Engineering:The Sustainable City

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The Sustainable City
Community
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 25°01′46″N 55°16′42″E / 25.0294°N 55.2784°E / 25.0294; 55.2784
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateDubai
CityDubai
Established2015
Area
 • Total0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,700
 • Density5,900/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 masterplans amalgamate green, energy efficient designs with a people-centric philosophy that includes nature and animals thus ameliorating public space. 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.[1]

The city was developed by Dubai-based Diamond Developers, whose chairman, Faris Saeed, has stated that much of his inspiration for the development came from UC Davis West Village.[2]

Key elements of the City include:[3]

  • 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
  • A sustainable school (Fairgreen International School)
  • An autism center (Sanad Village)
  • Short stay holiday homes (The Sustainable Homes)
  • SEE Institute

Apart from periphery roads and car parking areas, the development is a car-free site.[4]

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.[5]

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

  1. ↑ WebDev, I. E. T. (2012-11-09). "UC Davis West Village inspires plan for Dubai Sustainable City" (in en). https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-west-village-inspires-plan-dubai-sustainable-city. 
  2. ↑ WebDev, I. E. T. (2012-11-09). "UC Davis West Village inspires plan for Dubai Sustainable City" (in en). https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-west-village-inspires-plan-dubai-sustainable-city. 
  3. ↑ "Faris Saeed: The man who built utopia" (in en-US). 2019-06-30. https://www.thesustainablecity.ae/home/2019/06/30/faris-saeed-the-man-who-built-utopia/. 
  4. ↑ Nguyen, Quang minh (15 June 2022). "Application of "Car-Free City" and "City of Short Walks" to Living Quarters in Hanoi Towards Sustainable Mobility and Logistics". Procedia Engineering Journal. 
  5. ↑ "Solar Integration: Inverters and Grid Services Basics" (in en). https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-integration-inverters-and-grid-services-basics. 

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