DOHA: The State Cabinet has agreed to issue a civic ministerial decision that would making it mandatory for all new constructions coming up in the country to install thermal insulation as part of energy conservation measures.
Utility distributor Kahramaa, said yesterday that as part of its energy conservation programme ‘Tarsheed’ and in collaboration with the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, it managed to get the nod of the State Cabinet to issue ministerial decision Number 108 of 2015.
The good thermal insulation, including the insulation of windows in a building, will save 30 to 40 percent of energy consumption as it helps maintain internal temperature and improves the surrpunding environment.
Kahramaa said in a press statement yesterday that good insulation can also increase the age of a building besides reducing emissions and noise pollution.
The collaboration of the municipal ministry is sought for making insulation compulsory for new buildings because the ministry is responsible for framing and enforcing building safety and design rules.
Tarsheed had submitted a proposal in September 2013 to the government to make thermal insulation mandatory for new buildings in the country. The proposals were part of Kahramaa’s objectives to to achieve comprehensive economic and environmental development under the Qatar National Vision 2030, according to the statement.
The amendments of a previous ministerial decision (Number 6 of 1989) regarding th technical specifications of buildings with regard to electricity conservation, vide the new Ministerial Decree (No 108 of 2015) come in line with Tarsheed’s objectives to reduce the per capita consumption of electricity by 20 percent and that of water by 35 percent by 2017.
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