Comments on: Masdar City In Abu Dhabi Could Be Practical Community Innovation, Or Expensive Showcase

By: Masdar, oraşul energiei verzi | Greenly Magazine

Masdar, oraşul energiei verzi | Greenly Magazine — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:15:57 +0000

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By: Masdar City’s Dream of 100% Sustainability an Example for Other Countries | Green Prophet

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:07:17 +0000

[…] Masdar City is still in the early construction phases, and it won’t be known how successful the project will be until it is finally completed, sometime between the year 2016 and 2020. In previous articles on Masdar City, Green Prophet writers have tried to point out both the plusses and minuses of such a project, including one that tries to determine whether the project will wind up being a “practical world community innovation or an expensive showcase”. […]

By: Daniella

Daniella — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:45:48 +0000

The pictures for this project reminded me of the giant spaceship in Wall-E, where all the people sat around getting obese in an enclosed universe. There is something about a mega project like this that is not green, no matter how much of a zero carbon footprint it has. We need to find modest ways of improving our environmental footprint that are affordable to the world’s poor. This is a Pharaonic endeavor that will ultimately craft a tiny “environmental” enclave accessible only to the superwealthy.

By: Mari Luomi

Mari Luomi — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:56:20 +0000

The fact that Dubai and Abu Dhabi continue to be mixed up (look at the title of this article) proves again that Abu Dhabi has still much work to do before it rises from the shadow of its rebel little brother and captures the regional status it’s striving to achieve. Masdar, Formula 1, Guggenheim and Louvre clearly have not done the trick just yet.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:47:29 +0000

I think it is fantastic how we are using renewable energy and going green in so many ways. Even if it is too expensive for some of the stuff the price will drop once it is being used by more people. I think we also need to do things like reducing our energy usage, like installing geothermal heat pumps to replace high energy heating and cooling systems.

By: Jad Aoun

Jad Aoun — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:59:44 +0000

It is honestly a massive project and I do believe, ultimately it will be an expensive showcase. I don’t believe Masdar will become the blueprint for future cities, but it does allow the world to see what is possible when full innovation meets bottomless wallets.