Masdar -- World's First Sustainable City

clipped from www.youtube.com Masdar City Masdar is a planned city in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. It is an initiative by the Government of Abu Dhabi through Mubadala Development Company. Designed by the British architectural firm Foster + Partners, the city will rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources, with a sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste ecology. The city is being constructed 17 kilometres (11 mi) east-south-east of the city of Abu Dhabi, beside Abu Dhabi International Airport. clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.masdar.ae As the first major hydrocarbon-producing economy to take such a step Abu Dhabi has established its leadership position by launching the Masdar Initiative a global cooperative platform for the open engagement in the search for solutions to some of mankind's most pressing issues energy security climate change and the development of human expertise in... clipped from www.designboom.com LAVA wins first prize for masdar - world's first sustainable city in UAE

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1. YouTube - Masdar City
2. YouTube - Masdar Initiative - Worlds First 100% Carbon Free Community
3. MASDAR - Abu Dhabi National Energy, Global Energy Company UAE, Polycrystalline UAE, Industries UAE, Energy Prize Dubai UAE, Monocrystalline UAE.
4. LAVA wins first prize for masdar - world's first sustainable city in UAE

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1. Masdar City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2. Laboratory for Visionary Architecture
3. Foster + Partners
4. Masdar Clean Tech Fund
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