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today will be discussing the sustainability of Masdar city by John Mark during the construction of Masdar city and still to this day they used the esti dhamma pearl rating system this rating system was chosen to be the standard for all buildings in the city of Masdar to reduce emissions and increase recycling especially during the construction period the pearl rating system is comparable to the international standard of LEED Gold and is based on 1 to 5 scale the city is aiming at minimum of 3 pearl rating for all the buildings in Masdar with minimum of 4 pearls for parks plazas and streets the standards set meant to each building be built with locally sourced low carbon cement used 90 percent recycled aluminum for construction and reduce energy and water consumption by 40% Masdar is main focuses was mobility the plan of Masdar city was to develop transportation around the pedestrian by creating compact city this was done by ensuring that every residential area had all the amenities needed when walking it within walking distance further promotion of sustainable community and eco-friendly transportation was done through the development of parks and plazas throughout the city automotive transportation couldn't be completely forgotten so Masdar has implemented eco buses that are 100% electric and can travel up to 150 kilometers per charge that's not where the mobility stopped in Masdar however personal rapid transit or PRT vehicles are located under the streets of Masdar Institute campus providing personal taxi like mode of transportation with zero emissions electric vehicle charging stations have also been developed to promote the use of electric personal vehicles Masdar is currently implementing navya which is completely autonomous vehicle that circulates one kilometer route through the city for future transportation Masdar plans to have two major trade networks the metro and the LRT pass through the city to further the means of eco-friendly transportation another one of Masdar main focuses is on recreation one of Masdar goals is tomorrow healthy living through providing public recreation facilities the Masdar park has been expanded to 2500 square meters and hosts variety of commodities such as playground music wall art installations picnic area and eight different outlet stores providing food drinks and shopping the Shaw trail was developed in 5.6 kilometer circle around Masdar City and provides 300 bicycles to the people of Masdar to ride around and enjoy the outdoors sporting facilities and outdoor gyms are located around Masdar Park and helped to further promote the goal of healthy living one of Masdar main focuses however is research and development into new technologies Masdar city is free zone meaning that it allows foreign ownership of property this has been done to attract clean and energy companies to come to Masdar to test commercialize and deploy clean energy technologies the city collaborates with these companies to focus on developing technology that advances themes like water purification energy production transportation development and agriculture by implementing the free zone idea Masdar city is able to keep up with the latest technology and continue their goals of achieving truly green city energy production has been the focus of Masdar city since the beginning of their development Masdar is currently using wide variety of energy production processes to create the energy needed to supply the city concentrated solar enter content rated solar energy is used to heat water that in turn heats take of oil the heat from the oil is used to generate cold water in refrigerator and from there it is set into buildings to serve as air-conditioning photovoltaic panels are used to generate electricity directly and with 22 hectare built operation outside the city and panels on every building they are able to generate over 17,000 megawatt hours per year waste-to-energy plant is also being developed to turn 300,000 tons of waste into 240,000 megawatt hours of energy and reduce waste in landfills by 75% Masdar era also works with works abroad by partnering with renewable energy projects around the world to create truly sustainable environment for everyone in conclusion of Masdar city Masdar city is leading the way in sustainable development with its cutting edge technology and drive to continually improve on what it's doing Masdar has chosen to promote environmentally friendly means of transportation to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels and also reduce emissions by establishing renewable energy production before the city's population Masdar is able to keep up with the demand and provide renewable energy to other cities in the Middle East the goal of Masdar city is to continue to be truly sustainable city and promote advancements and technology so that the rest of the world can follow while the city is not yet complete it provides great example of urban sustainability and will continue to educate societies around the world and the possibilities of Urban Development further information you can visite Masdar the AE / en thank you you