THE noise from construction projects has long been the bane of residents hoping to sleep in on Sundays. But there is hope for some peace soon. From Sept 1, all new projects will have to stop work from 10pm on Saturday to 10am on Sunday. This ban applies to any building project within 150m of a residential area. It also applies to the eve of public holidays and public holidays. The duration of the ban...
National Environment Agency
Shopping malls Anchorpoint and Liang Court have been named the first two Energy Smart Retail Malls in Singapore by the National Environment Agency. This is in recognition of their energy-saving measures to improve energy efficiency and lower operating costs. Anchorpoint spent some S$455,000 to retrofit its chiller system. That helped to reduce its electricity consumption by 1,192 megawatt-hours every...
Singapore's public housing estates could well be powered by sunlight in future, if a pilot project currently underway proves successful. Already, the Energy Save Programme - spearheaded by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), the National Environment Agency and the Energy Market Authority - has shown positive results. The aim of the programme is to bring down energy consumption in all HDB estates by...
Two markets and hawker centres will enjoy a new lease of life under the National Environment Agency's Hawker Centres Upgrading Programme (HUP). Artist's impression of the upgraded hawker centre at Block 160 & Block 162 of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 Located at Block 160 and Block 162 of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, and Block 17 of Upper Boon Keng Road, the centres are closed from 1 April until the end of the year...