United Technologies Commercial Business Unit offices in Jeddah achieve LEED Platinum Certification

Nader Antar, managing director – Otis & UTC Climate, Controls & Security Saudi Arabia with LEED® Platinum plaque from the U.S. Green Building Council®

The Otis and UTC Climate, Controls & Security offices in Jeddah recently received LEED Platinum certification under the independently verified LEED for Commercial Interiors rating system from the US Green Building Council.
LEED certification is one of the major global benchmarks for the design, construction and operation of more sustainable, healthy and productive work places.
Otis, which operates as Otis Elevators Company Saudi Arabia, and UTC Climate, Controls & Security, which operates through Arabian Air Conditioning Company and Carrier Saudi Service Company, joint ventures between United Technologies and E.A. Juffali & Brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, are both units of United Technologies Corp.
“Achieving LEED Platinum certification is a clear sign of our commitment to sustainability and to having a positive impact in the Middle East region. It is my firm belief that better environmental stewardship of our planet begins with us building a culture of sustainability internally and leading the way as an environmentally responsible company,” said Rolando Furlong, VP, Otis and UTC Climate, Controls & Security, Middle East.
The office in Jeddah earned LEED credits in a number of areas including site development, water and energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality and innovation. LEED certification provides independent verification of a building’s sustainable features and promotes healthier, more productive work places.
Within the areas occupied by the United Technologies commercial businesses, the offices have high-efficiency light fittings, as well as motion and light sensors, which have made it possible to reduce lighting energy consumption to 54 percent which is far lower than the maximum lighting power requirements laid out in ASHRAE Standard 90.1 2007.
In addition, all of the equipment and appliances used in the offices are certified with the US Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR label.
The Carrier heating, ventilating and air conditioning system design was optimized to achieve a cooling demand saving of 15 percent.