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 We
are pleased to announce that "Pacific Controls Headquarters Green
Building" has won the ENERGY GLOBE World Award 2007 and were among a total of
853 projects from 109 nations and emerged as the national winner for
United Arab Emirates.The ceremonious presentation of the ENERGY GLOBE World Awards will be on 26 May 2008, 11:00 AM at the European Parliament Plenary Hall in Brussels.  The national Awards will be presented by high-ranking representatives of
the European Parliament along Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary General,
Mikhail Gorbachev, Hans-Peter Schmid, Vice-President, Energy Globe
Foundation, Maneka Gandhi, Chairwomen Energy Globe Jury, Avril
Wilkinson, Manager Environmental Projects / WESSA, Don Baker, Energy
Globe Jury / America, President CSEG, Christine Lins, Secretary General
EREC, Leanne Liddle, Manager/Aboriginal Parks & Wildlife Program. A B O U T E N E R G Y G L O B E A W A R D The ENERGY GLOBE AWARD is the world’s most prestigious and respected environmental award. The awards in five categories have been presented for eight years to projects that implement prudent and economical utilization of resources such as energy and water and/or efficiently employ alternative energy sources. The five project categories are Earth, Fire, Water, Air – representing the basic element of life – and Youth.  The award presentations are held within the framework of gala awards ceremonies at regional, national and international levels. Again in 2008, regional awards will be held in all nine federal provinces of Austria as well as in more than 100 nations around the world. For 2007, over 800 projects from 109 nations were submitted. This sensational level of participation impressively underscores the worldwide esteem that the ENERGY GLOBE enjoys. The international awards ceremony takes place annually in the realm of a television gala that is broadcast worldwide to 3 billion households. Venues have included Japan (Expo 2005), Canada (Globe Fair 2006), and, as the highlight of this private Austrian initiative, the European Parliament (Plenary Room, Brussels). This year’s international gala will take place on 26 May 2008 at the European Parliament in Brussels. The ENERGY GLOBE AWARD makes an invaluable contribution to building awareness regarding energy efficiency and climate protection and points the way to future solutions.  Energy Globe Award - World Award for Sustainability projects · Today’s most important environmental prize worldwide, the Energy Globe Award, was initiated in 1999 by GEG Advertising Director General Wolfgang Neumann. · The Energy Globe Award competition takes place each year and premiers projects from all over the world that sustainably utilize our resources or employ renewable energy forms. · An international jury of experts chaired by Maneka Gandhi, a member of the Indian Parliament and the former environmental minister of India, decides the winning projects. · Each year some 800 projects are submitted. Alone in 2007 there were projects from 109 nations, or half the world. In addition to the international event, there are also national awards in these nations. · The submitted projects demonstrate that extraordinary solutions already exist for many environmental problems, but that these are not sufficiently well-known.  · In an annual television gala, the Energy Globe is awarded in the categories Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Youth. · The television gala is broadcast worldwide to an audience of 3 billion households. · In 2005 the international Energy Globe Awards took place at the Expo in Japan, in 2006 in the context of Globe, the largest North American environmental technology trade fair in Vancouver, and in 2007 in the Plenary Room of the European Parliament in Brussels. · Expert symposiums are held each year in the realm of the Energy Globe Awards. An example was talkEnergy, where internationally recognized experts such as Jeremy Rifkin, Amory Lovins and Maneka Gandhi presented current scenarios on the topic of our energy future. · The Energy Globe is awarded in Austria as a regional award in the provinces and as a national Energy Globe Austria in the realm of a gala. · The Energy Globe in Austria is supported by government organizations and interest groups as well as by international organizations such as UNO, OECD, WHO, IEA and EREC. The Energy Globe is a member of the EU program SEE (Sustainable Energy Europe) and is powered by the European Commission.  G O A L S - E N E R G Y G L O B E A W A R D · The necessity to save energy, to reduce CO2 emissions, and to use our resources economically and sustainably is not an issue only for experts and industry; instead it should be introduced into a very broad-base consciousness. · Therefore a mechanism must be found that emotionalizes and personalizes the topic and creates incentives for conscious and economic handling of energy and our resources both nationally and worldwide. · Target group: general (inter)national audience · Conscious handling of our resources must receive greater attention in public discussion.  S T R A T E G Y - E N E R G Y G L O B E A W A R D · The dry topic of saving energy is presented emotionally in the realm of a televised gala so that the general public can experience and understand it. · This provides increased incentive for saving energy in practice on the part of the defined target groups. Furthermore, viewers can implement these projects themselves. · Instrument: Contests are held at regional and (inter)national levels for projects that save energy and resources or use alternative energy forms. · The best projects are premiered in the realm of a spectacular television event that motivate and activate further target groups. · The topic is emotionalized by publicizing real problems in various regions and countries as well as existing successful solutions and their effects on the society: content is comprehensible and viewers are personally touched.  · The winning projects are premiered by world-famous speakers such as Mikhail Gorbechev, Maneka Gandhi, Robin Gibb, Martin Sheen, and European Parliament President Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering. · In symposiums such as talkEnergy and Fair Energy Round Table, internationally recognized experts provide reliable opinions and develop future scenarios and strategies. · Submitted projects are documented in the online Energy Globe Database (www.energyglobe.info) for regional and (inter)national networking of know-how and promotion of cooperation. · This strategy reaches consumers, experts, industry, decision makers, and the political level.  A S P E C T S & S U C C E S S S T O R Y · The Energy Globe developed from a local initiative to a recognized regional and (inter)national award and on to the most important environmental prize worldwide. · Some 800 project submissions annually from half the world demonstrate high motivation. · Worldwide information exchange is enabled through the Energy Globe Database to support replication. · The Energy Globe makes a significant contribution to (inter)national know-how transfer. · Invitations to submit projects reach de facto all aspects of society and economy: individuals, schools, universities, institutions, small businesses, large concerns, organizations, associations, etc. · A platform is provided for experts via international symposiums such as talkEnergy.  · International award presentations have been held on several continents: - 2005: in the realm of Expo in Japan - 2006: at Globe 2006, the largest environmental technology trade fair in North America - 2007: absolute highlight to date: Plenary Hall of European Parliament in Brussels - 2008: return to European Parliament in Brussels - 2009: numerous invitations including Japan, Australia, India · Alone in 2007 there were over 150 hours of TV broadcasts worldwide. · Prominent personalities such as Michail Gorbechev, Robin Gibb, Martin Sheen and Peter Falk support the ENERGY GLOBE Award. B E N E F I T S · The Energy Globe Award has been especially effective in building broad-base environmental consciousness and serves as an incentive for implementing further projects related to environment, energy efficiency and climate protection due to: · Presentation and premiering the most innovative sustainable environment projects in the realm of the Energy Globe contest · Worldwide networking of existing know-how as an economic factor · Parallel comprehensive media work (TV, print, website) · Reaching de facto all aspects of society and economy: individuals, schools, universities, institutions, small businesses, large concerns, organizations, associations, etc. 
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