Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MRHE) on 14 March 2016 to incorporate MRHE’s projects with Estidama Pearl Villa Rating System (PVRS).
Initially, the PVRS will be implemented on the Al Warqaa fourth villa project, which will be the first Dubai Government-backed development to utilise Estidama. The project comprises 72 villas with a total gross floor area (GFA) of almost 20,000m2. Construction of the villas will commence in Q4 2016.
UPC’s Estidama team will send experts to the MRHE to aid in developing MRHE’s technical knowledge on the PVRS through specialised training courses.
H.E. Falah Al Ahbabi, director general at UPC, said: “Since the Estidama Pearl Rating System became mandatory in Abu Dhabi five years ago, we have seen a transformation in the sustainability levels of the villas, buildings and communities that have been developed in the Emirate, which in turn will enhance the lives of all who live and work here.