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April 2012!.

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Hi Innovating global Halal industries!!!

Hi Innovating global Halal industries!!!

As the $2 trillion Halal industry, which includes food, finance and much more, grows, many call for new ways to develop coherence and diversity.

“Demand is increasing and we now must focus on developing our products. I am not saying forget about being Halal, but we must start innovating,” says Saleh Abdullah Lootah, Managing Director of Islami Foods.

Speaking at the WIEF conference in Dubai, which ended on October 30, Lootah went on to stress the need to get rid of Halal complexes: “There are different norms and cultures across different regions, so it is difficult to apply one model of Halal-compliant business.”

This comes at a time when the Muslim world is looking at itself in hopes to develop the cross-border trade of Halal-certified goods. Media reports this week claim that a series of memoranda of understanding and agreements have been signed by Dubai Exports in partnership with Malaysia’s Halal HDC, and the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC).

Lootah goes on to talk about the need for the Halal industry to innovate the consumer experience. “The next step is to focus on innovating the Halal experience and, making it attractive to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.”

In his closing address, HE Hamad Buamim, President and CEO at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the co-organizers, said that the forum marked the “start of a new chapter of cooperation between Dubai and the world, as part of Dubai: Capital of Islamic Economy vision.”

“We must also harness technology, which is driving progress in the global economy, to ensure the future development of Halal industries,” he notes.

Overall, the rhetoric coming from leaders of the Halal industries was based around developing the right technologies to enhance and innovate the Halal products to globalize the industry.

The WIEF conference attracted more than 2,000 participants from all around the world. Organized in a collaboration between the WIEF Foundation, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Dubai Capital of Islamic Economy, the event was held at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre Dubai on October 28-30, 2014, with the arching theme ‘Innovative Partnerships for Economic Growth’, which seeks to position Dubai as a leader of global Halal industries.

Hi Energy Department Announces $9 Million to Improve Energy Efficiency of Hotels, Hospitals, Offices and More!.

Hi Energy Department Announces $9 Million to Improve Energy Efficiency of Hotels, Hospitals, Offices and More!.

As part of the effort to double energy productivity by 2030 and reduce carbon emissions in commercial buildings, the Energy Department announced $9 million to encourage investments in energy-saving technologies that can be tested and deployed in offices, shops, restaurants, hospitals, hotels and other types of commercial buildings. The funding will facilitate the implementation of market-ready solutions across the U.S. to improve commercial building energy efficiency, with a goal of demonstrating 20 percent savings or more across a variety of approaches.

Last year, commercial buildings accounted for approximately 20 percent of total U.S. energy use, equivalent to about 18 quadrillion British thermal units of energy. Owners and occupants could cut energy waste, saving an estimated tens of billions of dollars annually, if they operated their buildings more efficiently and invested in energy-saving technologies. Additionally, accelerating investment in efficiency upgrades could also lead to greater demand for new building products and technologies, many of which are produced and developed in the U.S.

This funding opportunity encourages building owners and occupants to demonstrate widely-applicable and self-sustaining approaches that address key challenges and make building efficiency improvements easier. Examples include:

•Green leases that help building owners and lessees save money: Equitably align the costs and benefits of efficiency investments between building owners and tenants.

•Better information for better decisions: Use Department-developed energy modeling software to better identify and predict a building’s energy performance. The goal is to show how energy efficiency can result in lower energy bills and reduce overhead.

•Low-risk nature of financing energy efficiency projects: Assist lenders in obtaining better access to data and information resources that demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of investing in energy efficiency projects.

This funding opportunity seeks to support 5-10 projects that will increase energy savings in commercial buildings by advancing the use of tools, solutions and resources the Department has developed to help commercial building owners, managers and professionals overcome barriers to efficiency.

Organizations are encouraged to partner on applications to enhance the overall deployment impact by leveraging current deployment channels, market orientation and strategic relationships. The Department is interested in proposals that will impact a significant geographic and commercial buildings market sector, affect a minimum of 100 buildings, achieve at least 20 percent energy savings over 10 years, train workers, create jobs, and result in programs that will be self-sustaining after the funding period expires.

Hi On target: defence career guide for graduate engineers.

Hi On target: defence career guide for graduate engineers.

