SINGAPORE:
A terrace housing development in
Serangoon Gardens has become the first landed residential estate to achieve the
Building and Construction Authority's (BCA's) top-tier Green Mark Platinum
award.
HAUS@SERANGOON
GARDEN, which comprises 96 landed terrace houses located at Serangoon Garden
Way, is developed by City Developments Limited (CDL) and is slated for launch
in the middle of the year.
The
development uses both passive and active green building approaches to ensure
that a comprehensive sustainable design is incorporated from the beginning.
Each
house is equipped with state-of-the art green technology for energy and water
efficiency.
It is
the first landed housing development in Singapore to have a one kilowatt-peak
photovoltaic (PV) system.
The
solar power generated by the PV system helps to offset the grid electricity
consumption by the refrigerator and reduces utility bills.
Rainwater
will also be collected for gardening use.
The
project also features an innovative air-conditioner heat recovery system, in
which waste heat generated by the air-conditioner is used to provide house
owners with hot water in the bathrooms.
Approximately
four per cent of the total construction cost was invested into the development
of the estate's green innovations, which is expected to result in up to 40 per
cent energy savings for each house.
Mr Kwek
Leng Joo, managing director of CDL, said, "HAUS@SERANGOON GARDEN is a
landmark residential development for us as we are able to deliver significant
measurable and direct cost benefits to individual homebuyers over a long-term
period.
"Through
the extensive "greening" of each and every house within
HAUS@SERANGOON GARDEN, we seek to create an integrated community of green homes
that will inspire greater eco-consciousness across the larger Serangoon Garden
residential enclave."
Commenting
on HAUS@SERANGOON GARDEN, Dr John Keung, CEO of BCA said, "This is a first
time we have awarded the Green Mark Platinum rating to a landed housing estate
in Singapore."
"We
are indeed encouraged to see developers like CDL and Hong Realty making the
effort to bring environmentally sustainable designs to not only high-rise
buildings but individual landed homes."
"This
project would serve as a good prototype for green landed housing in future and
even for reference by existing homeowners who are looking to retrofit and
improve the energy efficiency of their landed homes," he added.
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CNA/wm
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