Building Code G79 Direct 11 kV supply for super rise towers above 200 m 67.91 Intake arrangement The point of supply to a super high-rise tower is the supply intake of MV switchgear, which is located adjacent to the DEWA metering/control room. The ‘switchgear shall be provided with a circuit breaker, with E/F and O/C protection. ‘The customer is responsible for al equipment beyond, the point of supply. DEWA does not supply, operate or ‘maintain any equipment installed above ground level All equipment procured by the customer shall have dual ratio (66/411 kV) unless its clearly stated to be 11k. All equipment shall conform to the relevant international standards (IEC standards). Total transformer losses shall not exceed 1.5% of rated capacity Only cast resin transformers shall be install residential commercial buildings. ‘Technical justification shall be submitted for availing direct 11 kV supply to the super high-rise building for locating transformers above ground level(s). T depends on the height of the building, size of load, type of load, ete. When buildings exceed 200 m then DEWA ‘may accept direct 11 kV supply. The designer shall consult with DEWA to confirm, 6100 MV switchgear is suitable for termination of maximum ‘able size of 3 x 300 mm? XLPE/PVC/SWA/PE aluminium/copper cable with heat shrinkable type cable terminations. Termination at a private MV switchgear incomer shall be installed by the consumer, Terminations at a DEWA, [RMU shall be installed by DEWA. 67.92 Protection requirements Suitable protection and interlocking shall be provided to ensure that a private substation does not have a negative impact on the DEWA system. ‘The private substation shall be configured such that its protection operates before the DEWA protection during a fault. ‘Mechanical and electrical interlocks shall be provided 0 that the incomers are not paralleled, In substations with multiple switchboards, the interlock shall extend to all of the switchboards. Incomer protection relays shall conform to IEC 60255. NOTE 1: Compliance is supported by type test certificates and guaranteed routine manufacturer's, works test certificates. Only certificates confirming that relays have passed the type tests need to be submitted to DEWA. ‘The overcurrent relay shall operate correctly for fault currents up to 31.5 kA. Instrument transformers shall conform to IEC 61869. NOTE 2: Com certificates a works test ce that current t tests need to dimensioned effectively foG8 Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) G81 — General LPG installations shall comply with Ch. 11 of UAE FLSC [Ref. G.2]. LPG main distribution pipes serving multiple floors of a building shall be contained within a dedicated 2 h fire rated shaft 6101Building Code G9 Water 69.1 Water metering ADEWA main meter shall be installed to measure and record the water demand and consumption of a building, Each individual tenancy in a building shall have a sub- ‘meter installed which is connected to the building main meter. ‘Additional requirements for sub-metering are detailed inH526, ‘Where a building management system or central control and monitoring system is installed, metering shall be integrated into the system to allow real time profiling and management of water demand and ‘consumption. 6102 G92 _Design and installation of water meters n and installation of DEWA water meters, including smart metering communications requirements, shall follow the specifications and sample drawings in the DEWA Circulars and Regulations [Ref. G8] and as listed in Table G:33. Ts Domestic wate meter instal inmeter room _uideines Bulk meter installation in chamber ~ suidelines Bulk meter instalation In chamber- ‘uideines TebleG23-_ DEN ination of aBuilding Code G.10 District cooling G.10.1 General ‘This section identifies the coordination requirements and common technical requirements related to district cooling installations and their connection to building cooling systems G10.2 Coordination with district cooling Providers Depending on the location of the development, the Customer shall contact the relevant district cooling Provider to obtain the latest district cooling technical design guidelines [Ref. G9] Coordination shall star in the concept design phase and continue as necessary in ater design stages. The scope of work shall be agreed as part of the service agreement between the two parties. NOTE: district cooling Providers in Dubai include (but are not limited to) those listed in [Ref. 6.9] ‘The building design parameters shall conform to the district cooling Provider's specific technical and interface requirements [Ref 6.9]. The following. parameters shall be determined as a ) cooling capacity requirements; ») pipe