Dubai: The household that follows the best practices will be recognised under a new initiative launched by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa).
The initiative called ‘The Ideal Home Initiative’ has been launched by Dewa in corporation with other entities to recognise the household that does the most to achieve the highest standards of public health and safety, environmental protection, and raise awareness within the community about the best practices for an ideal home environment.
“The Ideal Home initiative works to instil a culture of sustainable use among families, while motivating others to adhere to best practices,” said Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dewa.
The initiative, which will conclude in September, also encourages Dubai families to compete positively in applying the standards set by the government and help towards achieving the Smart Dubai Initiative, he added.
“The initiative encourages families to participate by working to create the most environment-friendly home environment. This will help Dewa to study how people are trying to save electricity and water in their homes and workplaces to achieve better standards of living, happiness and greater resource sustainability for generations to come.”
Dewa will focus on a number of factors to determine the winner. These include the individual use of electricity and water and family use based on monthly bills, efforts made to set air-conditioning to 24 degree Celsius, the use of solar energy, the use of modern economical irrigation techniques, water tank cleanliness, the use of energy-saving lights and environment-friendly appliances, and the family’s awareness of the best ways to save electricity and water.
Participation in the first phase of the initiative is confined to inhabitants of homes in areas which will be determined shortly, on condition that the family is living in the current property for at least one year. Also, the head of the household must be registered with Dubai Smart Government’s initiative MYID, thus making it easier to link the data of participants.
The initiative has been launched in cooperation with Dubai Police, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the Community Development Authority in Dubai (CDA), Dubai Smart Government, Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, and the General Directorate of Civil Defence.
