Sustainability_project

[|Sustainability project-Masdar city]

Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, Arab United Emirates Aspiring to be one of the most sustainable cities in the world, Masdar City is an emerging global clean-technology cluster that places its resident companies in the heart of the global renewable energy and cleantech industry. Situated 17 km from downtown Abu Dhabi, Masdar City is a high-density, pedestrian-friendly development where current and future renewable energy and clean technologies are showcased, marketed, researched, developed, tested and implemented.

Designed by Foster + Partners, Masdar City is a 6 km2 sustainable development whose design is inspired by the traditional architecture and urban planning of the region that serves to reduce energy consumption and improve the quality of the environment. This, together with the existing and future technologies, will redefine the design and construction of cities in the future.

The city, which at full build out will house 40,000 residents and hundreds of businesses, will integrate the full range of renewable energy and sustainability technologies, across a living and working community. As with most dynamic technology clusters, the city has a top-notch research university that is a source for innovation, technologies, R&D and highly skilled graduates.

The main **objectives** of Masdar City are: -Be a global clean technology hub. -Be powered by renewable energy. -Be one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments. -Achieve a low carbon footprint during the construction and operation of the city. -Be an unmatched platform for commercial-scale demonstration of sustainable technologies. -Be the home of the leading research institute in alternative energy and sustainable technologies. -Have partnerships of excellence.

The **principles** that Masdar City is using to achieve the established goals are: -Be guided by One Planet Living principles. -Emulate traditional Arabic city designs. -Realise highest levels of resource efficiency. -Improve quality of life in a city (convenient, compact, safe). -Maximise the benefits of sustainable technologies through an integrated planning and design approach.

Now is necessary to talk about sustainability and how it will be acomplished in Masdar City: Aim to have a low carbon footprint in the built and operation phase of the city, produce renewable energy, build and operate efficient buildings, minimize occupant energy consumption and provide sustainable transportation that eliminates reliance on fossil fueled vehicles for normal city operation.
 * -Greenhouse Gases:** to minimise this gases they have established the following objectives:

Create and operate a zero waste city after completion of final phase and minimise impacts through the responsible use of materials.
 * -Waste and materials:** to maximise waste diverted from landfill through waste elimination, reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery they have established the following objectives:

Provide sustainable water supply and protect existing species and provide for creation or rehabilitation of existing habitats.
 * -Resources:** to respect environment through responsible use of natural resources they have established the following objectives:


 * -Social:** Masdar City’s goal is to create and maintain a high quality of life in a sustainable way, by optimising positive and minimising negative impacts to land, water, air, noise and light. The indicators that they are using to ahieve that before mentioned goal are: Air Quality, Land, Water, Light Pollution, Noise, Odour, Dust, Health and Safety and Quality of Life.


 * -Economic:** Masdar City’s goal is to increase sustainable business development within the UAE.

To conclude, we can say that the great achievement of Masdar City will be to share with the world the lessons learned in developing a city that meets the enviromental, social and economic goals of sustaianbility.