connection size; ©) supply/return chilled water temperature on the primary and secondary sides; 4) maximum allowable system pressure; and ©) desi water velocities pressure drop. 6103 G.10.3 Common technical requirements ‘The following common technical requirements shall be ‘met for all developments featuring district cooling, NOTE 1: The list is provided to assist Customers but does not replace requirements from the district cooling Providers a) The energy transfer station (ETS) shal accommodate the district cooling Provider's heat exchangers (HEXs), and all associated equipment for the primary and secondary sides of the HEXs. The chilled water system configuration shall be determined by the Customer and coordinated with the district cooling Provider. NOTE 2: Figure 6.56 and Figure G.57 show ‘examples of installed ETS pipework and pumps. ) The secondary side shall include all equipment for supplying chilled water to the premises. The pipework installation shall conform to the requirements identified in H.4.13. ©) The location, configuration and space dimension for the ETS and valve chamber (VC) shall be agreed taking into account the route and availability of the ‘main district cooling pipes. Space planning for the ETS, including accessibility of the ETS plant, shall be included in the design at the concept design phase. @) The structural Engineer shall design the supporting structure to withstand the loading imposed by equipment in the ETS and along the equipment access route. e) The ETSs lighting, e ventilatior and Part! 4) The distri to the ET! and electr safety req UAE FLSC heat exchs water inst undergroy hh) The distri coordir on the pre shall be c cooling Pr agreemen i) Asmarte in accorda chiller wat 1) The Cust chilled wa and contr 1) The secon align with cooling Pr tempera GBuilding Code 1). The chilled water distribution system and control system on the secondary side shall be designed as a variable fiow chilled water system. it shall use two- way control type valves, eg. pressure independent control valves. im) The secondary side system shall incorporate a bypass to avoid chilled water stagnation. The minimum pump flow shall correspond to a maximum chilled water flow of 5% of the full design flow. 1) The chilled water pumping system installed in the secondary side in the ETS shal allow the chilled water flow to vary between 5% and 100% of the full design flow. The chilled water pumping design and arrangement shall account for redundancy and part load conditions (during winter/night-time operation). ©) Secondary system pipework shall be flushed, cleaned and provided with chemical dosing to provide corrosion protection, and to enable the minimum required water condition parameters of the district cooling Provider to be achieved, Flushing shall be caried out using @ bypass to avoid a flow of contaminated water through the HEXs. p) Awater sample shall be analysed by a district cooling Provider-approved testing laboratory, to verify conformity to the specified water quality parameters. Analysis results shall be submitted to the district cooling Provider before any water flow is allowed through the HEXs. 6.104 @) The secondary side chilled water distribution system shall be accurately flow-balanced in order to achieve the specified temperature difference. ‘This work shall be performed in accordance with balancing principles for variable flow systems. 1). The pumps shal be provided with variable frequency drives (VFDs). The pump VFOs shall be specified with the necessary communication protocol to allow the district cooling Provider to ‘monitor the status of the VFDs. ) Differential pressure transmitters shall meet the following minimum requirements. 1) They shall be of industrial grade, and suitable for the environment in which they are installed 2) They shall provide a DC output of & mA to 20, mA with a maximum loop resistance of 1,000 0. 3) They shall be linear in function, with differential pressure, and capable of isolation from the pipes ‘that they monitor, 1) The specific products to be used for pumps, VFDs, and differential pressure and temperature transmitters utilized on the secondary circuits shall be agreed and confirmed with the district cooling Provider. » » An Indust: (PLC)/hur with open in the ETS other cont and assoc connectiv plant and shall be in both shall panel. The chill interface f ‘the servic located as limit. NOTE 3:1 ro review | water dist give confi ‘temperattos GBuilding Code G11 Telecommunications G.11.1 Design and installation of telecommunications infrastructure G1111 — General requirements This section provides the requirements for the design of all telecommunications (telecom) infrastructure