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New launch: Sustainably designed apartments in Dubai

Dubai is hot property. Real estate transactions reached a record 180,987 deals in 2024 (up by a huge 36.5% from the prior year). Post-pandemic we saw unprecedented growth and average home prices rose 33%.

So I’m wondering where could you invest if (like me) you’re looking for something with a little more sustainability in mind?

Meet Eywa. Inspired by the Tree of Life, Eywa is offering innovative wellness spaces, tech-savvy environments and all under an organic canopy grounded in weaving roots, with a floating oasis to boot. EYWA is the first building in the UAE and one of the few globally to achieve both LEED Platinum and WELL Platinum certifications.

A self-professed sanctuary, Eywa combines the venerable design principles of Vastu Shastra with the latest technologies to harmonies the building’s energies. USP’s include crystal gardens, living drinking water systems, and crystallized water pools with cascading waterfalls on every terrace.

A strong advocate for green development, sustainability, and anti-consumerism. By implementing energy-efficient systems, they aim to reduce energy consumption by at least 40% compared to traditional designs and standards. 

They exclusively use durable, high-quality materials that meet LEED Platinum and WELL Platinum requirements for both exterior and interior design, aligning with their anti-consumerism principle and contributing to a reduced carbon footprint. 

For the detail-orientated, Eywa offers; a dedicated residents community space, private terraces with dining area and hammocks, generous storage and service spaces, European sanitary ware, European kitchen appliances with high energy rating, signature stone countertops, fully customized sustainably produced kitchen joinery, natural stone & engineered wood flooring and private waterfalls and pools AND a community library featuring over 2,500 curated books… of course.

This exciting project, located in Dubai’s Business Bay area, is set to be completed in Q2 of 2026 by R.Evolution, the real estate developer with over 25 years of experience.

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Why bamboo is the world’s most sustainable toilet paper!

Bamboo is the material we all need in our lives… We don’t think about where our toilet paper comes from do we? Did you know that 15% of all deforestation is caused by tissue manufacturing? Every single day, 27,000 trees are cut down to make toilet paper.

Introducing Bambuyu, who offer a sustainable & tree-free alternative – bamboo, the ideal solution as it’s a raw material that is sustainable and renewable whilst also soft & absorbent. Bamboo is actually a grass (not a tree), so it does not require planting after harvesting and can grow back naturally. It also has natural antibacterial properties, so it can be grown without the use of harsh chemicals and pesticides.

As bamboo is the world’s fastest-growing plant and grows x30 faster than trees, it makes it one of the most environmentally friendly materials you can choose. A grove of bamboo produces 35% more oxygen than a tree of a similar size which helps in reducing our carbon footprint too!