The Sustainable City
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The Sustainable City | |
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Community | |
Coordinates: 25°01′46″N 55°16′42″E / 25.0294°N 55.2784°ECoordinates: 25°01′46″N 55°16′42″E / 25.0294°N 55.2784°E | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Emirate | Dubai |
City | Dubai |
Established | 2015 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,700 |
• Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
The Sustainable City is a 46-hectare property development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Situated on the Al Qudra Road, it is the first net-zero energy development in the Emirate of Dubai. The development includes 500 villas, 89 apartments and a mixed-use area consisting of offices, retail, healthcare facilities, a nursery and food and beverage outlets. Phase 2 of the development will include a hotel, school and innovation centre.[citation needed]
The City was developed by Dubai-based Diamond Developers, whose Chief Executive Officer, Faris Saeed, has stated that much of his inspiration for the development came from UC Davis West Village.[citation needed]
Key elements of the City include:[citation needed]
- a residential area of 500 townhouses and courtyard villas inspired by Dubai's old Bastakiya district
- 11 natural ‘biodome’ greenhouses, organic farm and individual garden farms for local food production that use a passive cooling method with fans and pads.
- 10 MW peak solar production
- waste water recycling, with segregated drainage for greywater and blackwater using papyrus as a biofilter
- biking and shaded jogging trails
- charging stations for electric cars
- an equestrian centre
Apart from periphery roads and car parking areas, the development is a car-free site.[citation needed]
The parking areas are topped by solar shading featuring solar panels that are connected to an electrical grid to supply energy into different sections of the city.[citation needed]
Panels are also placed on the roofs of all of the houses.[citation needed] The construction waste is reused to furnish the public spaces.[citation needed] The townhouses have UV reflective paint to reduce the thermal heat gain inside the houses.[citation needed]
References[]
- The Sustainable City - Gulf Sotheby's International Realty
- Dubai's Green City Kicks Off
- [ Sustainable City To Complete By 2015]
- Baharash Architecture
- UC Davis West Village Inspires Plan Dubai Sustainable City
- CW Awards 2016 - Sustainable Project Recognized
- Dr. Suad Joseph, University of California, Davis ,article
- UC Davis sustainability research collaboration
External links[]
- 2015 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
- Residential communities in Dubai
- Sustainability in the United Arab Emirates
- Sustainable urban planning
- Sustainable development
- United Arab Emirates geography stubs