installations within any development including new build, “greenfield”, redevelopment, “brownfield”, and additions, alterations, renovations or refurbishments to existing buildings, in Dubai ‘These requirements are based on version two of the ‘Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA), n= Building Telecommunication Network ~ Specification Manual Guidelines for FTT in new Buildings [Ref. G.10]. If the TRA is updated to give more stringent requirements, these shall be used in preference to the DBC. ‘This section specifies the minimum requirements to provide a baseline infrastructure. There is no restriction to extending the baseline, provided that the design meets the requirements in this section and does not prevent competition, eg. by using proprietary standards. All telecom infrastructure shall enable each user/ tenant freedom of choice between telecommunication service providers (SPs). 6.106 “The requirements cover all of the following aspects of infrastructure: a) civil infrastructure and entry ducts; ») fibre concentration point (FCP) space(s) per development or plot c)_ meet-me-room (MMR) space(s) per development or plot, d) telecom rooms; ) indoor mobile service and rooftop rooms; 1 building pathways; #) OSP cables; h) ISP cables. Passive optical fibre infrastructure shall be provided to support deployment of FTTx. Copper access networks shall not be used for SP Al buildings shall be equipped with physical infrastructure capable of supporting multiple high- speed SP networks which can be easily accessed by the SP. The Developer shall assume a minimum of ‘two active SPs in the region, but may future-proof the infrastructure by incorporating provision to support a possible third SP. New installa category 6 ba ISO 11801 1. providing cat data rates an over-etherne for video sun network acce unshielded tw (STP) may be Category 6 cz G.11.4107. Cabling withi commercial/r single family of services be scope of thes The requirem a detailed spe untrained per circumstance requirements further clarityBuilding Code ‘Special buildings or development areas (eg. hospitals, shopping malls, stadiums, data centres, public buildings) will need further enhanced requirements. Individual agreements shall be bespoke and beyond that of the minimum requirements established in this section. Installations where special telecom requirements might ‘exist shall be referred to a registered Dubai SP at the preliminary design stage to incorporate any specific requirements above that of this section. 6107 G1112 Telecoms service ‘To support the deployment of SP optical broadband networks and services, the Developer shall design and instal in-buildng elements of telecom infrastructure up to and within single and multi-tenant premises (to include single or multiple buildings, villa complex, warehouses, etc). Standardized telecom infrastructure shall be provided for FTTx, to enable seamless interworking of all network parts. All designed infrastructure shall support ethernet and GPON. ‘To optimize investments, SPs shall share essential infrastructure elements including telecom rooms, ducts, cable pathways and cabling,Dre} G.1113 Reference architecture ‘The general schematics in Figure G.58 and Figure G.59 shall be used as the basis for infrastructure design. Adaptations which enhance the resilience or performance of telecom infrastructure are permitted, if agreed by consultation with all stakeholders. Any such adaptations shall meet the requirements of this section, NOTE: The reference architecture shown in Figure G.58 allows the end user to change SPs. Italso allows service to be provided by multiple SPs in parallel if required, 6108 (01: Property boundary (02: ternal eabing (OSP) (03:1 bldg cabling (SP) (0k: Equipment patch cord (05: Tenant/unt cabling 06: Service provider 1 OF: Serves prover 2 (08: Feder cabling 05:5 distribution cabling 10. MMc/MMR aeMTR 11: Consolation cabinet ‘Me Building boundary 15: Building boundaryDre} 6109 ‘Schematic diagram for typical buldng connectivity Key (1: FTR-7th flor mini OF (pling point) 02 FTR6H Foor OX FTR:Sth Foor (0: FTR-Ath flor mini ODF (pling point) 05: FTR-d flor 06: FTR-2nd Foor (07: FTR-26 floor min ODF (eplng pont) 8 Mul (05:4 core SM drop fore cablos rom each unit to rnin ODF (splig pln in FTR 10: duPoP-A and 8 1 ela PoP “A and 8 a2. MMc/MMR L2-MTR wth spies Ue SP feeder cabling 15: 5° dstrbition cabling ore indoor oe cablesBuilding Code The infrastructure design shall avoid single points of failure, The design shall enable physical diversity and redundancy in feeder and distribution cabling, and in site-wide distributor cabling. For example, site with ‘multiple buildings shall have more than one MMC and Fer, ‘The design