Sweden's ENVAC to provide fully-automated vacuum system to a wide range of buildings
Doha - Msheireb Properties has awarded Sweden's ENVAC AB a major contract to install a state-of-the-art automated waste recycling system for its flagship Msheireb Downtown project in Doha.
The installation of the processing system reflects Msheireb Properties' commitment to sustainable development across all its projects and is in-line with Qatar's Vision 2030.
The system, which can handle around 80 per cent of household waste, will see three vertical chutes installed in each residential building, with inlets on each floor. Each is specially designed to handle organic waste such as kitchen refuse, 'dry' mixed recyclables such as glass, plastic, metal, cardboard packaging, newspapers etc, and residual waste such as wet paper, clothes, and other refuse.
The clever part lies in ENVAC's automated process, which uses air as a medium to suck the waste through a steel pipe network to a centralised waste collection terminal, which can be as far as 3km away from the point of discharge. Commercial, retail and other users in the building will have their own dedicated inlets, while supermarkets, hotels and other standalone buildings will also get a dedicated connection to the network.
Mohammed Al-Marri, Projects Director of Msheireb Properties said, "The Gulf's remarkable growth story has also affected the environment to a degree, which is why offsetting the impact of any development is at the heart of Msheireb Properties' vision. With this system from ENVAC, combined with an education campaign for all residents, we can ensure Msheireb Downtown is at the forefront of the world's 'Green cities' movement."
"That aspect of education is critical to getting the most out of this system. Recycling, however, still isn't necessarily upper-most in people's minds, which is why we in partnership with ENVAC are also putting together a program which will put in place weekly workshops on how to use ENVAC, as well as organizing visits to the collection centre to see how the waste is collected and segregated.
"We are confident that through education programs such as these, future residents of Msheireb Downtown will make the neighbourhood's green credentials a real point of pride."
ENVAC is a pioneer in waste collection and recycling, and invented its vacuum-based system of collection and segregation as far back as 1961. Since then it has become recognized as a world-leader is residential and industrial automated waste processing facilities.
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About Msheireb Properties
Msheireb Properties is a real estate company and a subsidiary of Qatar Foundation. The company was established as a commercial venture to support the Foundation's aims, as well as the goals of Qatar's 2030 Vision.
Msheireb Properties' mission is to change the way people think about urban living and improve their overall quality of life, through innovations that encourage social interaction, respect for culture, and greater care for the environment.
Msheireb Properties spent three years researching Qatari architecture and numerous approaches to urban planning all over the world with the most respected experts in the industry - in order to realise an architectural language rooted in the best of the past that may be preserved for and by future generations.
The company's name, Msheireb, means 'a place to drink water' and is the historical name of the downtown area of Doha. The company's corporate identity depicts the mouth of a stone well, a feature of traditional Gulf societies, and its distinct ink effect evokes classical Arabic calligraphy.
Msheireb Properties recently achieved ISO certification from the British Standards Institution for quality (ISO 9001:2008), environmental performance (ISO 14001:2004), and occupational health and safety (BS OHSAS 18001:2007).
The company has also earned widespread industry recognition, including at the MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards in Cannes, France.
In May 2011 Msheireb Properties launched a dynamic research project with the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. This joint exercise will examine the potential for sustainable urban development in the Gulf and produce a shared intellectual resource, the Gulf Encyclopedia for Sustainable Urbanism, to encourage best practice.
For more information, please contact:
ChaturaPoojari
+974 33257708
cabbasi@msheireb.com
Kamal Nasrallah
+974 66562779
k.nasrallah@asdaa.com
© Press Release 2011
