Distribution over distributionLand use (a), residential density (b), employment centers (c) and transportation
contract (d) composite model for urban appraisal (e)
مقدمة
الطبقات
الحضرية
INNOVATIONS
Energy Efficiency
Energy
Efficiency
Orientation
Wind tower
Shading
Thermalcomfort
Contraction
Materials
Landscape
Materials
There was a great emphasis on choosing the
materials and products for Masdar city
construction. There was a specific criterion
for choosing materials in Masdar city
The materials should be:
1- Recycled
2- Locally manufactured and sourced
3- Have low embodied energy properties
4- Low or zero carbon emissions
5- Have high thermal mass
6- Low Volatile organic compound (VOC)
content
7- Durable
8- low Maintenance/cleaning requirements.
Masdar city is working to minimize waste
output during construction phase by reusing
and recycling all steel waste, concrete and
timber.
Wood is segregated and stockpiled for
reuse .
Steel beside other plastics are collected and
sent offsite for recycling.
Concrete waste is reused for construction
process.
Excavated sand is stockpiled for reusing as
general backfill.
Waste that can’t be recycled will be used as
fuel in a future waste-to-energy plant .
INNOVATIONS
Water Efficiency
Energy
Efficiency
Rainwater iscollected and collected
in the pool - along with water from
the water from showers and toilets -
for irrigation of the shaded roof
garden. Gray water is also used to
flush toilets. Black water is used in
toilets and kitchens as biofuel for
central diesel engines
INNOVATIONS
Outdoor Comfort
Energy
Efficiency
A remarkableaspect of Masdar city is the three “green fingers” or linear parks that
traverse the city as illustrated .These parks are oriented to direct the prevailing wind
into the city. The green fingers bring cool air into the center of the built environment.
They also provide shade and seating areas for residents, workers and visitors. These
parks encourage outdoor activities and social interactions and other recreational
facilities. In addition, plants and trees in Masdar city are selected from indigenous
species t can adapt with the harsh climatic conditions and have low water demand for
irrigation
Fig. 10 Masdar city Landscape Map
Reference: Wagle, 2014
Vertical farming
26.
INNOVATIONS
Outdoor Comfort
Energy
Efficiency
Courtyards andstreet
The Masdar institute campus consists of series of streets and
courtyards. Each courtyard is designed with a different theme
derived from the regional landscape. There is a main “square” is
the center of all activities “family square”. This square known as is
considered a meeting point featuring cafes’ and services providing
the residents and visitors with seating areas and water features
providing cooling effects in a water efficient manner
INNOVATIONS
Energy Efficiency
Energy
Efficiency
Energy-Efficient Design
Masdarcity main aim is to maximize the usage of renewable energy to fulfill its energy needs. Masdar city depend 100 % on renewable
energy to cut carbon emissions and to improve the efficiency of its buildings. Masdar city is using the following technologies Photovoltaics
Concentrated solar power - Evacuated tube collectors - Waste to Energy - Geothermal
STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
MasdarCity, It's progressive urban planning, it's
combines traditional design principles with leading-
edge technology.
That's because the City incorporates many passive
design features which don't require energy to
deliver benefits. These features have been used by
urban dwellers in the region for millennia.
31.
STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Traditionalapplication
Terracotta walls
Masdar City has terracotta walls decorated with arabesque patterns.
From a distance, the city looks like a cube. The temperature in the
streets is generally 15 to 20 °C cooler than the surrounding desert. The
temperature difference is due to Masdar's unique construction.
Window shading
glass-reinforced concrete balcony
‘screens’ that serve much the same role as
traditional Arabic mashrabiya screens.
• provide shade
• Privacy
• Flittering sunlight
• cool air passing
• Aesthetic aspect
32.
STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Traditionalapplication
Narrow spaces between buildings and colonnades.
Buildings are clustered close together to create streets and
walkways shielded from the sun.
Narrow streets
usually no longer than 70 metres. The buildings at the end
of these streets create just enough wind turbulence to
push air upwards, creating a flushing effect that cools the
street.
33.
STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Traditionalapplication
Northeast-southwest orientation of the city street optimizes
shading of streets and building walls, and facilitates natural airflow
throughout the City.
Walk able
low-rise construction and easy access to public
transportation. Streets and public plazas have been
‘activated’ to encourage people to spend time in
them.
34.
STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Traditionalapplication
Wind tower
wind tower modelled on traditional Arab designs sucks air
from above and pushes a cooling breeze through streets.
35.
STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Passivecooling
Terracotta walls Wind tower
Narrow spaces between
buildings
Northeast-southwest
orientation
Window shading
Narrow streets
These strategies combined contribute to the
perceived notion that Masdar City's outdoor
spaces are much cooler than other parts of
Abu Dhabi city.
36.
STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Contemporaryapplication
One of exterior shafts through siemens
headquarters. The voids in the massing help
reinforce the venturi effect to move the
prevailing wind from beneath the building to
the roof terrace above
-The buildings of the existing core top out around 4 or 5 stories above street
level, bringing the added benefit of passive solar shading to the street
surface
37.
STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Contemporaryapplication
sunshade panels blocking the most sun,
allowing the most interior view, while using
the least amount of material and the least
amount of structure to hange it.
Foster’s metal screen for solar shading
inspired by iconography of local culture.
air-filled wall panels were designed to
reduce the thermal mass of a buildings
exterior envelope and reflect the light away
38.
STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Contemporaryapplication
-Masdar City contains a tech park made from recycled standard
40 foot unit shipping containers.
-The exterior wood used throughout the city is palmwood, a
sustainable hardwood-substitute
-There are no light switches or water taps in the city; movement
sensors control lighting and water to cut electricity and water
consumption by 51 and 55 percent.
- recycling and reuse of waste material
Containers of tech park.
Palmwood in Masdar city
39.
STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
Contemporaryapplication
solar panels
recycle water, employ rainwater
collection schemes, catch
condensate and greywater being
used for crop irrigation and other
purposes.
Environmentally friendly transportation solar panels
recycle water, employ rainwater
collection schemes, catch
condensate and greywater being
used for crop irrigation and other
purposes.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Solar PVPlant
The 10-megawatt (MW) solar array at Masdar City was the
largest solar project of its kind in the Middle East when launched
in 2009. The facility produces about 17,500 megawatt-hours of
clean electricity annually
Wind Tower
The Masdar City Wind Tower is a contemporary interpretation of
the traditional Arabic wind tower, or barjeel. At a height of 45
metres, the tower captures cooler upper-level winds and directs
them to the public square at its base. Sensors at the top of the
steel structure operate louvres to open in the direction of
prevailing winds so as to divert wind down the tower
42.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Example
IRENA HEADQUARTERSIN MASDAR CITY
The International Renewable Energy Agency
(IRENA) moved to its new Masdar City
headquarters in March 2015. The 32,000
m2 complex consists of three
interconnected buildings, which work
together to conserve energy and water and
create shared space.
The headquarters complex is a model of
sustainable development in IRENA’s host
country, the United Arab Emirates. The new,
permanent location enables IRENA to lead
by example, operating from a building that is
a symbol of environmentally conscious
design and development and one of the
most sustainable in the region.
https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Factsheet/IRENA_Headquarters_Factsheet.pdf
LEED
Masdar City combinespassive and intelligent design to demonstrate how an
urban environment can accommodate denser populations more efficiently.
The water and energy demand of the city’s buildings is 40 per cent lower
than that of the average building in Abu Dhabi, and each building must meet
a minimum 3-Pearl rating according to the Estidama Pearl Building Rating
System. Administered by the Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and
Transport (DMT), a 3-Pearl Estidama rating is comparable to the LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold international green
building certification.
https://www.borgenmagazine.com/masdar-city-focuses-sustainability-excludes-poor/
Each building in Masdar City is constructed with
low-carbon cement, utilises 90 per cent recycled aluminium, and is
designed to reduce energy and water consumption by at least 40 per
cent compared with the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards. These criteria are set in
accordance with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) certification and the UAE’s Estidama Pearl Rating System, which is
administered by Abu Dhabi’s DMT.
45.
LEED
The Siemens Building
TheSiemens Building is a LEED Platinum-certified, high-performance
office building, whose unmistakable exterior façade has been designed
like a ‘box within a box’. The inner ‘box’ is the highly insulated, airtight
wall that provides maximum insulation. Surrounding this is the ‘outer’
box comprised of a lightweight aluminium external shading system
featuring fins of varying forms. These prevent excess solar heat from
reaching the inner ‘box’ and warming the building’s interiors, while
maximising views and daylight.
The building, which is the company’s Middle East headquarters, ‘floats’
above and shades a public plaza, whose funnel shape accelerates
prevailing winds underneath the building. This flushes hot air out of the
surrounding public spaces using natural air-flow dynamics.
The atriums draw up the warm ground-level air from the building’s
plaza and expel it, allowing natural daylight to permeate the interior
office spaces. Smart metering systems are deployed to monitor energy
and water use
https://www.arch2o.com/siemens-hq-masdar-city-sheppard-robson/
SUMMARY
To achieve sustainability,it’s used
strategies that are commensurate with
the nature of the place, such as the
traditional strategies that are inspired by
the history of the place and modern
strategies commensurate with the
development of the world.
The world’s most sustainable
eco-city, Embarked on a journey
2008, hope done by 2030
- Based on the criteria that we
mentioned, Masdar City got the LEED
Gold international green building
certification
- Renewable energies were used to reach
the intended goals of building this city
-Human center of the design process
-Environment is a Fixing element
-Adapt the design to meet human
needs commensurate with the
availability in the environment
zero carbon city achieving by 7
sustainability principles
OUR OPINION
Masdar Cityembodies an amazing approach in how to preserve the region’s culture. Adhering to cultures does
not mean going back, but rather means using our culture to advance and reach better ideas using local materials
and developing old ideas that formed solutions for buildings without using non-renewable energy resources.
So we preserve the environment and culture and build civilized cities suitable for life in a better way for us and
for future generations after us, and better for the environment.
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