shall include all the following elements of reference architecture: 2) duct infrastructure from SP stubs/development boundary to MMC; ) development MMC; ©) campus duct from MMC to BEPs, including hhangholes, turning chambers and pulling chambers as required; 4) BEPs to accommodate SP and campus telecom abi ©) FCPS; 4) telecom rooms; and #) in-building cabling. hh) Design standards shall be applied by building type: 1) residential, designed in accordance with ISO/ IEC 1801-1, ISO/IEC 1801-4 and ISO/IEC 21801- 2) commercial, designed in accordance with ISO/ IEC 1801-1, ISO/IEC 11801-2 and ISO/IEC 1801-6; 3) industrial, designed in accordance with ISO/ IEC 1801-1, ISO/IEC 1801-2 and ISO/IEC 11801-3 and ISO/IEC 11801. 6110 The design shall include: ') shared SP infrastructure; ii) performance requirements which achieve system resilience; 2 roles and responsibilities matrix (see G.11.2); 1v) safeguards for future adjacent developments and OSP extensions to these, clearly identified as such on the design drawings; ¥) provision or cessation of service to enable each tenant to adopt either SP without on-site intervention; vi) a choice of SP; provisions for a minimum of two SPs; NOTE 4: The design may include an option to enhance this provision to support a future third SP, vill) a minimum of four optical fibre cores per premise, either SP to provide an ethernet-based service; jx) SP OLTS/fibre switches connected directly to the dedicated fibre cores allocated to them; NOTE 2: Large developments can have local SP OLTs where high tenant numbers are expected »)_an MTR fora minimum of two SPs; 26) rack space and SP cabling allowances in the MTR for two SPs; xil) dedicate service d Xi) the requ inside th provide to the sp xiv) vy) at least ‘to each building: >i) within configur parallel,Dre} G.112 —_ Responsit Developers shall comply with the design and supply requirements of the responsibility matrix in Table 6.34, ity matrix eo a i a ery (SP) 1 Leac-in ducts, incuding connections Splicing ad labeling multicore fibre to entry manholes outsice building v cables With Acre drop cables using boundaries wall-mounted mini ODF 2 | Installton of manholes and ducts | Horizontal cabling inside the uit/ ‘outside the building boundaries v apartment/offe/etal (except shell fand core offices, which are under the tenant scope), including cover. 3 | Entry boxes inside the bulding/eomplex | of vilas boundaries (nclucing the v 10. | FTixcomponents such asthe fibre coved) ‘ables, 42U 800 mm x 800 mm free ‘Standing racks, ODF, high dent fibre 4 | Supply and installation of tocare SM standing ras, ODF he Gers fre term box th por LAP v el pte ptr me OOF for adaptors and pial and two SC/APC Splice port, mini OOF for shell and cor, sanrs : . ‘pore fore terminal box (with LC/APC and SC/APC pigtails and adaptors), PON splitters, open rack for Solitersandflre patch cords, S| Fibre optic cable supply paling” Blowing, cermination and testing from the MTR to FTR and drop fibre cables ‘supply pling, termination and testing v from the FTR ta consolidation cabinet (except shell and cor offices, which are tinder the tenant scope) 11 | Fibre optic splitter supply and instalation (fom the approve lists of supalrs/vendors of bth du and Ecisal) 6 | Fibre optic ables supply pulling. termination and testing fram the MTR {tw FTR and drop fore cabes supp, v pulling, termination snd testing from the FTR to conzolication cabinet. 12 | Supply of fbve pate cords and pre- patching the fibre patch cords between splitter dowalink ports to building bre patch panels (SP) and between sptter Uplink ports to OSP fibre patch panes. 7 | Supply and installation of min’ optical lstibution frame (ODF) splice cabinet v at splice point location, TableG34 Responsibly matrix G11Dre} oo ae ee) cS 13. | Supply of pigtail cords and splicing of pateh-free splter downlink cores with ‘the pigtail cords and terminating pigtail v ‘cords inthe fibre patch panels (ISP), splicing the patch-free spite uplink cares with feeder able (for Etisalat). 16 | Consolidation cabinet supply and instalation (including accessories and v ‘elated elements). 