Defense  - which brings in one of the widest ranges of engineering disciplines of any sector - offers graduates a host of opportunities at the cutting edge of technology

Why work in defense?

The UK defence sector is about as cutting edge as it gets. Pictured: the Taranis UAV.

The UK defence sector sits at the cutting edge of technology and needs high-calibre engineers from a myriad of disciplines to help uphold operations in-theatre (that’s military speak for on the battlefield) manufacture and maintain new and existing platforms, and design the weapons for tomorrow’s battlespace.

UK Defence spending remains high:

Depite well-publicised recession-era cut-backs the UK has the biggest defence budget in Europe and plans to spend £164bn on equipment and equipment support over the next ten years. Furthermore, the nation still spends over two per cent of its income on defence and defence exports are a vital component of the British economy.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies notes that Britain’s 2013 defense expenditure ranks it fifth in the world behind the USA, Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia. The industry as a whole has an annual turnover of £22bn and defence export sales stood at £9.8bn in 2013, an 11.4 per cent increase on 2012.  
  


The sector is a major employer:

Technologies like BAE’s QWarrior system are helping to usher in the soldier of the future.

Over 160,000 people are employed in the defence industry, and 10 per cent of UK manufacturers serve it too. 
The CBI (Confederation of British Industry) notes that there are more small to medium-sized companies (SMEs) operating in the UK’s defence manufacturing sector than France, Italy, Germany, and Spain combined, and Britain is currently the world’s second largest defence exporter. 

You’ll have responsibility from day one:

The defence industry requires its recruits to adapt quickly and many of the larger companies offering graduate training schemes are keen for their recruits to be exposed to a number of relevant business units where they can expect their problem solving skills, team working skills and stakeholder management skills to be tested at an early stage in preparation for the career that lays ahead of them. 

What does the sector do?

The defense industry supports Britain’s national security and that of the sovereign nations it exports related products and services to.  

It is building major platforms for air, land and 

sea defense:

Big ticket projects like the aircraft carrier remain a major source of jobs.

The RAF’s Typhoon fleet is to be modernised to give it air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities. The government has also given assurances that by the 2020s the RAF will be equipped with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the world’s most advanced multi-role combat jet (more on that below) plus a fleet of Unmanned Air Vehicles for use in combat and reconnaissance missions.   
   


The second Royal Navy aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, is currently under construction with the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) in Scotland, whilst in Barrow-in-Furness ACA member BAE Systems is building seven Astute-class hunter-killer submarines and is increasing work on the Successor programme in preparation to replace Vanguard class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines. It looks very likely also that the government will place an order for 13 Type 26 frigates for the navy, which will take work at BAE’s Glasgow sites into the 2030s.

The army isn’t missing out either. The Ministry of Defence recently placed an order with General Dynamics UK worth £3.5bn for 589 SCOUT Specialist Vehicles for the British Army. The government has also committed itself to programmes that will see enhanced communications equipment and new strategic lift aircraft supplied to the army.

It is taking a lead in the world’s largest defence project:

Assembly of the F35.

The F-35 Lightning programme is currently the largest defence programme in the world with around 11 defence forces expected to take delivery of the fifth generation fighter jet. 

Over 500 UK companies are involved in the 40 year programme with Cobham designing and manufacturing the refuelling probe for the F-35B short take-off/vertical landing and the F-35C carrier variant; Rolls-Royce providing the lift system for the F-35B STOVL, which consists of the lift fan, the three-bearing swivel module, the roll post modules and the lift fan vane box; Ultra Electronics producing the aircraft’s suspension release equipment; and MBDA producing the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile, which can be installed within the weapons bay and on external wing stations of the aircraft. MBDA is also working with Lockheed Martin and the MoD to integrate the Meteor missile into a future upgrade of the UK’s F-35 fleet. 

It thrives on collaboration:

The Eurofighter Typhoon program is a great example of a collaborative project

A common facet of the modern defence industry is the requirement to work collaboratively with different companies, often across separate territories, to produce a platform and maintain it throughout its lifetime.

This is a common requirement and ACA serves as a fine example, joining together companies including BAE Systems, Thales UK and Babcock who make up three quarters of ACA, the forth member being the MoD.

