masdar city masterplan & design brief
TRANSCRIPT
Wha
t is
Mas
dar
City
?
A S
usta
inab
le C
ity
prov
idin
g th
e hi
ghes
t qua
lity
of li
fe w
ith th
e lo
wes
t en
viro
nmen
tal f
ootp
rint.
100%
Ren
ewab
le E
nerg
yZe
ro W
aste
Net
Zer
o C
arbo
nFo
ssil
Fuel
Fre
e Zo
ne
Wha
t is
Mas
dar
City
?
Initi
ativ
e of
the
Lead
ersh
ip o
f the
Em
irate
of
Abu
Dha
bi
Site
are
a: 7
00 h
ecta
res
/ 7
Sq/
KM
Mix
ed u
se c
ity
Pop
ulat
ion:
40,0
00 r
esid
ents
50,0
00 c
omm
utin
g=
90,0
00 p
eopl
e
MA
SDA
R
Abu
Dha
biAi
rpor
t
Yas
Isla
nd(F
orm
ula
1)
Saad
iyat
Isla
nd(L
ouve
)(G
ugge
nhei
m)
Kha
lifa
City
Abu
Dha
bi
Tra
ditio
nal A
rabi
c C
ity D
esig
n
Nar
row
str
eets
Nat
ural
sha
ding
Hig
h D
ensi
ty
/Low
Ris
e Li
ving
Pub
lic s
pace
s
Mix
ed U
se
Wal
kabl
e
Fez
Wha
t mak
es M
asda
r C
ity U
niqu
e?
A g
radu
ate-
leve
l, re
sear
ch-d
riven
inst
itutio
n in
par
tner
ship
w
ith M
ITM
asda
r In
stitu
te
The
City
will
str
ive
tow
ards
a z
ero
was
te o
bjec
tive
Rec
yclin
g /
Was
te to
En
ergy
The
City
will
con
tain
pio
neer
ing
publ
ic tr
ansp
orta
tion
syst
ems
Inno
vativ
e Tr
ansp
orta
-tio
n Sy
stem
Bui
ldin
g de
sign
will
ens
ure
the
late
st u
se o
f ene
rgy
effic
ient
te
chno
logi
es a
nd s
mar
t des
ign
Bui
ldin
g D
esig
n
The
City
will
be
pow
ered
with
Ren
ewab
le e
nerg
yR
enew
able
En
ergy
p15
Bui
ldin
g D
esig
nW
aste
Tran
spor
tatio
nEn
ergy
G
ener
atio
n
Des
ign
of a
con
vent
iona
l city
Con
vent
iona
lO
il &
Gas
Land
fill
Foss
il fu
el
80%
13%
7%
1,10
0,00
0To
nnes
CO
2
Des
ign
of M
asda
r City
Ener
gy E
ffici
ent
Ren
ewab
leR
ecyc
ling
/W
aste
to E
nerg
y
Elec
tric
/So
lar
-56%
-24%
-12%
-7%
= 0
CO
2Car
bon
offs
ettin
g /
Car
bon
Sequ
estr
atio
n-1
%
Bui
ldin
g D
esig
nW
aste
Tran
spor
tatio
nEn
ergy
Gen
erat
ion
Ener
gy
100%
Pow
ered
by
Ren
ewab
le E
nerg
y
170M
W fr
om P
hoto
volta
ic
<30
KW
h pe
r ca
pita
per
day
en
ergy
usa
ge (
9x L
ES
S th
an U
SA
)
100%
Ren
ewab
le E
nerg
y S
olut
ions
Con
cent
rate
d So
lar P
ower
(26%
)
Phot
o Vo
ltaic
(53%
)
Evac
uate
d Th
erm
al T
ube
Col
lect
or (1
4%)
Was
te to
Ene
rgy
(7%
)
MA
SD
AR
Wat
er S
trat
egy
Red
uce
wat
er
leak
age
to 3
%R
ecyc
le 9
0%of
gre
y w
ater
R
educ
e co
nsum
ptio
n to
<80
l/p/d
p20
Bun
dled
pro
ject
s sc
enar
ios
Ons
ite v
s R
egio
nal
On-
Site
Sce
nario
:
Stu
dy fo
r O
n-S
ite G
roun
dwat
er u
se
Sea
wat
er o
r O
ff-S
ite G
W s
uppl
y w
/ on
-site
des
alin
atio
n
Brin
e T
reat
men
t and
Reu
se
Loca
l Was
te fo
r 3
MW
WtE
Reg
iona
l Sce
nario
:
AD
DC
Wat
er S
uppl
y
Reg
iona
l Was
te fo
r 10
MW
WtE
CS
P fr
om S
mal
l Squ
are
Gam
e C
hang
ing
Issu
es:
Gre
en B
uild
ings
Hyd
ro S
tudy
re
GW
Vo
lum
e
WtE
Dem
and
Geo
ther
mal
Res
ourc
e
On-
site
