EYWA Way of Water Targets EMFIS® Certification in Dubai

DUBAI, UAE: EYWA Way of Water, a waterfront residential development on the Dubai Water Canal in Business Bay, is targeting EMFIS® Certification as part of a wider suite of international wellness benchmarks that includes LEED Platinum, WELL Platinum, and WiredScore Platinum.

The certification focuses on reducing electromagnetic exposure within the built environment. At EYWA Way of Water, particular attention will be paid to bedrooms, with EMFIS® verifying that shielding and infrastructure choices keep exposure within the bounds it considers appropriate for long-term occupancy while preserving the aesthetics of the spaces.

The appointment builds on EMFIS’s earlier certification of EYWA – Tree of Life, which established the partnership between the two organisations and made EYWA one of the region’s first residential developments to certify electromagnetic hygiene as a measurable, independently verified building standard.

Approximately 65 Ultra-Luxury Residences

At EYWA Way of Water, EMFIS® is applying the same methodology at greater scale across approximately 65 ultra-luxury residences, spanning 2- to 5-bedroom apartments, duplexes, and a penthouse.

The development is designed by OAD (Zane Tetere-Sulce), with John R Harris as consultant, and delivery is expected around 2028.

Where integrated at the design phase, as is the case at EYWA Way of Water, EMFIS’s approach has achieved reductions of up to 98.7% in low-frequency electric fields and 81.8% in high-frequency electromagnetic fields, verified through independent third-party testing.

Electromagnetic exposure remains one dimension of indoor environmental quality that many healthy-building frameworks have yet to address. Modern buildings generate a continuous electromagnetic environment from internal wiring, Wi-Fi networks, smart systems, and external 5G infrastructure, operating around the clock regardless of occupancy.

The World Health Organization classifies radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic, while regulatory action in Europe includes France banning Wi-Fi in daycare centres and Switzerland writing precautionary EMF limits for schools and hospitals into national law.

Wellness Real Estate Market Heads Towards $1.8 Trillion

The Global Wellness Institute values the global wellness real estate market at $876 billion, with the sector on a trajectory to reach $1.8 trillion by 2030.

In the UAE, the sector has grown from $3.3 billion in 2017 to $14.6 billion in 2025, expanding at 21% annually and making it one of the fastest-growing real estate categories in the region.

Wellness-focused properties already command a price premium of 10 to 25% over conventional equivalents. EMFIS’s own benchmarked data across certified projects shows low-EMF certification specifically delivering an average added value of approximately 14%.

Federico Marangoni, Founder and CEO of EMFIS® commented “Green building told us how a building treats the world outside it. The next question - the one EYWA Way of Water is helping answer - is what a building does to the people inside it over the course of a lifetime. Electromagnetic pollution is the dimension of the indoor environment the industry has not yet had the tools to measure and certify. That is exactly the gap EMFIS® closes, and EYWA Way of Water is one of the clearest examples in the region of a developer addressing it at design phase, where it makes the most difference. EYWA Way of Water is pitched to offer the quietest square meters in Dubai.”

Designing for Long-Term Wellbeing

Mariska Stoffel, Director of Design & Development at R.Evolution commented, “Architecture is becoming much more sophisticated in how it responds to human wellbeing. When people spend around 90% of their time indoors, we are shaping the environment where much of daily life happens. That means looking beyond aesthetics to the invisible conditions created by the building itself. Sleep and recovery are a key part of that, which is why EMFIS® provides an important benchmark for how we address electromagnetic exposure. At EYWA Way of Water, we are designing for people who take a long-term view of both capital and personal wellbeing, while creating healthier, more considered living environments in an increasingly connected world.”

Shailesh Bhandari, Director, John R Harris commented “At John R Harris & Partners, sustainability is embedded in our thinking from the first line of a project. EYWA Way of Water extends that principle into territory the industry is only beginning to navigate seriously: the electromagnetic environment that residents live within every day. Partnering with EMFIS® reflects our belief that truly well-crafted spaces actively support the health and longevity of those who inhabit them.”

EMFIS® has certified projects across eight countries in Europe and the Middle East and operates a GCC showroom in the UAE. Founded on research conducted at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) and recognised by Switzerland’s national standardisation body, a member of ISO, it is currently the only organisation in the world dedicated specifically to measuring, certifying, and managing electromagnetic exposure within the built environment.

The appointment of EMFIS® to EYWA Way of Water forms part of a growing pipeline of UAE and GCC projects in which electromagnetic environment certification is being integrated from the earliest stages of design rather than treated as a post-occupancy consideration.