Supply Chain

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Substantially reducing the embodied carbon of the built environment is largely achieved through a rigorous green supply chain. Through a detailed product evaluation process that includes environmental, economic (including cost and quality) and social considerations, Masdar City is reducing the overall economic impact of the materials used in the city.

As well, the city’s supply chain team works with local and international suppliers to develop materials that are more sustainable and that also deliver higher performance than business as usual. This includes concrete that uses ground granulated blasted slag (an industrial waste) to replace cement, for substantial reduction in its carbon content, while delivering performance and strength that are higher than conventional concrete. As well, a high-recycled content aluminium developed in partnership with Masdar City was tested and achieved performance levels that exceeded international standards.

Examples of the supply chain outcomes in the six existing buildings of Masdar City include:

• 100% sustainably sourced timber
• 90% recycled-content aluminium used for the inner façade
• Green concrete that used ground granulated blasted slag to replace cement, resulting in a reduction of the concrete carbon footprint by 30-40% of CO₂
• Water-based paints that have no volatile organic compound, which harm human health
• Reinforcing bars made of 100% recycled steel.