23 March 2016 | Author/Destination: Gulf States / Golfstaaten | Rubric: Architecture, Design & Products, Energy, Building Automation, Green Buildings, Green Technologies, Intelligent Buildings, Living, Working, Building, Materials, Sustainability, Environment, Universities, Colleges, Academies
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Masdar City is a
planned city project in the
Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in the
United Arab Emirates. Its core is being built by
Masdar, a subsidiary of
Mubadala Development Company, with the majority of seed capital provided by the Government of Abu Dhabi. Designed by the British architectural firm
Foster and Partners, the city relies on
solar energy and other
renewable energy sources. Masdar City is being constructed 17 kilometres (11 mi) east-south-east of the city of
Abu Dhabi, right beside
Abu Dhabi International Airport. Masdar City will host the headquarters of the
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The city is designed to be a hub for
cleantech companies. Its first tenant is the
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, which has been operating in the city since it moved into its campus in September 2010.
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