With the Torch Tower, the Sky Gardens and most drastically, the Address Downtown Dubai incident, fire safety is experiencing a crackdown. Developers and property owners will now work together to identify towers where combustible aluminium cladding must be changed. A Dubai property regulator has also outlined details about a new safety drive to replace the facades.
“We have made it a requirement that tenders are conducted to find the best quotations for the replacements. Developers and management companies will resort to government agencies to obtain necessary licenses and approvals,” said Mohammed Khalifa bin Hammad, senior director of Rera’s real estate regulatory department.
“Rera has begun granting fee approvals from owners of joint-owned properties to replace non-fireproof cladding materials with fireproof cladding materials. It should be noted that the change from non-fireproof to fireproof cladding materials will significantly reduce the insurance fees for these buildings.”
This is in efforts to make all of the city’s buildings react better in the case of fires, reducing the severity.