LLumar Bahrain launches 'go green' campaign

LLumar Bahrain, a global brand of premium window films for automotive and architectural applications, has launched an awareness campaign promoting ‘green’ construction through products designed to improve energy efficiency and assist in gaining Leed (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. Leed is a point system, laid out by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), which represents a benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-level performance buildings that are environment-friendly. The system takes into account many aspects which aim to improve the internal environment of the design. A division of Ebrahim K Kanoo, a diversified conglomerate which draws strength from its long history as a pioneer in Bahrain’s automotive industry, the company said the campaign is in line with a global movement towards the use of green technologies through the adoption of alternative applications and technological innovations across a wide range of sectors. Most of the GCC countries, including Bahrain, have already taken positive steps towards this global objective, said a senior official. LLumar EnerLogic films can assist companies by allowing them to obtain up to nine Leed certification points through substantial improvements in the areas of light pollution reduction, energy performance optimisation, thermal comfort improvement, better daylighting and views, innovations in operations and upgrades, and the optimisation of alternative materials, stated Jamie Bowen, the general manager of LLumar Bahrain. "The nine points received through the installation of LLumar films is about 20 per cent of what you need to be Leed certified," he pointed out. "This is a major benefit for designers and contractors seeking to gain a competitive advantage by having Leed certification listing among their strengths during project pitches,"