Dubai Pearl set for off and aiming for Leed Gold
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009Construction of the 73-storey Dubai Pearl – ranked alongside the Las Vegas CityCenter as the most valuable single construction contract in the world – is finally due to begin, Abdul Majeed Al Fahim, Pearl Dubai chairman, told Construction Week.
Al Fahim also revealed that the main towers of the US $2.4 billion (AED8.85 billion) mixed-use development would be constructed to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed) Gold standard – the second highest rung on the Leed ladder, which rates the environmental friendliness of buildings.
“The main towers will definitely be to gold certification,” Al Fahim said. “That is our target, and (the towers will) cover the majority of the entire development.”
The main contractor, Al Habtoor Leighton Group, has engineers working on-site while enabling work, being carried out by the Al Habtoor STFA Soil Group, is nearing completion.
The Dubai Pearl will be located at the centre of “New Dubai” overlooking the Palm Jumeirah.
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