Oslo to build first sustainable airport city

Oslo, Norway–based firms Haptic Architects and Nordic Office of Architecture have plans to design the world’s first energy-positive city next to the airport as part of the government’s shift from an oil-based economy to one powered by renewable energy.

The 260-acre Oslo Airport City (OAC) will comprise 43 million square feet of cargo, logistic, commercial and residential space. It will sell surplus energy to surrounding buildings, communities and cities

The scheme will serve as a test-bed for future technologies, including electric driverless cars, auto-lighting and smart waste.

The architects have promised that its citizens “will never be more than five minutes away from public transport.”

OAC will take 30 years to build, with construction of the first stage expected to begin in 2019–2020. The airport plans to operate its first electric fleet starting in 2025.