Office of Environmental Sustainability

University Town – National University of Singapore


Green Features:

Estimate Energy Savings: 3,854,779 kWh/yr
  Estimated Water Savings: 244,800 m3/yr


  Centralised District Cooling Plant with cooling tower buffering to reduce the impact of exhaust heat from cooling towers
  Carbon storage and sequestration to achieve carbon neutrality


  Carbon Sequestration Computation is considered in greenery provision and soft-scape selection



  Urban Heat Island effect is reduced by lush greenery shading roads and selection of hard-scape materials as well as green roofs on buildings


  Lush native species soft-scape selection is considered with studies of University Town biodiversity analysis



  Educational web portal and programmes organised by NUS Office of Environmental Sustainability for students and staff to understand and track GreenHouse Gases reduction target in NUS campus
University Town – National University of Singapore Green Features

Sustainable Architectural Features:

Most buildings are designed with North-South facing, with longer axis within 22.5 degrees of geographical east-west axis
  Sheltered and shaded inter-connected walkways to promote walk-ability
  Reduction in light pollution through effective lighting management planning

Environmental Protection:

NEWater Provision for general washing, irrigation and gardening and cooling towers
  Ecologically Biodiverse Habitat
  ABC Stormwater Management System by Ecopond and Green Roof


  Waste management recycling strategies involve dedicated collection areas for (1) recyclables, (2) food/organic waste, (3) horticultural waste for off-site composting
  Green transportation: CNG powered shuttle buses are used as internal loop transport
  Salvaged demolition waste from neighbouring construction sites to use as backfill material for roads and pathways
University Town – National University of Singapore Environmental Problems


Project jointly developed by UTD / OED / OES
Date of Certification: 11 December 2009
 
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