Sustainability City ... second phase to be launched.

UAE-based Diamond Developers said it plans to start construction on the second phase of its flagship Sustainable City project, a net zero energy city spread over a five-million-sq-ft area in Dubai.

Located in Dubailand on Al Qudra Road, the development is the Middle East’s first operational sustainable community comprising 500 villas in five residential clusters.

In the first phase, five residential clusters of 100 villas each have been built, besides a community mall, a central green spine, an equestrian centre, horse, bicycle, walking and jogging tracks.

The Sustainable City has at present around 1,000 residents with more than 250 villas already occupied.

The second phase will see the construction of an eco-resort, a country club, a green school, a science museum and the sustainability centre of excellence, according to the developer.