Ripe Time For Dates In The Sustainable City

Even as supermarkets in the UAE stock up on fresh dates from the current harvest season, residents of one community in Dubai are savouring the summer fruit without having to buy it. In fact, they are receiving basketful of dates for free. The Sustainable City,...

The Sustainable City to use biodiesel for new developments

Diamond Developers has adopted B100 biodiesel to fuel the construction of the new buildings in phase 2 of Dubai Sustainable City, the new developments include Fairgreen International School, Hotel Indigo, and the innovation centre. The renewable fuel alternative is manufactured from used cooking oil consumed by restaurants located...

Dubai’s Sustainable City releases 2017 greenhouse gas inventory

The Sustainable City, Middle East’s first fully-operational sustainable community, has become the first gated community in the region to release its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory The initiative is part of The Sustainable City’s strategic collaboration with Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF (EWS-WWF). The Sustainable City’s...

Community iftar: a melting pot of cultures

The iftar in the homes of Sustainable City is unlike any other in Dubai. Here, each day a Muslim resident invites the entire community to their home to end the fast together. Recently awarded the ‘happiest community‘ in Dubai, Sustainable City on Al Qudra Road is...

Meet Dubai’s Green Families

Shatha Al Kaud still remembers the figure on her first Dewa bill after moving into her home in The Sustainable City in December 2016. ‘My husband showed it to me and it was only 27 fils,’ says Shatha. ‘I was in complete disbelief.’ The family...

Own a beehive and get 8-10kg of honey a year

New programme aims to provide residents with organic honey and raise awareness of the important ecological role of bees Residents can now purchase their own beehive and receive around 8-10kg of honey every year. A new programme ‘My Hive,’ was launched by The Sustainable City (TSC) in...