masdar

Impressive green architecture!

Sustainability is trendy in many circles throughout the Western World, but in Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates they are building an entirely sustainable city.  Planning for the city of Masdar began around the year 2006 as a ten year project and the first phase is expected to be completed by 2009.

This building will be the first that will generate power in order to be assembled. The power will be acquired with the help of a solar roof which, of course, is going to be assembled first.

The CEO of Masdar, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, presents Bush with a comprehensive display outlining the six business units of the initiative, including plans for Masdar City, the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste city, and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), the region's first graduate-level academic institution focused on energy and sustainability and developed in cooperation with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT).