The new headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Amman, the capital of Jordan is a prominent green construction. The highly eco friendly four story structure also accommodates the Regional Center for Environmental Health Activities, sharing its reception, conference rooms, etc. and economizing on space. Designed by Amman-based builders the Engicon, the building has immense of green potential.
The building set up allows plenty of daylight for the interiors and at the same time reduces dependency on electricity to light up the office and corridors. Each office is smartly positioned inside the building and provides easy access to public transportation systems and allows efficient exploitation of pre-existing infrastructure. During construction, builders made all efforts to adapt a green process, using lowly sourced local materials only.
As a result, the WHO headquarters has grabbed kudos for its green building, and has acquired the Certified Gold under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a world standard that certifies green buildings around the globe. The building features highly facilitated reception, library, meeting rooms and video conference rooms that have a green tag.
The LEED consultation for the WHO building was provided by Energy Management Services INT. In fact, WHO built its headquarters following the foot steps of the Dutch Embassy in Amman, which was the first LEED certified project in the country.
Around 13 similar green projects are underway in Jordan, claims the Jordan Green Building Council. Some of them are the Amman Institute, the Jordan National Financial Center and the Middle East Insurance Building.
Via: GreenProphet
