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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - His Excellency Mr. Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment and Water of Resources of Singapore, visited The Sustainable City – the first Net Zero Energy city in Dubai and the Middle East’s first operational sustainable community.
The Ministry party was led by His Excellency Mr. Masagos Zulkifli, who was joined by HE Samuel Tan, Ambassador of Singapore to the UAE and other delegations from the ministry and representatives from the National Environment Agency in Singapore. The group’s visit included a tour around the residential clusters, the green spine, and the sustainable plaza.
Faris Saeed, Engineer and CEO at Diamond Developers – the real-estate company behind the Sustainable City – said: “We are honoured to welcome His Excellency Mr. Masagos Zulkifli to our city. We hope that this visit helps us exchange solutions and practices contributing towards sustainable developments, that are capable of dealing with climate change without wasting natural resources or impacting quality of life”
The Sustainable City has welcomed a number of official delegations from a number of different countries to observe a unique experience, including academic representatives and delegations from the UN. These visits aim to address opportunities that support the city’s goals to cope with climate change, and continue to promote the development of sustainability in conjunction with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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About Sustainable City:
The Sustainable City in Dubai offers the three pillars of sustainability; Environmental, Economic and Social, across one all-inclusive and comprehensive community landscape. Providing a full array of residential luxury facilities and amenities that have no negative impact on the environment, a unique concept that redefines sustainable living through its energy efficient housing, first Net Zero Energy city, no service or maintenance fees, green education and health care, eco-attractions and a full range of indoor and outdoor leisure activities, commercial, urban farming, and an Innovation Centre all that delivers a high quality sustainable living. With 46 hectares, the city is located in Dubailand on Al Qudra Road.
The Sustainable City received four awards, one from the International Green Design Awards 2016 in China, and also the 'Green Residential Building of the year’ at EmiratesGBC 2016 Award, and recently won the ‘Best Residential Development’ and ‘Best Residential Property’ awards at the Arabian Property Awards 2016.. Furthermore, the city has recently partnered with Emirates Wildlife Society – WWF (EWS-WWF) to tackle climate change and promote energy conservation & solar power.
About Diamond Developers:
Established in 2003 by a team of eco-minded entrepreneurs, architects and civil engineers, Diamond Developers’ vision and mission is to be at the forefront of an environmentally, economically and socially sustainable property industry and to deliver premium quality properties and businesses.
© Press Release 2017
