Watch this video if you are interested in living a fabulous eco-friendly lifestyle.
Foster + Partners has designed the World's first 100% Carbon Free Community. Masdar is being built near the airport in Abu Dhabi and is likely to open in 2009. It will become the home of 47,500 lucky people and 1,500 businesses fortunate enough to get their foot in the door.
The city will produce all of it's own energy through a field of solar panels. All waste will be recycled and waste water will be purified and
reused to grow tree plantations contributing to the bio-fuel strategy. Even the city's food supply will be grown within the city walls which surround the entire community.
You really need to watch the video to get a full appreciation to get a sense of all the perks for living or working in Masdar. Private transportation pods shuttle people from place to place.
However, walking and bicycling will be the most popular modes of transportation. In a world where children are being raised on fast food and video games, Masdar will host a fit and healthy population. Universities will help to educate people in the new age of sustainable living and business development.
The Masdar Initiative is merely the first of many sustainable communities to be built around the world. We are so excited to have friends involved in this project and will keep all of you abreast of the latest developments. One day all cities will be built like this.
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