Construction Magazine July 2014 | Page 249

MIDDLE EAST whole array of their sites in the UAE including their headquarters , training premises , staff accommodation , airside facilities for customer services and retail outlets .”
Emrill ’ s client range spans from airlines , corporates and residential to the very unique Masdar City , believed to be one of the most sustainable communities on the planet just southeast of Abu Dhabi and designed to be a hub for clean-tech energy businesses .
The city , designed by Norman Foster , demonstrates the cutting edge in low carbon buildings and transport systems , with Emrill providing facilities management services on all key sites from offices and apartments to the new university .
This work highlights the company ’ s commitment to sustainability as a key part of its CSR ( Corporate Social Responsibility ) strategy .
“ We are able to turn sustainability into a business ,” Ruehland said . “ We retrofit systems to save energy in buildings which makes money for us and saves money for clients so everybody wins . If a client lacks the capital to invest in this we can offer them a finance deal as an incentive for our energy performance contract .”
Emrill has teamed up with Crowley Carbon , Ireland , to deliver solutions that quickly assess what can be done to improve energy efficiency by up to 40 percent which creates considerable savings for clients on their energy bills that can rack up into the millions .

“ We retrofit systems to save energy in buildings which makes money for us and saves money for clients so everybody wins . If a client lacks the capital to invest in this we can offer them a finance deal as an incentive for our energy performance contract ”

– Jason Ruehland
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