This report was authored by Majd Fayyad and Jason John from the Emirates Green Building Council and published in October 2020. The analysis aims to help industry and government explore solutions, approaches and incentives to retrofitting buildings—measures that must go beyond current renovation programs to achieve greater energy and financial savings. Moreover, this study presents the views of key stakeholders in the UAE retrofit market and seeks to establish roadmaps for deep retrofits and decarbonization of the existing building stock.
Key words: energy management, zero net energy, utilities