435. | Supply and instalation of vertical and horizontal able tray, cable pathways, v ucts and microducts, 16. | Telecom rooms/spaces and rated ceria, mechanical and eh v eairements: 7 Plot of 10 m= 10 m foreach MMR. v 18. | Construction of MMR. v 19. | Commissioning of MMR. v 20_| Fibre opti ables supp pulling, termination and testing fom the MTR v to.ach MSR and the roftop room, 22 | Supply and installation of fibre ope v components for IBS connectivity (GSM) 22. | SPidentication labels (GAID and ED), supply and placement inthe buing v nit Table G34 Responsilty mate (contaued) 6112Building Code G.113 Outside plant (OSP) common infrastructure specifications G113.1 Lea GA13.11 General A series of lead-in ducts shall be provided from the BEP (and MMRs where present) to MMCs within 2 m of the plot boundary. The lead-in ducts shall be reserved for the use of the SPs. Jn ducts, All developments shall have a minimum of two lead-in routes. These routes shall be ‘geographically separated to support different SP routes. They shall provide physical diversity, if required by the development type. ‘The MMC at each position shall enable separate duct connections from three independent SPs. The SP connection to the chamber shall be a minimum of two 4110 mm ducts. Alignment of each chamber shall allow the SP access face parallel to the plot boundary. Sealed stubs shall be pre-installed from the chamber to the actual boundary location, ‘Campus ducts from the MMC shall be installed to the BER, installing additional turning chambers and handholes as required on each specific route. If required, at the entry to the BEP, a wide-angle long radius bend (Factory-made) may be provided; alternatively, entry boxes (for main and redundant routes) may be provided. NOTE: The BEP may be located within the MTR. ‘Where the masterplan includes MMRs, the duct route to the BEP shall be via the MMR plot(s). Six 110 mm ducts shall be installed to this route, ‘A maximum of two shallow bends up to 90° each may be included on any duct section between chambers. The distance between maintenance holes/handholes shall be not more than 200 m, Handholes shall not be used for turns, junctions or accommodating any FTTx equipment. 6113 “The work required to connect a projects inf shall be minimized. Connection points at the consulting with utilities records to establish All ducts designed and installed by the Deve a) be made from black PVC-U or HDPE; b) be of smooth bore construction; ©) be buried to a depth of 600 mm below ti 4) be sloping away from the building: ¢) be protected by concrete when running 1) be sealed at each end to prevent the ing @) have an entry/pull box installed for any dluct (main and redundant) routes; and fh) include a draw rope in each duct made 0 (minimum outside diameter of 6 mm mi SP shall meet the requirements that ares requirements for mosques and other places PartK.Prod Building Code ers Pay eos reer Pete 3,000 mv Sony Pee eed feta) ets od Poy poet ens ar es Poca ry ae) ‘Shopping mall JRCI2 or every 10 IRCA? Fer main — [JRC APformain | IRCA2Formain — IRC IZFormain | JRCA2 For main vias route route route roe route JRC12 for plot etry | JRC 12 for JRC 12 for JRC 12 for IRC 12 for IRCA for peril redundantroute | redundant ute | redundant route | redundant route redundant route 2 | Envy duct 2056 (50mm) [2% 200mm primary | 2* 100 mm primary | 2% 100mm primary [2x56 400mm) | 2 «056 (200 mm pervila route route route Primary route Primary route 2054 (200mm) | 2% 200mm 2% 100mm 2% 100mm 2054 (100 mm) | 2% 054 (100 mm fer plat entry Secondaryroute | Secondary route | secondaryroure | secondaryroute | secondary route 3 | wre Notappliable —[2mx2mu3m [3ma3mx3m [3mx3ma3m [3ma3mx3m [3mx3ma3m Gwxbeh [awe Notappliable [Smx3mu3m_ [3mx3mxam_ [3mx3maim_ [3mx3mx3m__ | Tobe determined Gulch) (considering G+10 | (considering +20 | (considering G+10_| (considering +10 _ | during design floors oes) floors ores) floors ormore) | floors or mere) suse Notapplicable [Notapplable | Notapplicable | 3mx3mx3m [3mx3mx3m | Tobe determined vx beh) cverytenflors | every ten floors | during design ‘Starting from the | starting from the lomestSasement/ | lowest basement/ round lear (G+10_ | ground floor (G+10 floors ormare) —_| floors or more) 6 [rR Notappliable —[imxO8mx3m [imaimx3m [15m=1Smx3m [2mx2mx3m | Tobe determined Gvxbeh uring design 7 | Riser cable TwooksOmm —[ix430mmx50 | 1x450mmx50 [1x450mm~50 1x450mmxS0 | 1<450mmx50 containment main | conduit rmmeable ray for | mum cable ray for | mmeable vay for | mmcabletray for | mm cable tray for Pers fixed services Fred services Fred services fed servis ‘xed services 2%300mm«50 1%300mmx50 |1x300mm%50 |1%300mmx50 | 18Stray tobe rrmeabletray for | mm cabletray for | mm cable vay for | mmcabletray for | determined durin 1s Ins. Ios, "es esien G14GA1312 Scenario 1 - Connection to existing SP duct infrastructure ‘The Developer shall connect the development OSP to the existing SP duct systems or spur provided for the development plot (see Figure G.60). This shall include providing handholes, duets and turning chambers as required to connect the SP duct to the MMC. MMC positions shall be coordinated with the existing SP infrastructure, as the SPs might have different infrastructure connection points for the specific development. 6115