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Mott MacDonald appointed lead designers for MASDAR infrastructure

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29 June 2009
Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldLoading... has been formally appointed by Abu Dhabi Future Energy CompanyAbu Dhabi Future Energy CompanyLoading... as lead designers for all infrastructure on what is set to be the world's first carbon neutral zero waste city, MASDARMASDARLoading....

MASDARMASDARLoading... will place Abu Dhabi at the forefront of sustainability as it is being built as the international centre for innovation, offering a facility to develop and share best practice, learning and thought leadership in energy conservation and environmental protection. A particular feature of the design is a Personal Rapid Transport system (PRT) which will run on renewable energy and play a fundamental role as cars will be banned from the city.

Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldLoading...'s professionals are already on site helping to design the city's whole infrastructure. The company's ability to deliver diverse expertise, such as specialists in environmental assessments, waste and water management, as well as all aspects of power, communications systems, district cooling, structures, geothermal and building energy modelling, in an integrated way is key to its selection to help deliver the project. Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldLoading...'s team of experts is working closely with Abu Dhabi Future Energy CompanyAbu Dhabi Future Energy CompanyLoading... to develop renewable energy strategies and to design the main plants and utility distribution networks that will serve the 5.5 million square metres of development.

Ian Clarke, Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldLoading...'s Middle East managing director said, "Our appointment on MASDARMASDARLoading... is of huge importance to our staff in Abu Dhabi and the whole of the Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldLoading... group as we firmly believe in promoting best practice in sustainability and combining local knowledge with world class innovation. We are thrilled that Abu Dhabi Future Energy CompanyAbu Dhabi Future Energy CompanyLoading... has chosen us to assist on MASDARMASDARLoading..., our appointment enables us to consolidate our profile as world leaders in the field of sustainability and furthermore help place Abu Dhabi at the centre of sustainable development. We're drawing on the expertise of our talented staff to provide a powerful multidisciplinary team that can not be matched and will deliver the best world class service."

A truly multi-disciplinary group, Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldLoading... offers a comprehensive range of sustainability services across all sectors from buildings, water, environment, energy, education, health and transport to industry. With teams working specifically on sustainability-related projects across six continents, and with many key staff considered to be world authorities in their fields, Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldLoading... is committed to promoting best practice in sustainability. For more information go to www.sustainability.mottmac.com

Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldLoading... is a global management, engineering and development consultancy with more than14,000 staff, £1 billion turnover and work in 140 countries for the public and private sectors. The employee-owned company is ranked 5th in the 2009 Sunday Times 20 Best Big Companies to Work For survey. Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldLoading...'s core business sectors cover buildings, transport, energy, water, environment, health, education, industry, oil and gas, communications and international development. This includes examples of award winning projects demonstrating innovative sustainable solutions.

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Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldLoading... experts are providing support on the project executive steering group as well as assistance on several delivery teams: transport; power; water and waste water; desalination; renewables; civil and structural; geotechnics; mechanical district cooling and public health; electrical; information and communications technology; sustainability; and waste.

For more information about Mott MacDonaldMott MacDonaldLoading..., go to www.mottmac.com or contact: Moya Galal/ Hannah Seton on +44 (0) 208 774 2205 or email moya.galal@mottmac.com

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