Reem Mall, Abu Dhabi's significant new up and coming retail, leisure, dining and home entertainment destination, has today announced that it has been awarded the Estidama 2 Pearl Design Rating by the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC).

Estidama is an initiative established and promoted by the UPC for massive sustainable urban advancements. It looks for to promote thoughtful and accountable advancement through the creation of a balanced society based upon four equivalent pillars of sustainability: environmental, economic, social and cultural.

The Pearl Rating System for Estidama intends to attend to the sustainability of a given development throughout its lifecycle from design through construction to operation. Having been granted the 2 Pearl Rating for design is a clear recognition of the sustainability focus delivered by Reem Mall's advancement group throughout the design stage of the US$ 1 billion project.

From the start, Reem Mall has not only followed but went beyond the minimum obligatory sustainable design requirements set out by UPC.

" Reem Mall is dedicated to ecological sustainability and the sustainability goals of the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council and Abu Dhabi Vision 2030. From the beginning, we have strived to surpass the guidelines set out by the UPC by exceeding and beyond the minimum requirements," commented Shane Eldstrom, Chief Operating Officer for Reem Mall.

" We are extremely proud to state today that our dedication and efforts have caused the project attaining the 2 Pearl Design Rating. There are a variety of substantial sustainability techniques that we developed and carried out during the design procedure for Reem Mall, with the objective of becoming a local leader in sustainable mall development."

"The Reem Mall job is well-deserving of its Estidama 2 Pearl Design Rating, as the job adequately illustrates the combination of the pillars of Estidama, factoring in such elements as water, energy, waste management and regional material use. By accomplishing a 2 Pearl Design Rating, Reem Mall has gone beyond the minimum mandatory 1 Pearl Design Rating requirement for privately moneyed advancements, and we will continue the offer support to the project group as the task progresses with its building and construction in order to make sure that dedications produced the Design Rating are accomplished." stated Mohamed Al Khadar, Executive Director, Urban Development & Estidama Sector, UPC.

From the beginning, Reem Mall has been designed as an extremely effective building that will reduce general energy usage.

The walls, roofing system and glazing have been thoroughly studied and created with high-efficient insulation and high performance products, paired with high effectiveness air conditioning and lighting systems.

Water consumption has been another key consideration. To minimize the intake of potable water in the structure, effective water watering systems and home appliances have been incorporated into the design.

Looking ahead, equally robust sustainability procedures have actually been applied to the construction stage.

A minimum of 70 percent of the waste generated on website will be recycled, and 20 per cent of products will be procured from sources within 500 km of the website, decreasing the travelling range and associated air contamination.

Found on Al Reem Island, the brand-new mall development is tactically placed within the new master-developed residential and industrial zone.

As soon as completed, Reem Mall will bring a wide range of unique family-focused retail, leisure and entertainment offerings to residents and visitors of the capital. Home to the world's biggest indoor snow play park, the development is set to consist of some 450 shops consisting of 85 food and drink outlets. The mall will be well placed on Al Reem Island, with simple access to and from the mainland and adequate parking space.

With construction underway, the mall is anticipated to open in 2018.

The venture is being established by NREC and UPAC.