SDB Asia's latest property offering is the freehold OKIO Residences in the city fringe region of Balestier. On a land size of about 22,285 sq ft, the single 18-storey block comprises one-bedroom, two-bedroom and penthouse units. Sizes of the 104 units range from 420 sq ft to 1,098 sq ft. There are eight one- and two-bedroom units with private enclosed space, 48 one-bedroom units, 44 two-bedroom units and...
Sustainable Development
The Building and Construction Authority is setting up a S$15 million fund to promote sustainable construction. The fund will focus on developing capabilities in recycling waste from the demolition of buildings and in using recycled materials for construction. The construction industry has welcomed the latest initiative, but is hoping for more government support for their usage. The opening of the Samwoh...
Despite the economic downturn, Singapore is soldiering on with a new blueprint for sustainable development for the next 10-20 years. Under the plan, at least 80 per cent of all buildings in Singapore will be energy-efficient by 2030. This is part of a grand plan, which aims to make Singapore a "lively and livable" city without straining natural resources. Some $1 billion will be spent for the first five...
S$1 billion has been earmarked for greening Singapore's infrastructure over the next five years. Experts said the real challenge lies not in new developments, but in retrofitting existing buildings. Lee Siew Eang, head, Energy Sustainability Unit, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, said: "That forms approximately about 80 per cent of our existing building stocks and these...
CLIMATE change is not the only reason why Singapore is taking a serious interest in sustainable development. The current economic crisis presents a number of challenges - or provides the impetus, some would say - for Singapore's building industry to not only cut cost but also come up with innovative and green-friendly construction practices. To get builders to reduce the impact of building works on the...
Singapore's development into a vibrant and distinctive city will be done in a sustainable way. And the newly-formed Inter-Ministerial Committee on Sustainable Development will be launching its blueprint on this next year. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said this will provide a comprehensive road map of initiatives and measures to sustain Singapore's development for the next 10 years and...
Singapore and China officials have held their first joint working meeting on the mega Sino-Singapore Eco-City project. Besides preservation and restoration of natural ecology, green consumption and low carbon emissions, it is social cohesion that tops the list of features in the eco-city, said Singapore's Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan. Grand plans are in store for the Sino-Singapore Tianjin...