Jordan Wins an International Green Award
Jordan wins the Green Apple Award for the Kamaliyya Residence in Jordan, designed by Ayoub Abu-Dayyeh Engineering. The house has integrated Solar thermal, P.V solar cells, geothermal energy, rain water harvesting, unique thermal design and passive architectural design to produce a zero carbon emition house at an economical cost.
The construction took two years and finished in 2009, during that period all material waste produced on site was reused in an eco-friendly modes within the site and all trees displaced by the construction were successfully replanted. A dry garden was established too that needs no irrigation and a wild garden was confined to allow for indigenous plants and wild life to prosper.