# Interior Design AE

> UAE interior reference covering fit-out budgets, approval routes, green building requirements, glazing and DEWA tariffs, with sources and worked calculations.

Site: https://interior-design.ae.org/
Language: en-GB

## Sections

- [Costs and planning](https://interior-design.ae.org/costs-and-planning/): Fit-out and renovation budgets in AED per square foot, what a quotation leaves out, and the room sizes Gulf households plan around.
- [Approvals and codes](https://interior-design.ae.org/approvals-and-codes/): Who signs off interior work in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, what a permit costs, and the green building clauses that reach indoors.
- [Climate and comfort](https://interior-design.ae.org/climate-and-comfort/): DEWA tariffs, cooling loads, glazing values and material behaviour in a climate where summer afternoons pass 45 degrees Celsius.

## Articles

- [Al Sa'fat and Estidama rules for interiors](https://interior-design.ae.org/approvals-and-codes/al-safat-estidama-interior-requirements/): Al Sa'fat in Dubai and the Estidama Pearl Villa Rating System in Abu Dhabi: tiers, glazing limits, water flows, VOC limits, air quality and lighting rules.
- [DEWA electricity bill worksheet](https://interior-design.ae.org/climate-and-comfort/dewa-electricity-bill-worksheet/): Check DEWA electricity slab arithmetic with 2,000 to 7,000 kWh examples, a dated fuel surcharge, VAT assumptions and a CSV table for household budgeting.
- [DEWA tariffs and cooling loads for UAE homes](https://interior-design.ae.org/climate-and-comfort/dewa-tariffs-cooling-load/): DEWA slab tariffs for electricity and water in 2026, fuel surcharge, sewerage and housing fee, Empower district cooling charges, AC share of the bill, sizing.
- [Dubai fit-out approvals: DM, DDA or Trakhees](https://interior-design.ae.org/approvals-and-codes/dubai-fit-out-approvals-dm-dda-trakhees/): Which Dubai authority approves interior modification work by plot, what a permit costs under DM, DDA and Trakhees rules in 2026, timelines, NOCs and fines.
- [Dubai fit-out cost per square foot, 2026](https://interior-design.ae.org/costs-and-planning/fit-out-cost-per-sq-ft-uae/): Dubai fit-out and renovation costs in 2026: AED per square foot by finish tier and property type, room budgets, community rates, VAT and quote exclusions.
- [Glazing and materials for UAE summers](https://interior-design.ae.org/climate-and-comfort/glazing-shgc-desert-materials/): Glazing values for UAE homes: U-value, shading coefficient, SHGC and light transmittance, Al Sa'fat 2023 limits, glass and film data, shading, timber movement.
- [Majlis planning dimensions for UAE villas](https://interior-design.ae.org/costs-and-planning/majlis-planning-dimensions/): Majlis planning figures for UAE villas: room area per guest count, seat heights and depths, clearances, ceiling height, lighting and fit-out budgets.

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