Des
alin
atio
n
Gre
ywat
er R
ecyc
ling
PRT
vs. M
etro
Smal
l Squ
are
Tim
ing
Mis
ses
Mee
ts
CH
2M H
ILL
Prop
rieta
ry -
Reu
se P
rohi
bite
d
On-
Site
sce
nario
des
crip
tion
Sep
tem
ber 1
0p2
2
Bas
e Pr
ojec
ts &
Prim
ary
Proj
ects
Dry
MR
F +
In-V
esse
l Com
post
ing
Bio
mas
s bu
rner
co
nstr
uctio
n w
ood
was
teW
aste
min
imiz
atio
n an
d A
WC
SA
ltern
ativ
e w
ater
opt
ions
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/Fog
col
lect
orR
educ
e un
derc
roft
light
ing
and
vent
ilatio
nR
educ
e no
n-re
side
nt b
uild
ing
elec
tric
al lo
adG
eoth
erm
al e
nerg
y +
pum
ping
to d
eman
dR
educ
e st
reet
ligh
ting
load
Add
1 M
W P
V g
roun
d m
ount
to 1
0 M
W fa
rmE
limin
ate
blac
kwat
er tr
eatm
ent e
lect
rical
load
us
e bi
ogas
from
ana
erob
ic d
iges
tion
Red
uce
wat
er d
istr
ibut
ion
ener
gy lo
adW
ater
sup
ply
from
sea
wat
er o
r gr
ound
wat
erR
O d
esal
inat
ion
plan
t on-
site
Flo
ra/F
auna
/Wild
life/
Peo
ple
optim
izat
ion
Seco
ndar
y Pr
ojec
tsIn
stal
l 3 M
W W
tE fo
r non
-rec
ycla
bles
Incr
ease
roof
top
PV
gen
erat
ion
+ c
lean
ing
deve
lop
recy
cle
mar
ket
Stu
dy o
n-si
te h
yper
-sal
ine
grou
nd w
ater
Brin
e tr
eatm
ent a
nd r
euse
of p
rodu
cts
Incr
ease
CS
P e
lect
rical
/ther
mal
coo
ling
ratio
Incr
ease
ele
ctric
al d
istr
ibut
ion
effic
ienc
yR
educ
e IC
T a
nd P
RT
dem
and
Use
Sea
wat
er o
r O
ff-S
ite G
roun
d W
ater
for p
otab
le w
ater
w/G
reen
Pow
er
at in
take
or
wel
l loc
atio
n
On-
site
Des
alin
atio
n, B
rine
Man
agem
ent &
Reu
se
All
Ene
rgy
Pro
ject
s in
top
31 r
anke
d R
oadm
aps
11%
Ene
rgy
gap
com
pare
to 3
1% g
apfo
r dem
and
< 40
% A
D re
fere
nce
w/R
oadm
aps
28%
Ene
rgy
gap
com
pare
to 4
4% g
apfo
r 10%
bet
ter t
han
AD r
efer
ence
resu
lts
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000 May
-08Nov
-08May
-09Nov
-09May
-10Nov
-10May
-11Nov
-11May
-12Nov
-12May
-13Nov
-13May
-14Nov
-14May
-15Nov
-15May
-16Nov
-16May
-17Nov
-17
Mon
ths
MWh/day
Bas
elin
e D
eman
d 10
% A
D R
efer
ence
Ons
ite E
lect
ric S
uppl
yC
urre
nt O
nsite
Dem
and
Cur
rent
Bas
elin
e D
eman
d
On-
Site
Sce
nario
Elec
trica
l Sup
ply
vs. D
eman
d
CH
2M H
ILL
Prop
rieta
ry -
Reu
se P
rohi
bite
d
Ons
ite c
ost-
bene
fits:
dem
and
com
paris
ons
Dev
elop
& S
trat
egy
Inve
stm
ent =
$46
mill
ion
Spe
ndin
g in
200
9 =
$14
mill
ion
Spe
ndin
g in
201
0 =
$25
mill
ion
Spe
ndin
g in
201
1+ =
$ 7
mill
ion
Not
es:
1.C
ost s
how
n ar
e ba
sed
on c
urre
nt in
form
atio
n an
d th
eref
ore
orde
r-of
-mag
nitu
de (
+50
%,
-30%
) in
nat
ure
for
com
paris
on p
urpo
ses
only
. O
nce
a sc
enar
io(s
) is
sel
ecte
d, a
mor
e th
orou
gh a
nd
deta
iled
deliv
ery
plan
and
cos
t es
timat
e w
ill b
e pr
epar
ed.
