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QNCC receives Tarsheed's highest honour for raising conservation standards
Doha - Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC), operated by AMLAK Holding, recently won three prestigious awards from three separate awards associations for its excellence as one of the leading convention and exhibition centres globally as well as its commitment to sustainability.
QNCC was awarded by Tarsheed, the National Programme for Conservation and Energy Efficiency, which was initiated in 2012 by the Conservation and Energy Efficiency department of KAHRAMAA under the patronage of the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani to help achieve Qatar National Vision 2030. The significant achievements of the ongoing programme have added values to the efforts of all Tarsheed's partners who are contributing in achieving the set out targets of reducing Electricity and Water consumptions by 20% and 35%, respectively until 2017. Tarsheed awarded QNCC the Best Conserving Building Award, for its sustainability efforts; AMLAK received this prestigious award at the awards ceremony.
Additionally, this year QNCC was awardedThe Best Conference and Convention Centre at the World Tourism Forum's 'Oscars of Tourism' Awards, a platform that brings the attendees and the leaders of world tourism together. QNCC also won the title ofThe Middle East's Leading Exhibition and Convention Centre for the thirdyear in a row by the World Travel Awards, voted for by travel and tourism professionals worldwide.
"I would like to congratulate and thank all those at QNCC and AMLAK, without whom these achievements would not be possible. It is through the coming together of our people, culture and environment,that ensures lasting conservation practices and enablesachievements recognized by Tarsheed's Best Conserving Building Award," said Ken Jamieson, the General Manager of QNCC. "Our building is approximately 32% more efficient when compared with other buildings of a similar size and design. It is through simple actions, such as utilising maximum daylight inside and installing an efficient lighting system throughout the premises,which enables us to reduce our carbon footprint and look forward to a more sustainable tomorrow."
AbdulAzizAl Emadi, CEO of AMLAK Holding said, "At AMLAK, we support the sustainable development of Qatar economically, socially and environmentally through all our operations and entities. QNCC is focused on continuous improvement, which is why it continually strives to be the best convention and exhibition centre in the Middle East and beyond. Furthermore, QNCC's commitment and respect for its people and environment is evident from its latest achievement, the award for Best Conserving Building in Qatar. AMLAK endeavours to ensure that QNCC continues to bring events to life by always going beyond convention to maintain the highest standards and provide exceptional service to its customers and visitors."
AMLAK Holding, an established Qatari holding Company, is committed to Qatar's National Vision and manages a strategic portfolio of assets, across sectors such as hospitality and leisure, real estate, event venues and services. AMLAK's value propositions are of a world class standard and it is on the consideration list of several global clients and agencies in both a government and private capacity.
The Qatar National Convention Centre, built with sustainability in mind, is one of the most sophisticated convention and exhibition centres in the world. The Centre's stunning architecture and cutting edge facilities makes it ideal to host local, regional and international conventions and exhibitions, gala events, concerts, theatrical productions and banquet functions.
A number of the Centre's sustainability efforts stood out to Tarsheed inspectors, these include;
• the solar power PV plant on QNCC roof which generates electricity and meets 12.5% of QNCC Energy needs;
• the air conditioning system which is comprised of chilled water cooling and a VAV system with exhaust air heat recovery making it superior in energy efficiency;
• QNCC's efficient drip irrigation system and a waste water recycling plant which produces 150 m3 per day. In addition, QNCC has a Gold Certification by US GBC LEED, confirming the building's continued sustainability efforts.
• Energy efficient lighting system like CFL and LED installed throughout the premises, controlled either by PIR controller or by Lighting Management system.
• Low flow lavatory faucets saves considerable amount of Water.
• The Effective Building Management system and roof insulation system plus glazed glass for facades.
• QNCC building is Gold Certified by US GBC LEED
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About QNCC
Located on Education City's 2,500-acre site, the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC), officially opened its doors on December 4, 2011. It is one of the most sophisticated convention and exhibition centres in the world. QNCC goes beyond convention by really bringing events to life; it offers 40,000m² of exhibition space, a 4,000 seat conference hall, 2,300 seat lyric style theatre and three tiered auditoria, complemented by an additional 52 meeting rooms, all fully adaptable to accommodate a complete range events. In addition, QNCC provides high standards of cutting-edge presentation technology and wireless conference management systems. It is on the roster of preferred venues for both local and global entities as it offers the highest standards in security following global best-practice standards. QNCC has had the honour of hosting many prestigious events; including, the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in April 2015. QNCC is recognised as one of the best convention centres in the Middle East, and has most recently been awarded the Best Conserving Building Award 2015 by Qatar general Electricity And Water Corporation through its national campaign "Tarsheed", as well as the Best Convention and Conference Venue by the World Tourism Forum Awards 2015 and Middle East's Leading Exhibition and Convention Centre by the World Travel Awards 2015.
© Press Release 2015
