December 01, 2008 - Masdar Headquarters Awards
The Masdar Headquarters building has won the following awards.
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Project Updates
July 14, 2009 - Construction Documents Issued for Masdar
We issued construction documents this week for the 1.25-million-SF, seven-story Masdar Headquarters, the world’s first net positive-energy building.
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June 25, 2010 - Thornton Tomasetti’s Joseph Burns is Panelist at the Columbia Building Intelligence Project in London
Joseph Burns, managing principal of Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm with practices in building structure, building skin and building performance, will be on a panel discussion at the Columbia Building Intelligence Project in London, organized by the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
Media Mentions
April 28, 2009 - Architect Magazine: Positive Energy
If things go according to plan, it won’t be long before Masdar City in Abu Dhabi is the undisputed pacesetter for sustainable design practices.
April 28, 2009 - AEC Daily: World's First 'Positive Energy' Mixed-Use Building
Masdar announced today that it has chosen Chicago architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) to design its headquarters in Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City, the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste city fully powered by renewable energy.
September 22, 2010 - Autodesk: Capitalize on green design
The Masdar Headquarters will be the world’s first positive-energy building, producing more energy than it consumes and surpassing the standards for LEED Platinum™ sustainable design certification.
September 25, 2010 - NY Times: In Arabian Desert, a Sustainable City Rises
Back in 2007, when the government here announced its plan for “the world’s first zero-carbon city” on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, many Westerners dismissed it as a gimmick — a faddish follow-up to neighboring Dubai’s half-mile-high tower in the desert and archipelago of man-made islands in the shape of palm trees.
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