Sunday, Jun 02, 2013
Dubai: Construction work for the Middle East’s first eco-friendly mosque ‘Khalifa Al Tajer Mosque’ which is set for completion by March 2014, has made 25 per cent headway announced Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF).
Located on a 105,000 square feet plot near the Clock Tower in Deira, the mosque’s beam foundation has been completed whereas pouring concrete has started for the main ceiling and the mosque’s minarets which are 23 metres high.
The pouring of concrete slab in the ablution block and 40 per cent of the mosque’s outer walls has also been completed, while the electrical transformer room is ready to be set by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).
“Following the successful completion of this iconic initiative, AMAF aims to integrate green building standards into a large number of mosques in Dubai to make them eco-friendly and thereby contribute to Dubai’s long term sustainable development plans,” said Tayeb Al Rais, Secretary General of AMAF.
The mosque is set to feature the latest green technologies including solar panels and a roof garden for heat insulation, and will incorporate techniques for recycling and purifying worshippers’ ablution water for irrigation and washroom supply.
Taking shape over an area of 45,000 square feet, nearly 60,000 square feet of the development has been allocated for landscaping purposes. The Khalifa Al Tajer mosque will be considered Dubai’s largest place of worship with facilities that can accommodate more than 3,500 worshipers.
Staff Report
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