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community units. From an annual amount of 10 tons of CO2, the household unit registers a good reduction of 6.3% resulting in the production of 9.37 tons of each unit. A relevant rounded number, as compared to what Doug McKenzie-Mohr mentioned in his book; Fostering Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community-Based Social marketing, which highlighted the fact that 7.4% is the estimated reduction in CO2 emission within programs targeting residential sustainable energy use within the residential communities. Figure 4: Screenshot showing post properties of case study community (CityCAD) Figure 5: 6.3% reduction in CO2 emissions Environmental Aspect 2: Waste Generation Applying the 60% recycling in the waste generation value, the proposed neighborhood will be left with only 400 Kg as an annual waste that is to be landfilled. 600 Kg of waste is to be recycled; this is achieved by placing recycling collecting bins in the proposed neighborhood, backed up by applying a proper bin referenced segregation strategy within each building of the community. This is managed by Abu Dhabi municipality in providing the local community with the special recycling bins, and by integrating a proper design system for waste segregation to each building as foreseen by their individual designer teams. Environmental behaviors of modular neighborhoods through regulations “Estidama”, UAE 439