TOURISM Development and Investment Company (TDIC) said the Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi has achieved a Three Pearl Design Rating Certificate, awarded by the Urban Planning Council (UPC) as part of its Estidama Pearl building rating system.

Following Louvre Abu Dhabi, it is the second cultural institution on Saadiyat island to receive this prestigious environmental accolade.

Designed by the award-winning architect Lord Norman Foster, the museum has adopted a number of sustainable elements that have resulted in more than 30 per cent reduction in energy consumption, with space cooling, fans and the interior lighting contributing the largest savings, a 28 per cent reduction in water use by utilising water-reducing fixtures and fittings, and reduced flow duration in restroom faucets which is expected to reduce annual water consumption by 53 per cent.