Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
Green walls in Singapore are not only popping up in hotels, shopping malls and stores, they have also been incorporated into residential developments.
In fact, a condominium by property giant City Developments Limited has been cited by the Guinness World Records as having the biggest green wall in the world, reported Nikkei Asian Review.
Government policy has helped drive the green wall boom in Singapore. Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew underscored that transforming Singapore into a garden city would provide it a competitive edge over other regional hubs following its independence in 1965.
The government is even willing to pay up to half the cost of rooftop gardens and green walls.
With this, many builders set out to have their structures certified eco-friendly under the government’s Green Mark Scheme.
The Building and Construction Authority hopes 80 percent of buildings in Singapore will be Green Mark-certified by 2030, way above the 20 percent in 2013.
“Clients like it because it gives their building a unique, living, design feature, which can also have a positive environmental impact and create a sense of well-being,” said Hassel.
Ref: Property Report
