Masdar - A Sustainable City
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- Created on: 14-09-17 22:26
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- Masdar - A Sustainably City
- Economic Factors
- Masdar Free Zone - business incentives to locate without restrictions e.g. no import taxes, corp. taxes, zero currency restrictions
- Progressive Urban Planning
- Buildings designed to be densely populated; live & work in same location increasing work life balance & convenience
- Environmental Factors
- Solar Power - reducing carbon emmisions
- Clean Energy - generated on-site, one of the largest photovotaic installations in the M. East
- Water Conservation - via high efficiency appliances, low-flow showers, smart water meters, treated waste water - recycled for plant irrigation, water tariff
- Energy Maximizing Efficiency Architecture - harnesses wind & shade to reduce need for air conditioning
- Clean Energy - generated on-site, one of the largest photovotaic installations in the M. East
- Low Carbon Development - central test bed for global renewable energy & technology companies
- Economic Factors
- Masdar Free Zone - business incentives to locate without restrictions e.g. no import taxes, corp. taxes, zero currency restrictions
- Progressive Urban Planning
- Buildings designed to be densely populated; live & work in same location increasing work life balance & convenience
- Environmental Factors
- Solar Power - reducing carbon emmisions
- Water Conservation - via high efficiency appliances, low-flow showers, smart water meters, treated waste water - recycled for plant irrigation, water tariff
- Energy Maximizing Efficiency Architecture - harnesses wind & shade to reduce need for air conditioning
- Low Carbon Development - central test bed for global renewable energy & technology companies
- Moving Economy - from an Oil foundation to knowledge innovation base
- Moving Economy - from an Oil foundation to knowledge innovation base
- Science and Technology Research University - city partner to 'spark' economic growth
- Accelerate breakthrough technologies to market
- Committed to finding solutions to the challenges of clean energy & climate change through education & research
- Solar Power - reducing carbon emmisions
- Building design reduces heating, cooling and transportation needs
- Aesthetically pleasing & Practically Designed - appealing to live in: traditional with leading edge technology
- Progressive Urban Planning
- Science and Technology Research University - city partner to 'spark' economic growth
- Accelerate breakthrough technologies to market
- Committed to finding solutions to the challenges of clean energy & climate change through education & research
- Masdar Free Zone - business incentives to locate without restrictions e.g. no import taxes, corp. taxes, zero currency restrictions
- Moving Economy - from an Oil foundation to knowledge innovation base
- Economic Factors
- Solar Power - reducing carbon emmisions
- Building design reduces heating, cooling and transportation needs
- Aesthetically pleasing & Practically Designed - appealing to live in: traditional with leading edge technology
- Progressive Urban Planning
- Masdar Free Zone - business incentives to locate without restrictions e.g. no import taxes, corp. taxes, zero currency restrictions
- Social Factors
- Human Capital - Institute of Science & Technology to work in
- PRT Transport System
- Unexcellent availability & reliability 99%, 18 hours a day, every daytitled
- Safe Transport - 2m passengers carried to-date, zero accidents or injury
- PRT 2nd Stage Extension - being planned for long-term needs of a growing city (zero emissions, flexible...)
- Pedestrian Friendly Community - Walking is low-level difficulty, special-needs accessibility.
- Growth Plan of Facilities & Services - new businesses, shops, restaurants, homes, schools etc.
- Creates diversity
- Supports growing Population - goal of 40k people
- Supports growing Population - goal of 40k people
- Creates diversity
- Economic Factors
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