*Located to the southeast of Abu Dhabi Island

around 17km from downtown Abu Dhabi

*Total site area = 590 hectares *Total populations = 40,000 residents *Land use = Mixed land use (residential,

commercial, institutional and lightweight industry)

*As a model of urban environmental

sustainability

*The project established by Masdar

construction since 2007 aim to be one of the worlds most sustainable development planning and development

*Best practice project for sustainable urban

*Prototypical sustainability city

*Cond Nast Traveller Innovation & Design

Award (Sustainability) - Masdar

*Best Sustainable Development, Cityscape Abu

Dhabi Masdar
Masdar

*FT ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards -

*Cityscape Abu Dhabi Sustainable

2008 for Masdar City, Abu Dhabi

Development Award, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi

*AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year

*Developed jointly by architectural firm

Foster & Partners with Abu Dhabi government

*Plan to achieve the goal : Synergy Mobility Energy Quality of life

Geometrical design The diagonal grid provides optimal shading

Global challenge

Loss of biodiversity and exploration of natural resources

Goal & Strategy

Create new habitats

Target

All valuable species been relocated Balanced land use Consolidated open spaces Landscaped of vegetation

*Century before modern era, people design

settlements to moderate desert heat to obtain both defensive benefits and stronger winds elevate Masdar above surrounding area its exposure

*This idea inspired Fosters and Partners to

*Rise 23 foot-high concrete base to maximize

 Use non local materials Resource exploitation Increase environmental harm

Goal & Strategy

Using recycled materials supply that give result to positive impact on environment

Fully with high recycled materials content Specify with using sustainable materials

Global challenge

Target

100% sourced timber

Installing steel instead of reinforcing bars

90% recycledcontent aluminium

Water-based type of paints

Replace cement with green concrete

*Complete built and opened in 2010 *focuses on research and engineering in

sustainable technology latticework

*Enclosed with wavy facade of

concrete

*Curve pattern provide an angle view *Main buildings with spherical roof

A 10MW solar photovoltaic plant is operational within Masdar City. Occupying 22 hectares within the outer boundary of Masdar City, it is the largest grid-connected solar plant in the Middle East and was connected to the Abu Dhabi power grid in April 2009.

In addition to solar energy, Masdar City is exploring the viability of geothermal and solar thermal cooling technologies that use heat to run air conditioning units.

*The roof-mounted photovoltaic panels

installed on Masdar Institutes laboratories and residential apartments, not only generate electricity, but they also help to provide additional shading to the streets and courtyards, and reduce the amount of direct solar gain absorbed by the roofs.

The roof-mounted photovoltaic panels

The Teflon-coated wind tower

 Masdar

City minimises energy consumption by developing best commercially available international energy efficient techniques and setting stringent building efficiency guidelines in areas such as - insulation - low energy lighting specifications - the percentage of glazing (i.e. windows) - optimizing natural light -installing smart appliances (i.e building managements systems) -a citywide energy management system that interacts to manage the electrical load on the grid all along the system, from the utility to the consumer

*Personal

Rapid Transit (PRT) system of 100% electric-powered, automated vehicles has been in operation since 2010 with existing road and railways connecting to other locations outside the city. *PRT vehicles are sized for individual or small group travel, typically carrying no more than 3 to 6 passengers per vehicle. *The PRT vehicles will travel at speeds up to 40km/h, with the longest routes in the city taking around 10 minutes. *The innovative system reached a milestone of having served 500,000 passengers in November 2012.

*Description : PRT Network *Peak capacity : 500 p/ph/pd currently *Times operation : 24 hrs/d & 7days/week *Configuration : Network *Connection : Direct (Non stop) *Passenger seated/standing : 4 adults + 2
children

*Drive : Electric *Track length : 1200 meters (one-way)

Transportation network

*The

dedicated guide way in the undercroft, an artificial basement created by raising the pedestrian level, will also accommodate the Freight Rapid Transit system (FRT). FRT system is capable of making 5,000 trips per day carrying the loads and deliveries for residents, stores and hotels. maximum total payload of 1,600kg.

*The

*The flatbed vehicles can carry two pallets, with a *The

vehicles will be recharged at the stations, avoiding the necessity of additional parking space (garage). The stations feature angled berths, allowing all vehicles independent entry and exit.

LOOK LIKE A POD BUT DRIVES LIKE A PORSCHE!

 Zerotracer is an electric-powered motorcycle that

can accelerate from zero to 100km/h in 4.5 seconds as fast as a Porsche 911 car. Designed by the Swiss engineering company Designwerk. It has a top speed of 240km/h and can travel 300km on a single charge. The Zerotracer set a record for distance covered by an electric vehicle in February 2012 by travelling 30,000km in 80 days as part of the Zero Emission Race. It makes perfect sense to have a zero-emission electric vehicle at Masdar City, a sustainable urban development where the electricity is obtained from solar energy.

*Masdar City also has initiated an electric car pilot

with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to test a pointto-point transportation solution for the city that uses Mitsubishi Motors i-MiEV, five-door hatchbacks. EV pilot project, launched in January 2011, aims to assess the efficiency of EVs and rapid charger technology in the regions climate conditions.

*The

*Main water resource in Abu Dhabi:

desalinated seawater and groundwater

*Rainwater: mean annual rainfall ranging

between 46 and 119 millimetres, Abu Dhabi is among the driest places in the world

*Masdar City is to be supplied by a

desalination plant to be powered with solar energy. Green spaces and agriculture near the city are to be irrigated with grey water and reclaimed water.

Reduction in desalinatio n

70%

Use of water recycled

100 %

Reduce consumption of water (target: 105 ltr/p/d well below the 550 ltr/p/d BAU)

Energy and nutrient recovery from biosolids

Current system: combine greywater and blackwater

Treated sewage effluent will be used for landscaping Treat using membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant

Biosolids resulting from the treatment reused for compositing and in any future wasteto-energy plant

*Minimise waste to landfill *Maximise the resource potential of materials

(e.g recycling and reuse) landfill

*Divert at least 50% of operational waste from

*Divert 90% of construction waste during the

development period