2.In
vest
men
t to
con
cept
not
ed a
bove
incl
udes
inve
stig
atio
n st
udie
s, p
ilot p
roje
ct,
dem
onst
ratio
n an
d fe
asib
ility
stu
dies
onl
y.
Scen
ario
1a
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rgy
Wat
er
Was
te
Bio
dive
rsity
Goa
lS
cena
rio 1
a
Pro
ject
ed D
eman
d <
40%
of A
D r
efer
ence
D
eman
d <
10%
of A
D r
efer
ence
1. D
evel
op
& S
trat
egy
2. C
once
ptD
esig
n3.
Del
iver
y4.
O
pera
tion
s
5. F
eedb
ack
Scen
ario
1
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rgy
Wat
er
Was
te
Bio
dive
rsity
Goa
lS
cena
rio 1
11%
E G
ap
0% W
Gap
30%
B G
ap
28%
E G
ap
0% W
Gap
30%
B G
ap
CH
2M H
ILL
Prop
rieta
ry -
Reu
se P
rohi
bite
d
Reg
iona
l sce
nario
des
crip
tion
Sep
tem
ber 1
0p2
4
Bas
e Pr
ojec
ts &
Prim
ary
Proj
ects
Dry
MR
F +
In-V
esse
l Com
post
ing
Bio
mas
s bu
rner
co
nstr
uctio
n w
ood
was
teW
aste
min
imiz
atio
n an
d A
WC
SA
ltern
ativ
e w
ater
opt
ions
-Dew
/Fog
col
lect
orR
educ
e un
derc
roft
light
ing
and
vent
ilatio
nR
educ
e no
n-re
side
nt b
uild
ing
elec
tric
al lo
adG
eoth
erm
al e
nerg
y +
pum
ping
to d
eman
dR
educ
e st
reet
ligh
ting
load
Add
1 M
W P
V g
roun
d m
ount
to 1
0 M
W fa
rmE
limin
ate
blac
k w
ater
trea
tmen
t ele
ctric
al lo
ad
use
biog
as fr
om a
naer
obic
dig
estio
nR
educ
ed d
eman
d fr
om s
mal
l squ
are
dela
yW
ater
sup
ply
from
AD
DC
Flo
ra/F
auna
/Wild
life/
Peo
ple
optim
izat
ion
Seco
ndar
y Pr
ojec
tsIn
stal
l 10
MW
WtE
for
non-
recy
clab
les
+ ad
ditio
nal
impo
rted
was
teIn
crea
se r
oofto
p P
V g
ener
atio
n +
clea
ning
deve
lop
recy
cle
mar
ket
CS
P p
rodu
ctio
n on
sm
all s
quar
eIn
crea
se C
SP
Ele
ctric
al/T
herm
al c
oolin
g ra
tioIn
crea
se E
lect
rical
Dis
trib
utio
n ef
ficie
ncy
Red
uce
ICT
and
PR
T d
eman
dU
se A
DD
C fo
r m
ajor
ity o
f pot
able
wat
er s
uppl
y
Impo
rt w
aste
for
WtE
Gen
erat
ion
Det
erm
ine
RO
I for
Sm
all S
quar
e C
SP
3% E
nerg
y ga
p co
mpa
re to
31%
gap
for d
eman
d <
40%
AD
ref
eren
ce
21%
Ene
rgy
gap
com
pare
to 4
4% g
apfo
r 10%
bet
ter t
han
AD r
esul
ts
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500 May
-08Nov
-08May
-09Nov
-09May
-10Nov
-10May
-11Nov
-11May
-12Nov
-12May
-13Nov
-13May
-14Nov
-14May
-15Nov
-15May
-16Nov
-16May
-17Nov
-17
Mon
ths
MWh/day
Cur
rent
Reg
iona
l Dem
and
Reg
iona
l Ele
ctric
Sup
ply
Reg
iona
l Dem
and
10%
Abu
Dha
biC
urre
nt B
asel
ine
Dem
and
CO
2e c
once
pt
Em
bedd
ed C
O2e
Bui
ldin
gs &
Pla
tform
(D
carb
on8)
Infr
astr
uctu
re (T
BD
)
Reg
iona
l Inf
rast
. (TB
D)
Ope
ratio
ns C
O2e
Infr
astr
uctu
re (M
cKin
sey)
Util
ities
(McK
inse
y)
Em
bedd
ed C
O2e
Foo
d (T
BD
)
Flo
ra/F
auna
(TB
D)
Peo
ple
choi
ces
(TB
D)
CO
2e B
alan
ce
Res
ults
in6
mon
ths
to2+
yea
rs
Con
cept
Des
ign
in9
mon
ths
CH
2MH
ILL
Pro
gram
me
Man
agem
ent
Res
pons
ibili
ties
incl
ude:
Des
ign
Hea
lth, S
afet
y &
E
nviro
nmen
tS
usta
inab
ility
Pro
ject
Del
iver
yP
rogr
am a
nd
Doc
umen
t C
ontr
ols
Pro
cure
men
tP
erfo
rman
ce In
dica
tors
Tech
nolo
gyC
ity G
over
nanc
e
PM
Obj
ectiv
es o
n M
asda
r C
ity
The
Mas
dar
City
Vis
ion
is in
corp
orat
ed in
the
deliv
ery
of
the
over
all p
rogr
amm
e.T
he d
eliv
ery
of M
asda
r C
ity to
est
ablis
hed
budg
ets
and
sche
dule
s.T
he d
eliv
ery
of M
asda
r C
ity to
ach
ieve
the
esta
blis
hed
sust
aina
bilit
yst
anda
rds.
