The Sustainable City

The Sustainable City is a 46 hectare property development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Situated on the Al Qudra road, it is the first net zero energy development in the Emirate of Dubai. The development includes 500 villas, 89 apartments and a mixed use area consisting of offices, retail, healthcare facilities, a nursery and food and beverage outlets. Phase 2 of the development will include a hotel, school and innovation centre.

The City was developed by Dubai-based Diamond Developers, whose Chief Executive Officer, Faris Saeed, has stated that much of his inspiration for the development came from UC Davis West Village.

Key elements of the City include:

a residential area of 500 townhouses and courtyard villas inspired by Dubai’s old Bastakiya district
11 natural ‘biodome’ greenhouses, organic farm and individual garden farms for local food production
10 MW peak solar production
waste water recycling, with segregated drainage for greywater and blackwater
biking and shaded jogging trails
an equestrian centre

Apart from periphery roads and car parking areas, the development is a car-free site.

The parking areas are topped by solar shading featuring solar panels. Panels are also placed on the roofs of all of the houses.