Taking collaboration further is the Eurofighter Typhoon programme, a European collaboration that has Britain’s BAE Systems, Italy’s Alenia Aermacchi, and Airbus Defence & Space in Germany and Spain managing industry suppliers employing over 100,000 people across the supply chain.

What kinds of jobs are on offer?

A soldier launching the Black Hornet Nano Unmanned Air Vehicle.

What really sets the defence industry apart from others competing for engineering graduates is the sheer range of disciplines required to build and provide through life support for platforms and related systems used by the world’s armed forces. These disciplines include: aerospace/aeronautical, automotive, chemical, civil/structural, electrical, electronics, environmental, manufacturing, maritime, materials, mathematics, mechanical, physics and software. 

‘If you look at our website there’s probably over 50 engineering disciplines and roles that you could go into across the company and across the industry there are probably more opportunities than that,’ commented Ayesha Godigamuwe – early career advisor at BAE Systems. 

Qinetiq, a Farnborough-based company that employs over 6,000 staff across sites in Europe, Australia and the US, provides a range of defence security services on land, air and at sea has requirements for design, structural, maritime, mechanical, safety, electrical, communications, electronics, plus software and systems engineers. 

BAE, with a headcount of around 88,000 staff worldwide, has a current requirement for engineers specialising in safety, electrical engineering, naval architecture, plus systems and mechanical engineering. 

Entry standards are high and so is early remuneration:

The Striker II helmet, designed and developed by BAE SYSTEMS, worn by Chief Test Pilot Mark Bowman in the cockpit of a Eurofighter Typhoon at Warton, Lancashire.

The industry is competing for high-calibre graduates - usually security cleared and with a 2:1 - from all engineering disciplines to fill challenging but well-remunerated roles in the public and private sector.  

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), an organisation with a remit to supply sensitive and specialist science and technology services to the MoD and wider government, offers its graduates approximately £22,167 on starting; whilst in the private sector BAE Systems offers its graduates between £24,000 and £28,000 on joining. MBDA Missile Systems offers £25,000 plus a £2,000 joining bonus when graduates join its two-year scheme. 
  


Good salaries come as standard in the defence industry, although average starting salaries at SMEs drop to between £18,000 and £25,000. 

Where are the jobs?

The large OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) including BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin UK, Boeing UK and Northrop Grumman, operate from a number of sites across the UK with clusters of defence companies in general to be found in the West Midlands, south east, south west, and north west England.

Defence companies are similarly scattered throughout Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The locations - home and abroad - are varied, as are the opportunities that the defence industry offers. 

‘There’s such a variety of projects to get involved in across air, land and sea that you’ll be occupied and challenged as an engineer,’ said Godigamuwe.

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In[visible] Pollution:

In[visible] Pollution:

We spend a lot of time on talking about pollution, but it's not just us, it's the entire media, and it has been that way for more than a decade. 

So if you're truly sick of hearing/reading/seeing about how damaging we as a species are to the Earth, perhaps you should click the back button.

But before you do, let me tell you this isn't about ozone layers, or global warming, or toxic materials storage. 

This is about a pollution source that goes ridiculously underreported, and despite its highly visible presence, researchers are just beginning to understand its effects.

It might be weird to consider light a contaminant, but that's exactly what it is (artificial light, that is). 

We all know the cyclic patterns of the sun are entirely responsible for life on Earth anyway, but humans' lack of night vision has birthed trillions of incandescent, fluorescent, high-intensity discharge and LED bulbs since commercial light bulbs were first available in the late 1870s.

Light Pollution Effects:

Of course, not all artificial light sources pollute equally. 

Indoor lights are quite necessary. 

They have provided us with more time to finish tasks or spend on recreation, and are absolutely necessary in higher latitudes, when daylight can be reduced to just a few hours per day. 

There is no telling how many "cow kicked over the candle" fires that artificial lighting has spared. Indoor light is also largely held in check by the building it illuminates.

Outdoor lighting receives the most scrutiny when considering light pollution. 

First, many overnight lights are left on continuously, and in an age of resource sustainability this type of energy waste is being carefully reconsidered. 

While streetlights may make shady street corners or back streets more safe, they're also an enormous energy burden in big and small cities alike. 

