2.2: Construction Waste Management, divert 75% by weight or volume 1
Materials and Resources Credit 4.1: Recycled Content, the post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the
preconsumer content constitutes at least 10% (based on cost) of the total value of the
materials in the project
1
Materials and Resources Credit 4.2: Recycled Content, the post-consumer recycled content plus one-half of the
preconsumer content constitutes at least 20% (based on cost) of the total value of the
materials in the project
1
Materials and Resources Credit 5.1: Local/Regional Materials, Use a minimum of 10% (based on cost) of the total
materials value
1
Materials and Resources Credit 5.2: Local/Regional Materials, Use a minimum of 20% (based on cost) of the total
materials value
1
Indoor Environmental
Quality
Credit 3.1: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan, During Construction 1

16. RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY
Credit or Prerequisite Concrete
Cast -in
situ
Concrete
Pre-cast
Steel Wood
Credit 5.1: Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat * * *
Credit 5.2: Site Development, Maximize Open Space * *
Credit 7.1: Heat Island Effect, Non-Roof * * *
Prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy Performance *
Credit 1 : Optimize Energy Performance *
Credit 1 : Building Reuse, Maintain 55%, 75%, 95% of Existing Shell * * * *
Credit 2.1: Construction Waste Management, divert 50% by weight or
volume
* * * *
Credit 2.2: Construction Waste Management, divert 75% by weight or
volume
* * *
Credit 4.1: Recycled Content, the post-consumer recycled content plus
one-half of the preconsumer content constitutes at least 10% (based on
cost) of the total value of the materials in the project
* * *
Credit 4.2: Recycled Content, the post-consumer recycled content plus
one-half of the preconsumer content constitutes at least 20% (based on
cost) of the total value of the materials in the project
* * *
Credit 5.1: Local/Regional Materials, Use a minimum of 10% (based on
cost) of the total materials value
* * *
Credit 5.2: Local/Regional Materials, Use a minimum of 20% (based on
cost) of the total materials value
* * *
Credit 3.1: Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan, During
Construction
*

17. Credit 5.1: Site Development,
Protect or Restore Habitat:
• The requirements are met by limiting
site disturbance.
• Since precast concrete sound wall
systems are manufactured off site
and delivered on demand, there is a
significant reduction in truck traffic,
dust, noise and debris from
formwork
• precast concrete structures, and
manhole can be used to help obtain
this point.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

18. Credit 5.2: Site Development,
Maximize Open Space:
• The intent of this credit is to provide
a high ratio of open space to
development footprint.
• The requirements are met by limiting
the size of the development
…..footprint,
specifically by exceeding the local
zoning’s open space requirement.
• Pre-cast, pre-stressed concrete
skeleton can be used to help obtain
this point.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

19. Credit 7.1: Heat Island Effect,
Non-Roof:
• The intent of this credit is to reduce
heat islands’ to minimize impacts on
microclimates and human and wildlife
habitats.
• Pre-cast concrete with SRI of at least 29
used in the hardscape, or in the open-
grid pavements, can be used to help
obtain this point.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

20. Prerequisite 2: Minimum
Energy Performance:
• All buildings must comply with
certain sections on building energy
efficiency and performance as
required by the ANSI/ ASHRAE/IESNA
90.1-2007.
• Insulating to meet or exceed the
requirements of the standard is
generally a wise business choice.
• Pre-cast sandwich panel walls, can be
used to help obtain this point.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

21. Credit1: Building Reuse, Maintain
55%, 75%, 95% of Existing Shell:
Precast concrete panels can be reused
when buildings are expanded. Concrete
pieces from demolished structures also
can be reused in other applications.
Because the precast process is self-
contained, finishing materials are
reused, while concrete steel forms have
practically unlimited service lives.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

22. Credit 2.1: Construction Waste
Management, divert 50%, 75%
by weight or volume:
Precast concrete can be designed to
optimize or lessen the amount of
concrete used. In the plant, precast
concrete generates low amounts of
waste, and the waste generated has
low toxicity.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

23. Credit 4 : Recycled Content:
In precast concrete, Industrial wastes
such as slag cement and silica fume
can be incorporated into the mix,
reducing the amount of cement, which
in turn reduces CO2 emissions.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

24. Credit5.1: Local/Regional
Materials:
The use of local materials reduces the
transportation needs for heavy
building materials, along with the
associated energy and emissions.
Most precast concrete plants are
within 200 miles of a building site. The
cement, aggregates and reinforcing
steel used to fabricate precast
concrete components, are usually
obtained or extracted from sources
within 200 miles.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

25. Credit 3.1: Construction Indoor
Air Quality Management Plan,
During Construction:
Concrete contains low to negligible
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).
These compounds degrade indoor air
quality when they off-gas from
manufactured wood products such as
laminate, particleboard, hardboard
siding and treated wood. Concrete is
not damaged by moisture and does
not provide nutrients for mold growth.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

26. Credit ID: Innovative in
design:
Pre-cast concrete
applications, could contribute
in implementing new
intelligent solutions. Rising
the performance of HVAC and
heating systems, indoor air
quality, or pollution
prevention.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

27. Hollow core slab ventilation:
Hollow core slabs voids, could use
for the Stack Effect –pull out the
hot air in the night time, with cool
air from out side-. And could used
with installation of Radiant heat
tube.
This saves material and reduce
heating load.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

28. Photocatalytic cement:
Photocatalytic concrete decomposing
the harmful molecules in the
vicinity by an oxidation reaction.
Thus, fewer harmful chemicals and
more pure clean air is available.
Pre-cast concrete is ideal system for
using this type of finishing.
RELATION BETWEEN PRECAST & SUSTAINABILITY

29. RAK PRECAST ROLE IN SUSTAINABILITY
• RAK Precast is one of the registered suppliers in
Estidama vendor list for Insulated wall panels which
achieve the required U-Value and R-Value.
http://www.estidama.org/estidama-villa-products-
database/insulation-products-and-systems.aspx

30. RAK PRECAST ROLE IN SUSTAINABILITY
• EVPD (Estidama Villa Product Database)
http://www.estidama.org/media/142871/evpd-full-wall-pip-rak-precast.pdf

31. Green Building – Minimum Envelope Performance Requirements

32. Mohammed Bin Rashid City - MHS
Residential Community 2200 Typical Semi Detached Villas

33. Mohammed Bin Rashid City - MHS
Phase-1

34. PHASE-1 EXPANDED POLYSTERENE

35. PHASE-1 EXPANDED POLYSTERENE

36. PHASE-1 EXPANDED POLYSTERENE

37. PHASE-1 EXPANDED POLYSTERENE

38. PHASE-1 EXPANDED POLYSTERENE
EXPANDED POLYSTERENE OF STYRO NEOPOR SN14 WITH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY 0.0339 W/mK

39. PHASE-1 EXPANDED POLYSTERENE
Phase-2

40. PHASE-2 EXTRUDED POLYSTERENE

41. PHASE-2 EXTRUDED POLYSTERENE

42. PHASE-2 EXTRUDED POLYSTERENE

43. PHASE-2 EXTRUDED POLYSTERENE
EXTRUDED POLYSTERENE OF ACIC DENSITY 26-28kg/m³ WITH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY 0.0301 W/mK