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PERENNIAL REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Annual Report 2015
Environment,
Health and
Safety
Urban
Greenery
Operations
Design &
Construction
• Architectural
Design
• Mechanical &
Electrical Services
• Green
Initiatives
Preliminary
Assessment
ENVIRONMENT
We aspire to build a sustainable ‘Work, Live and Play’
environment through adopting green construction
methods, supporting the adaptive reuse of buildings,
active recycling, minimising energy and water
consumption, and reducing carbon emission and waste
production to maximise Perennial’s green footprint.
In the acquisition, construction, enhancement and
management of all of our properties, we conduct a
comprehensive evaluation process which covers the
scopeof preliminaryassessment, designandconstruction,
operations, urban greenery and environment, health and
safety.
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
Whenever new properties are added to our portfolio and
value enhancement works are explored, our priority is
to identify the ‘green’ potential of these buildings and
support the reuse of existing building structures, such as
beams, columns, slabs and façade, rather than complete
demolition and reconstruction.
The adaptive reuse approach not only provides
environmental benefit, but also preserves the building’s
heritage and character, providing the community with
a glimpse of the past. This method was applied when
refurbishment and conservation works were carried out at
Chinatown Point, Capitol Singapore and CHIJMES. The
same approach will be undertaken for the enhancement
works planned at TripleOne Somerset and AXA Tower.
In Singapore, our projects are benchmarked against the
Building Construction Authority’s (“
BCA
”) Green Mark
criteria. Capitol Singapore was awarded the BCA Green
Mark Gold Plus post-development, whilst Chinatown
Point and CHIJMES were both awarded the BCA Green
Mark Certification post-asset enhancement.
Architectural Design
At the design conceptualisation stage, some of our
key design considerations include: (i) the ease of
commuters’ access to the building via various public
transport modes; (ii) the orientation of the building and
its envelope design to reduce air conditioning and/
or heating requirements and maximise the usage of
daylight as a natural light source.
As most of our developments are in close proximity
to subway stations, underground and/or sheltered
above-ground pedestrian link ways are constructed,
if permissible, to further enhance commuters’ usage of
subway as a mode of transport.
Where feasible, we also incorporate the use of recycled
construction materials, and environmentally-friendly
adhesives and paints in our construction and
redevelopment works.
These architectural design considerations have been
and will be adopted in our Singapore and China
developments, such as Capitol Singapore, TripleOne
Somerset, AXA Tower and Chinatown Point in Singapore,
and Perennial Qingyang Mall in Chengdu, Perennial Jihua
Mall in Foshan, Shenyang Longemont Shopping Mall,
Shenyang Longemont Offices and Shenyang Red Star
Macalline Furniture Mall in China.
TripleOne Somerset New Facade After Planned Enhancement Works
Artist’s Impression. Picture may differ from the actual view of the completed property.
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
When developing our projects, we endeavour to align
with the best practices and sustainable guidelines in the
areas of architectural design, mechanical and electrical
(“
M&E
”) services, and green initiatives.
