Sidra Medicine receives Green Building Certification

      

 

 

 

Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has been awarded a Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) Operations certificate for its buildings by the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (Gord).As part of the GSAS Operations assessment, all facilities within Sidra Medicine – including the main hospital, outpatient clinic, district cooling plant and surrounding outdoor facilities – were thoroughly evaluated in terms of operations and maintenance.Upon completion of the necessary audits by sustainability experts from GSAS Trust and Gord Labs, and through the efforts and commitment to sustainability of QF’s City Operations team, Sidra Medicine’s operations achieved an overall GSAS Operations score of 2.07 which corresponds to a platinum certification rating.Dr Yousef Alhorr, founding chairman of Gord said: “Sidra Medicine is a stellar example of how world-class healthcare facilities can also demonstrate ace green credentials in post-occupancy phase. Climate-conscious operational practices can benefit all types of projects but their impact on healthcare facilities can be even more worthwhile.”To achieve the platinum rating, Sidra Medicine and QF’s City Operations team went through several site audits and desk reviews for evaluation against six GSAS categories, namely energy performance, indoor environment, waste management, facility management, water performance and environmental policy and awareness.Hamad al-Kuwari, executive director of City Operations, QF, said: “Sustainability has always been an integral part of our vision at Qatar Foundation, and Sidra Medicine is one of the leading buildings in this field – from the sustainable architectural design of its main building, its outpatient clinics which reflect the positive effects of natural lighting, and a lighting system that meets both quality and renewable energy requirements.”Mohamed Salem, chief of corporate services said: “Sidra Medicine is the first ever hospital to receive a Global Sustainability Assessment System Operations certification with a platinum rating and also the first hospital central plant to be operationally certified with an energy efficiency label by Gord."