Masdar Headquarters, (zero waste, zero carbon emission) Masdar City

• Chicago architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
• 1.4 million sq ft mixed use building
• ground-breaking ceremony on February 9, 2008, will be completed by the end of 2010
• Masdar City will be constructed over 7 phases to be completed by 2016
• buildings solar roof (one of the largest in the world) will be constructed first, and power the construction of the rest of the building
• building will produce more power than it needs
• largest solar thermal driven cooling and dehumidification system
• consume about 70% less water than a typical mixed-use building of its size
• PROJECT ANIMATION
  

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