Qatar code for green building goes global
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Qatar code for green building goes global
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Gulf Times
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Jun 18 2012
GSAS embarks on creating a new standard for sustainable benchmarking in green building developments. The GORD (Gulf Organization for Research and Development), a government body sponsored by Qatari Diar, has launched the GSAS (Global Sustainability Assessment System) as the “standard for excellence on sustainability in the Mena region”. Mr Yousef Mohamed al-Horr, founder chairman of GORD, said that GSAS, formerly known as QSAS (Qatar Sustainability Assessment System), is the most comprehensive sustainability rating system in the world,” Mr Mohamed al-Horr announced that GORD (Gulf Organization for Research and Development) will construct an Eco Villa as an example of a sustainable, smart and healthy living environment.