Developer to Establish Zero-Carbon, Car-Free City in Kuwait

• Sommana Yan
• 8 September 2022
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Dubai-based developer URB plans to build a zero-carbon, car-free city in Kuwait to accommodate up to 100,000 residents, according to GCR.

Located on a 16-sq-km site, south of Kuwait, the city named XZero would recycle all its water and waste. The city will host over 30,000 homes powered by renewable energy and fitted with sensors that automatically adjust lighting and ventilation.

XZero will also have a commercial hub, office space, shopping mall, healthcare center, nursery, school, and institute.

Food will be provided by community gardens, bio-domes, aquaponics, fish and dairy farms, and bio-saline agriculture.

Residents will have access to electric buggies and autonomous shuttles, 35km of shaded running and cycling tracks, and a 9km horse trail connected to an equestrian center. There will also be a ring road, a solar farm that doubles as a car park, and numerous charging stations.

The construction of cities that combined “the highest standards of living with the lowest impact on the environment” had “become a necessity”.

The heart of this project is the unique resilient landscape, which is multifunctional and designed to promote health, well-being, and biodiversity.

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