Also, as energy savings from more efficient lights are realized, it might prompt engineers to begin placing more lights. 

Studies have also indicated that excessive light during nighttime can lead to headaches, fatigues, stress, sexual dysfunction, anxiety and poor temperament.

Light pollution can also disrupt ecosystems-everything from diurnal animals, to moths attracted to lights, to birds who are disoriented by excessive light pollution, and amphibians and reptiles who function on a "light compass." 

It also prevents observation of the night sky by both professional and amateur astronomers, as light from a single location scatters and impairs viewing conditions even dozens of miles away.

Solutions? None, really:

Really, what can we do? Humans never evolved the same inherent night vision as many other mammals, and therefore developed technology to combat this inferiority. .

To truly cut back on light pollution, several techniques are recognized. First, full cutoff fixtures have been implemented in many cities and towns, sometimes by ordinance. 

These lighting devices use a flat lens to ensure all light is pointed downward, and the light housing reduces extra glare but also minimizes the light's efficiency. 

Also, spacing lights appropriately according to their wattage often results in fewer lights being used overall.

There have been attempts to develop methods that minimize light trespass using scientific guidelines. 

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed software that allows lighting engineers to quantify the performance of lighting designs by analyzing glow and trespass, while comparing different lighting alternatives for the same space. 

Another system, the Unified System of Photometry, establishes a measurement of what type of street lights belong where, based on an algorithm of visibility, energy consumption and security. 

It commonly recommends replacing yellow/orange-ish street lights with white 'cool' lighting, which can reduce power drawn and light pollution without affecting visibility.

The problem with these solutions is that they only minimize extraneous light proliferation, and do nothing to ultimately stop light pollution.

Forgive my pun, but light pollution isn't a black-or-white, day-or-night issue. 

There is always going to be a need for a competitive balance between the two, but consider that, as a whole, illumination technology is still quite immature. 

There could be a day when engineers are able to reliably illuminate our nighttime environments without negatively affecting so many of the ecological processes around us. 

Until then, personal responsibility of light pollution is the only real means to moderate light pollution. 

It's like the Keep America Beautiful advertising campaign from the 1960s: be responsible for yourself, because there aren't any other alternatives.

Hi' Ah-ram Online Reader: Renewable energy is Egypt's raft out of crisis: Experts.

Hi' Ah-ram Online Reader: Renewable energy is Egypt's raft out of crisis: Experts.

Power-generating windmill turbines of The Zafarana project, Egypt (Photo: Al-ah-ram).

"The solutions are known, but the will to implement them is absent, say energy experts discussing Egypt's energy crisis";

Scarcity of financial resources and the lack of a solid plan are the main reasons behind the perpetuation of Egypt's energy crisis, according to experts who attended the Cairo Energy Conference.

"The energy problem is well known. Its solutions are also well known, but there is no will to solve it," says Mohamed Shoeb, former president of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company.

Shoeb and other experts, some of which are former officials, believe an advance can be achieved if the government thinks out of the box.

Many believe solar energy is a viable option for Egypt. "Some countries, like Germany, have a plan to generate all their electricity needs from renewable energy by 2050, and so should we," says Gala Othman, president of the Association of Wind Energy.

"Solar energy is no longer expensive. The cost of it has decreased by almost 90 percent during the last 10 years," says Shoeb.

Many experts say smart electricity meters that can reduce consumption in peak hours can help reduce electricity cuts. Instead of cutting off power, the government can reduce the consumption of households who have several air conditioners or power-hungry electrical devices in operation in peak hours.

Experts add that energy saving LED lightbulbs can reduce power consumption by 20 percent and would cost less to widely distribute than fuel imports.

"There are several ideas that can be studied and implemented, but we have been very slow," says Mohamed Moussa Omran, undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity.

"We were the first in the region to start using solar energy, but were left behind. Countries like Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are introducing smart meters," he said.

"Transparency is missing, and that is a problem that needs to be solved. The government thinks the people are not capable of understanding the problem," says Shoeb.

Different parts of the government do not speak frankly to each other about the issue, he adds. 

"The discourse inside a governmental administration would most probably change if they interact with another one in a different ministry," he said.

Differences between the Ministry of Electricity and the Ministry of Petroleum over the issue have led to an exchange of accusations between previous ministers.