The
del
iver
y of
Mas
dar
City
to a
chie
ve th
e es
tabl
ishe
d qu
ality
stan
dard
s.P
rovi
de le
ader
ship
, man
agem
ent a
nd d
irect
ion
on a
ll as
pect
s of
the
deliv
ery
of M
asda
r C
ity to
ach
ieve
thes
e ob
ject
ives
.
Mas
dar
City
Lay
erin
g
PV
roo
f
Bui
ldin
g pl
ots
Rai
sed
stre
et le
vel
PR
TP
rimar
y in
fras
truc
ture
Abu
Dha
bi m
etro
p29
Inte
grat
ed T
rans
port
Mas
dar
City
will
be
the
first
la
nd-b
ased
city
to o
pera
te
with
out f
ossi
l fue
led
vehi
cles
Wal
king
, ele
ctric
veh
icle
s,
cycl
ing,
PR
T a
nd L
RT
are
th
e m
odes
of t
rans
port
atio
n w
ithin
Mas
dar
City
.
With
40,
000
com
mut
ers
per
day,
Mas
dar
City
will
hav
e st
rate
gica
lly p
lace
d pa
rkin
g ar
eas
for
foss
il-fu
eled
ve
hicl
es
PRT
Fast
Fact
sP
RT
Veh
icle
s:3,
000
PR
T S
tatio
ns:
85-1
00
FR
T V
ehic
les
810
PR
T T
rips
per
day:
135,
000
Max
.Wal
king
Dis
tanc
eto
P
RT
Sta
tion:
150m
LRT
Trip
s pe
r ho
ur:
5,00
0 pe
ople
Per
sona
l Rap
id T
rans
it (P
RT
)
Mob
ility
LRT
Stat
ion
PRT
Stat
ion
Publ
ic G
reen
Sp
ace
Publ
ic P
ark
Nei
ghbo
urho
od
Cen
tre Pl
ace
of
Wor
ship
Play
grou
nd Wor
k pl
aces
Shop
s
150
m
Cyc
le /
Segw
ay
Wal
king
2-3
min
Scho
ol
300
m
p31
Sup
ply
Cha
in S
usta
inab
ility
Def
initi
on
colla
bora
tive
effo
rt of
mul
tiple
sta
keho
lder
s to
de
sign
, bui
ld, a
nd o
pera
te a
sea
mle
ss, v
alue
-
SM
S -
A T
ool t
o D
eliv
er th
e M
asda
r V
isio
n
Pla
n M
onito
rV
isua
lize
and
Ana
lyze
Foo
t prin
tS
uppl
y C
hain
Pro
duct
s an
d M
ater
ials
Rep
ortin
gO
pera
te th
e C
ity
Mas
dar
City
It is
NO
T a
City
in th
e tr
aditi
onal
Wes
tern
def
initi
onN
o el
ecte
d of
ficia
lsN
ot a
sep
arat
e pu
blic
ent
ity
It is
a P
rivat
e D
evel
opm
ent
Ten
ancy
Cod
es &
Spe
cific
sus
tain
abili
ty r
ules
Spe
cific
gui
delin
es o
n fit
-out
req
uire
men
tsS
peci
fic s
usta
inab
ility
goa
ls (
OP
L)
Sus
tain
abili
ty in
clud
es th
e C
ity G
over
nanc
e D
epar
tmen
t
The
City
Gov
erna
nce
Dep
artm
ent h
as w
orke
d to
inco
rpor
ate
and
inte
grat
e su
stai
nabi
lity,
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