Project Masdar: Building a Green City From the Ground Up | SLICE EARTH | FULL DOCUMENTARY

Abu Dhabi is the biggest city of the United Arab Emirates sitting in the heart of the oil rich Persian Gulf. Oil represents more than two thirds of this city state’s economy and with such easy access to all that black gold, the citizens of Abu Dhabi have become one of the most polluting on earth.

Cheap fuel means big cars, year round air conditioning and sweet water, which comes from an energy intensive desalination process. And yet Abu Dhabi recently announced one of the most ambitious development projects in the world: the construction of Masdar, the world’s first zero carbon, zero waste, car free city.

Great Idea, but can it work? The team has just 18 months to get the first phase out of the ground. It’s not only the building that must be green, but the process itself, building the building.

Documentary: Building Green - Masdar City
Directed by: Jacqueline Farmer
Production: Saint Thomas Productions

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