In a speech Saturday, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said that the production and distribution of electricity were not developed to catch up with consumption.

He estimated that Egypt needs 2,500 Megawatts annually for the upcoming five years to meet rising demand, at a cost of $2.5 billion a year.

In addition to funds needed to build power stations, El-Sisi said that fuel needs would amount to $700 million per station per year.

He invited private investors to develop power stations as well as the power grid.

Power cuts have become frequent since August 2008, but were generally confined to summer months when air conditioning use increases the demand for power. In winter 2012/13, blackouts became common.

Close to 80 percent of Egypt's electricity is generated by natural gas, the production of which has lagged behind in recent years as political unrest and mounting government debts have discouraged foreign energy firms from developing new gas fields.

The (Hi) Green Playing Field!.

The (Hi) Green Playing Field!.

On The Positive Techies Innovations Playing Field Group;

Researchers in Japanese universities are working to explain the aerodynamics of birds and insects such as hummingbirds and butterflies. 

Their goal is to develop tiny robots weighing several grams that can fly by flapping its wings.

These days, the buzzword “nano” is widely used by scientists, engineers, medical practitioners, technocrats and industrialists. 

The concept was originally proposed by Nobel laureate Richard Feynman in 1959.

 

On The Green IT Playing Field Group;

Japan, US companies race to build IT infrastructure in Asia.

Kaneka has developed an LCD panel protective film that passes through twice more backlight than conventional films.

On The Chameleon's hole Green Playing Field Group;

How many senses does a human being have?

We have at least 21 senses not 5 senses.

“You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and we show you how deep the chameleon’s hole goes”.

On The Green Playing Field Transportation Group;

Is Tesla Motors overhyped in China?

Having achieved a spectacular comeback as an automaking juggernaut, Toyota Motor says it intends to pour a hefty sum into R&D and other forward-looking initiatives this fiscal year.

On The Climate Change Green Playing Field Group;

A journalist who gets climate change right.

A decade has passed since the launch of the government-led Cool Biz energy-saving campaign. Many consumers now seem to own enough light clothes to deal with the warmer office environment.

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King Abdullah Financial District now the world's biggest green development:

Massive real estate project seeking green accreditation

Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) is now the largest project in the world that is seeking green building accreditation, MEED's Saudi Green Buildings Forum 2011 was told today.

The project involves building 34 towers in a site with a total area of 1.6 million square metres. It will provide more than 3 million square metres of space for various uses, 62,000 parking spaces and accommodation for 12,000 residents. The KAFD aims to create 44,000 new jobs and to be the largest financial centre in the Middle East.

The LEED director for the project at the Saudi BinLadin Group, Whysal Numan said that the drive to achieve the highest standards in sustainability has involved a wide range of initiatives designed to lift environmental standards during the construction process and after the opening of the project. This is scheduled to take place in 2014.

The Saudi Binladin Group is the principal design and build contractor on the project. Sustainability initiatives at the project include an erosion sedimentation control plan to reduce pollution from dust and to control soil erosion. "We have land-watering in the project each hour and every day and other measures to control dust coming from the site," Numan said. Traffic speed within the project is controlled for the same reason.

"Our construction waste management programme aims to divert at least 50 per cent of our construction waste from disposal in landfill and incinerators," Whysall said. "The indoor air quality plan is to reduce health risks for construction workers."

The project will use alternative transport systems. "The KAFD is to have a monorail system with six stations that will connect with public parking areas. There will also be parking for bicycles and changing rooms for people who come the district by bicycle.

LEED requirements demand that water consumption must be reduced by 20 per cent. To achieve this, technology being used in the project includes dual-flush toilet systems and low-water flow fittings. Buildings within the KAFD will also make use of greywater.

"Energy performance is most critical," Whysall said. "LEED requires a 10 per cent reduction in energy use. We have introduced a lot of strategies to achieve this and they include low ultra-violet materials; shading device systems; heat recovery systems and efficient light fixtures.

"We are aiming to use at least 50 per cent of the materials from recycled material," Whysall said. This has involved using recycled steel and porcelain. "We are aiming that at least 10 per cent of the total cost will be in the form of recycled material and we could get to 20 per cent and more."

