as illustrated in the following
intended for relatively small
cupants. These regulations
figure:
and/or simple buildings, for
are intended for application
which compliance with the
to larger and more complex
full requirements may be
buildings.
complex or costly.
The following table illustrates
2.
Comprehensive
the building types must com-
Green Building Regulations:
ply with the Comprehensive
The Comprehensive Green
Green Building Regulations:
Building Regulations are
In addition to the aforemen-
The requirements of these
more
elaborate
regula-
tioned building groups, a third
Regulations are divided into
tions focusing on perfor-
group entitled "Special Build-
two groups as per the type
mance-based
compliance
ings" was classified. Special
and size of the building as
requirements. Apart from
Buildings are Buildings with
follows:
energy and water efficiency,
exceptional
architectural
1.
Fundamental Green
they address a broader range
characteristics or special us-
Building Regulations:
of topics related to materials
age that are unable to com-
The Fundamental Green
& resources and comfort and
ply with certain requirements
Building Regulations are sim-
well-being of the building oc-
may contact the Competent
plified regulations in the form
of prescriptive compliance
requirements with some per-
formance-based compliance
requirements. These regu-
lations mainly focus on re-
source conservation and are
Authority to apply for the sta-
tus as a Special Building.
Special Buildings may follow
an alternative approach for
these requirements, which
will be defined in liaison
with the Competent Authori-
ty and will be meant to find
Follow-up
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