Amman, Jordan

Middle East Insurance Company "MEICO"

The Middle East Insurance Company Building is one of Jordan’s newest high-profile properties and is situated on Zahran Street No. 14 in one of the most popular commercial areas in the capital. Cutting edge design, superior quality, and an eye to the environment are only some of the key elements that make this property all-encompassing vis-à-vis the needs for both high-end infrastructure and value-added services.

Project info

Construction phase
New construction
Building type
Non-residential building
Detailed building type
Office
Net floor area
26500 m2
Land plot size
3044 m2
Stories
14 stories
Construction type
Concrete
Original construction year of the building
2013
Project contact
Eng. Iskandar Qubein
Contact email address
iskandarqubein@hotmail.com

Project team

Developer(s)/owner(s)
Middle East Insurance Company
Architect(s)
Faris Bagaeen Architects Engineers
Construction contractor(s)
Mutah Contracting Company

Building Rating and Certifications systems

Rating and certifications systems
LEED

Building Envelope

External walls

U-Value
0.57 W/(m²*K)

Roof

Roof type
Flat roof
U-Value
0.55 W/(m²*K)

Openings and windows

Glazing type
Double glazed
Overall u-value window
3.4 W/(m²*K)

Basement floor

U-Value
1.2 W/(m²*K)

Technical Building Systems

Space cooling system

Primary space cooling system
Centralised multi-split system│Consisting of one outdoor unit (e.g. located on the rooftop) supplying several indoor units
Manufacturer(s) / products
DAIKIN

Space heating system

Primary Space heating system
Air-conditioning system (reversible for heating; air-air heat pump)
Manufacturer(s) / products
DAIKIN

Water heater system

Primary water heater system
Solar Thermal collector on the roof

Lighting system

Primary lighting system
LED (Light emitting diode lamps)
Efficiency
100

Final Energy Demand

Total specific final energy demand
N/A kWh/(m²*a)