"Building materials have been selected which are extracted and manufactured within 500 miles of the project site for a minimum of 10 per cent of the cost of the total value of the materials used in the project," Whysall said. "We are targeting 20 per cent." Sustainable adhesives, paints, flooring and composite wood are being used to reach this target.

The client for the King Abdullah Financial District is the Rayadah Investment Company.

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Green buildings movement is becoming increasingly influential 

UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar join green building agenda

Green Technologies managing director Mario Seneviratne told the MEED Saudi Green Buildings Forum 2011 in Riyadh this morning that the green buildings movement is becoming influential in a growing number of countries.

"There are more than 80 countries signed up to the green building agenda," Seniveratne said. "They include the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia."

Seniveratne said that a coherent approach to applying green building principles will deliver economic and environmental benefits. "Green buildings are the solution to environmental and business challenges," he said. Seniveratne said that the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system is still dominant in the Gulf.

"There are more LEED buildings than those rated by any other system," Seneviratne said. "It's been used in the region for 13 years. It's easily adaptable to the Middle East but you can use any one of the many green building rating systems."

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Incentives sufficient to promote green buildings, says Minister 

Existing regulations good enough in Saudi Arabia for sustainability

Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister for Electricity Saleh Alawaji told the MEED Saudi Green Buildings Forum 2011 in Riyadh this morning that existing regulations are good enough to promote high standards of sustainability in new buildings.

"I think the Saudi building code is a sufficient document in my opinion," Alawaji said. "But I believe that we have a huge amount of energy being consumed in existing buildings.

"We need to work hard to tackle this issue. Providing (government) incentives is one of the effective tools but who will be in charge of these incentives? And the government needs to see a return on incentive.

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Conference to tackle challenges in green building 

The Saudi Green Building Forum will be held at Riyadh's Four Seasons Hotel on Oct. 13-16 under the aegis of Prince Mansour bin Miteb, minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, and in the implementation of King Abdullah's initiative. High-profile experts from both the Kingdom and abroad will attend the event.

The third annual intellectual think-tank event will involve a conference, workshop, exposition, and project case studies of the current year as well as discuss green building and energy technologies.

According to Faisal Al-Fadi, the forum's secretary-general, the conference will provide a dominant platform for discussing challenges for green building related to the sustainability to promote green building initiatives in Saudi Arabia, to boost business collaboration, unveil new employment opportunities, and enhance the built environment across the kingdom. He said the presentations, panel discussion and case studies at the conference would challenge issues such as expansion of green building, sustainable urban development, and Saudi Arabia's position as a frontrunner – a hub of the fastest growing construction and projects market in the Middle East and North Africa.

Al-Fadi noted that the green market had witnessed swift expansion over the past three years and with the government and private sector companies in support of international green building standards and initiatives. The US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) registrations and certifications have significantly increased since the inception of the Saudi Green Building Forum in 2010. This increase makes it evident that more and more organizations, people and governments are aspiring to create a sustainably built environment and legislation.

The forum's conference and projects case studies will continue to stay as a significant means of aiding the development of laws and regulations set by King Abdullah Green Building initiatives; enhancing the comprehensive collection of standards and guidance systems that is being implemented in the Kingdom; signifying the building information modeling technology; strengthening relation with industry stakeholders; delivering information, analysis and insights into available business opportunities; and building cultural awareness of local urban development.

In his statement, Prince Mansour said: "This meeting represents a valuable opportunity to review the achievements of previous recommendations, including more than one axis, either as assigned to the government sector, professional bodies or entrusted to the private sector."

Among the distinguished speakers are Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel, president of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology; Abdullah Al-Muqbil, mayor of Riyadh municipality; Edward Burton, president and managing director of the US-Saudi Arabian Business Council; Mohamed Al-Mady, SABIC vice chairman and CEO; Amer Kayani, minister counselor of commercial affairs at Riyadh Embassy in the US; and Abdulrahman Al-Jeraisy, chairman of Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Riyadh to host three-day summit of Saudi Mega Infrastructure Projects in September 

Saudi Arabia is about to witness one of the mega events of this year, Saudi Mega Infrastructure Projects Summit, beginning September 16, 2012 onwards for three days at Riyadh Marriott Hotel, Saudi Arabia.

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