Aiwan-e-Sadr certified as world’s first presidency to go green

Aiwan-e-Sadr certified as world’s first presidency to go green

Aiwan-e-Sadr certified as world’s first presidency to go green

President Dr Arif Alvi Image: APP

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ISLAMABAD: As a unique distinction, the Aiwan-e-Sadr was Friday awarded an international certification of ISO 50001 EnMS making it the world’s first such President Secretariat to have successfully curtailed over 35% of its energy usage and emitting zero-carbon.

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After assuming the office in 2018, President Dr Arif Alvi envisioned a Green Presidency Initiative to curtail President’s Secretariat energy usage and shift it to renewable energy source.

The Aiwan-e-Sadr also got GBC SEED Platinum as the building is now fully powered by an in-house 1-MW Solar System.

Addressing the ceremony, the president said the Presidency’s initiative should also be replicated across the country considering the importance of energy conservation across the world.

He thanked the private sector companies who supported the initiative under their Corporate Social Responsibility.

The ISO 50001 EnMS certificate was awarded to Project Director Shahid Shaukat by Abdur Razzaq Lakhani of SGS and GBC SEED Platinum certificate by Rashid Bashir of Green Building Council.

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In the monetary terms, savings from energy conservation and clean energy generation are equivalent to 3,154,750 KWh worth Rs. 72.5 million. The initiative equates to 3,144 tons reduction of Green House Gases and plantation of 142,909 mature trees.

The Green House Gas production has been reduced at the building from 102 tons in 2018 to 2028 tons this year.

President Alvi said it was always wise to prevent carbon emission as the world including Pakistan was under pressure regarding availability of water and other natural resources.

Also citing Holy Prophet’s teachings, the president called for inculcating habits in youths to conserve energy.

He said while launching the initiative, he never thought of getting such recognition. He asked the youth to be conscious of the global needs considering the sensitivity of the situation.

Exemplifying Barcelona, the president also called for utilizing the buildings’ roofs for green purposes like plantation or solar panels.

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He said the Aiwan-e-Sadr’s going green would help prevent 3,144 tons of carbon emission which equals 325 trucks.

He said Prime Minister Imran Khan launched Billion Tree Tsunami when such green projects were nowhere in limelight in the world. However, later, the whole society including civil society, mosques and youths engaged in 10 Billion Tree Tsunami.

The president also called for discouraging the habits of flood irrigation in agriculture and wastage of food and lauded the incumbent government’s policy of vertical buildings.

He said a Miywaki Forest was also being developed in the presidency with the support of private sector.

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