{"id":5613,"date":"2018-04-09T09:43:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T09:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=5613"},"modified":"2018-04-09T09:43:35","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T09:43:35","slug":"dubai-investments-showcases-sustainable-innovative-solutions-to-shape-future-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/dubai-investments-showcases-sustainable-innovative-solutions-to-shape-future-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Investments Showcases Sustainable, Innovative Solutions To Shape Future Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai Investments PJSC [DFM: DIC], the leading, diversified investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, has emphasized its commitment to its sustainability strategy by highlighting the industry-best innovation and products from the company&#8217;s subsidiaries which could shape the smart cities of the future.<\/p>\n<p>With the wide range of in-house sustainable products and solutions, Dubai Investments \u2013 the one-stop sustainability provider, is showcasing some of its latest innovation and technologies to achieve environmental, economic and social progress through smart cities.<\/p>\n<p>Dubai Investments&#8217; innovation and sustainable solutions are being showcased in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>Future Cities Show 2018, currently being held at Dubai World Trade Centre [April 9 to 11] under the theme &#8216;Achieving Sustainability through Innovation: Showcasing the Cities of the Future&#8217; in conjunction with the Annual Investment Meeting [AIM].<\/p>\n<p>Abdulaziz Bin Yagub Al Serkal, General Manager of Dubai Investments, said: &#8220;Dubai Investments is committed to the sustainability of its operations, businesses, and projects. The company is the One-Stop Sustainability Provider with end-to-end sustainable products and solutions from its various subsidiaries which will help shape the smart cities of the future. The company&#8217;s participation in Future Cities show is in line with its strategy to reinforce its commitment to the cause and support Dubai Government&#8217;s plans to become one of top 10 sustainable cities in the world by 2020.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These include Emirates Insolaire&#8217;s highly-sustainable coloured solar panels andphotovoltaics \u2013 capable of generating 170 to 190 watts per square meter for roof or 110 to 130 watts per square meter for fa\u00e7ades; Lite-Tech Industries&#8217; LED luminaires which can lead to up to 85% savings compared to traditional bulbs; Emirates Glass&#8217; triple-glazingefficient glass which is capable of saving 20% to 30% energy; Emicool&#8217;s district cooling capabilities which consumes 40% less energy than traditional air-conditioning; and Emirates Extruded Polystyrene&#8217;s building insulation that can increase refrigeration efficiency to over 90%.<\/p>\n<p>Spending on the latest technologies that enable Smart City initiatives is forecast to reach $1.26 billion across the Middle East and Africa region in 2018, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5614 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dubai-Investments-stand-in-The-Future-Cities-Show-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6985\" height=\"4662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dubai-Investments-stand-in-The-Future-Cities-Show-2018.jpg 6985w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dubai-Investments-stand-in-The-Future-Cities-Show-2018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dubai-Investments-stand-in-The-Future-Cities-Show-2018-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dubai-Investments-stand-in-The-Future-Cities-Show-2018-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6985px) 100vw, 6985px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai Investments PJSC [DFM: DIC], the leading, diversified investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, has emphasized its commitment to its sustainability strategy by highlighting the industry-best innovation and products from the company&#8217;s subsidiaries which could shape the smart cities of the future. With the wide range of in-house sustainable products and solutions, Dubai [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5613"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5615,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5613\/revisions\/5615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}