A 1,000-year-old building technique meets 21st-century solar tech. 🤯 And it's happening in Abu Dhabi!

 

The world's first 'Net-Zero Energy' mosque built in clay and solar power!

The mosque will create itself as much energy as it needs to move itself. And it will not have any bad effect on the environment, because it will not emit any carbon. The mosque is expected to be opened in October this year.

On the one hand, a thousand -year -old clay is tactical to build a wall, and on the other there is the most sophisticated solar technology. BothCan be matched? This impossible is possible in Abu Dhabi, the world's first 'Net Zero Energy' mosque is being built in Abu Dhabi.

This means that the mosque will make itself as much as it needs to move itself. And it will not have any bad effect on the environment, because it will not emit any carbon. The mosque is expected to be opened in October this year.

Abu Dhabi is about 30 km away from the city 'Masdar City' thisExtraordinary mosque is built. It is designed by Arup, a world -renowned British company. The mosque will produce 100% of its required energy through solar panels. Also, it will use some fancy methods that will consume one -third of the less than normal and more than half the water consumption.

However, the work was not easy at all. The biggest challenge for designers was to keep the mosque direction. Because, the mosque's iccles are always on the wall You have to face towards Mecca. But to avoid the heat of the sun, it is often necessary to change the direction of the building.

So engineers have figured out some great strategies. For example, they used special camps, corner windows, and lighting on the roof. Inside the wall is given the thermal insulation lining, and cooling materials are used on the outside.

Inspiration

The most interesting aspect of this mosque is itsHuge clay wall. It is built with inspiration from the oldest Al -Bidiah mosque in the United Arab Emirates. The mosque of about fifteenth century was also built by the soil.

In this new mosque, a huge kibla wall has been built 60 meters wide and 7 meters high. Its main task is not to allow the sun to enter the mosque in the mosque. Aman al -Jabi, an officer in Masdar City, said “so big size The clay structure has never been made in the UAE before. "

About 1,300 people can pray together in the mosque. And inside it will be smart sensors. These sensors will always measure the temperature, humidity and how many people there are. When needed, the fan or AC will be turned on. As a result, unnecessary energy will not be wasted.

Al Jabi hopes this mosque is the future mosque, even other social buildingsWill also become a model or 'blueprint'.

Minimum design, modern thinking

Khaled Alawadi, a professor at the University of Abu Dhabi, believes that building an environmentally friendly mosque is a good initiative. However, it is more important to make the living homes more environmentally friendly. He added, "If more natural lighting can be arranged in mosques or air circulation in winter, then that is a big one.Will be the matter. "

Ahmed Al-Ali, co-founder of X Architects, said that the well-established skylite of the Estidama mosque reduces the use of electricity and at the same time creates a spiritual experience. Source: X Architects.

In fact, this Knit Zero Mosque is part of a large movement of renewing the holy places in the United Arab Emirates. For example, the Estidama Mosque, which was opened last year in Masdar City. That is also solar powerUse and re -refine the used water. Again, a mosque, a synagogue and a church were built along a complex called Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. Their designs are also plain and modern.

Farid Ismail, co-founder of the X Architects Farm, said: "We wanted to build a mosque that was inspired by Islamic architecture, but at the same time today's society, cultureAnd also highlights technology. "

The architects say that the language of the mosque has changed over the past decade. According to Professor Alawadi, the main components of the mosque - such as minarets, domes and mihrabs - must contain them. Keeping them in line, the rest of the design can be in line with the era. And this is the beauty of the modern mosque architecture!

This isn't just a blueprint for future mosques, but for all community spaces. It asks a powerful question: How can we honor our past while building responsibly for our future?

It’s a powerful reminder that the most profound innovations are often a dialogue with the past, not a rejection of it. This is how we build a legacy that honors both our heritage and our planet.

What community building in your city has inspired you lately?

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