Since the beginning of the project, we have strived for a socially-responsible management model, with the goal of creating an urban environment that represents a model of sustainable development based on the most progressive urban planning, environmental and technological standards. Some of the measures that we have implemented include:
Regenerated Water Network
At the start of 2006, the City Council of Madrid in coordination with Valdebebas, initiated the construction of a regenerated water transport network to redistribute water from Valdebebas reservoirs to irrigate public parks and gardens and to provide service to private lands, a true innovation in urban development.
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This network takes water from tertiary treatment at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Rejas and runs it through a pipeline 500 millimeters in diameter. It moves the regenerated water through Parque Juan Carlos I until it reaches the highest point in Valdebebas, where the regenerated-water regulating and storage tanks are located. These reservoirs are interconnected with similar ones in Juan Carlos I Park and Sanchinarro.
Soil Relocation
The soil relocation project was designed to preserve environmental conditions and contribute to the overall sustainability of the construction process, with three main objectives:
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1. To preserve the layer of topsoil that, after clearing, was stored and maintained under a strict monitoring program, controlling its quality and carrying out treatments for improvement and hydro-seeding to ensure its subsequent reuse in green zones.
2. To use the soil recovered from excavation to seal off existing dumpsites for debris and inert materials
3. To ensure that no surplus of soil was generated, so that all original excavated soil was redistributed within the area
Sound-absorbing pavement
All streets in Valdebebas are paved with a specially-designed sound-absorbing asphalt, which features a porous micro agglomerate asphalt on the street surface. The incorporation of this material achieves an overall noise reduction between 2 and 5 dB in comparison with traditional road-building materials. Furthermore, this pavement is especially well-suited for urban traffic, with features that make it superior to conventional agglomerate asphalts in aspects such as slide resistance, durability and surface drainage.
Efficient streetlights
In order to standardize the outdoor lighting fixtures and obtain maximum energy efficiency, Valdebebas has contracted Philips Ibérica to install all streetlamps and other urban lighting fixtures in the development with lamps that incorporate the latest innovative technologies. The Valdebebas streetlamp is based on the Milewide design, which offers a spectacular reflective quality and a total energy savings of 32%.
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