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The Pearls Rating Method for Estidama

This document will provide the specific information necessary to prepare an application for a Pearl Rating. Pursuing a rating under this program is completely voluntary. Even if a design team does not decide to pursue a rating, we encourage individuals to consider both documents as design references for pursuing more sustainable forms of development.

The rating method includes both prerequisites and voluntary credits. The prerequisites will be encoded in the one of three regulatory processes – The Urban Planning Council (UPC) Planning Approval Process, the UPC Framework Development Regulations (to be released in the latter half of 2009) and the ongoing update of the Abu Dhabi Building code. Key components of the Rating Method document, that describe the voluntary credits in detail, include:

Credits Available: This provides the numerical scoring available for this particular item/ action.

Intent: This describes the primary intent and purpose of the credit and what is trying to be achieved and measured. It may also include a short synopsis of why this important for achieving Estidama.

Credit Requirement: This describes what has to be proven, to assure a project receives credit for meeting the stated intent.

Credit Submission: This describes what needs to be prepared and submitted to the Estidama Assessor, in order to receive credit. This can be in the form of a document, specification, diagram or calculations.

Calculations and Methodology: This provides important information on what benchmarks and reference standards are required in preparing calculations as part of submittal, or the methods and assumptions that must be considered in preparing a drawing or diagram.