Urban Iran Looks Forward

World news focuses on Iran’s geopolitical disputes. Beneath that radar, efforts are underway to mitigate the country’s fast-growing greenhouse gas emissions -- in a nation with 60 percent of its population under 26 years of age, and a need of 1.5 million new residences per year over the next half decade.

A joint German-Iranian research initiative aims at building energy-efficient housing in a real-life pilot project, the Hashtgerd New Town in the Teheran region.