The UAE Embassy in Washington DC has achieved the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) gold rating for existing buildings.
The US Green Building Council has given the embassy LEED Gold status for its strategies to improve the building’s environmental and human health performance based on criteria that include energy efficiency, water usage, waste management, materials selected, transportation and indoor environmental quality.
The Finnish embassy in Washington is the only embassy in the US with a higher rating.
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