Smart Building Implementation
Total campus smart building area (m2)
Al Ain University started operating the new expansion building at Al Ain campus in preparation for starting the first semester of the academic year 2019-2020. The operation witnessed the transfer of the College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Business, and the College of Communication and Media.
The building is designed to meet the highest environmental sustainability standards recommended by the Abu Dhabi Government, using energy efficient and heat-retardant polystyrene building materials.
The highest standards of excellence in modern design and quality have been applied to the new building, which comprises of 11,000 square meters set over a wide green area surrounded by palm trees. The new expansion consists of two floors and a ground floor. It contains 10 ‘smart’ classrooms equipped with advanced display screens, internal speakers, and state of the art AV systems.
The building has eight laboratories equipped with the latest interactive technology, three main meeting rooms, discussion rooms, seminar and conference rooms, and a large multi-purpose auditorium as well as research and study halls. In addition to the entertainment and service facilities.
AAU implements 70% of Al Ain expansion Campus
Around 70% of construction has been completed on an extension of the Al Ain Campus of AlAin University of Science and Technology, with a new building expected to be completed by2019.“The extension is part of AAU’s strategic plan to develop its facilities and continually improvethe teaching and learning experience for faculty members and students, providing anexceptional learning environment for students, to enable them to creatively excel in boththeoretical and applied disciplines,” said Dr. Noor El Deen Atatreh, AAU Chancellor. “The newbuilding will be an incubator for scientific research and host various activities within the AAUcommunity.” Read More...
• All of our buildings have BAS (Building Automation System) and are equipped with various automation elements and panels.
• All of our buildings have electronic fire detection system against the possibility of fire and their sustainability is ensured by performing maintenance twice a year.
• All our buildings have a closed circuit TV system (CCTV) and they can be viewed from a single center. The maintenance of the system is carried out twice a year and the system is sustainable.
• Ventilation and heating are managed by the Building Automation System (BAS), which all our buildings have.