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Over the past 40 years,
CDL has been nurturing valuable relationships with our stakeholders.
As a leading property developer in Singapore, we strive
towards delivering beyond what is expected as part of our
business philosophy. At the heart of our corporate culture
is a focus on 5 core values – leadership, innovation,
quality, service excellence and eco-consciousness. Our stakeholders
have come to trust and depend on us to protect their interests
and to go the extra mile.
Towards this commitment,
CDL has adopted a 3-pronged approach as part of our corporate
green strategy to develop
quality residential and commercial properties with environmental
sustainability in mind, manage
properties in a cost-effective and energy-efficient way
as well as to influence
the stakeholders through our green outreach initiatives.
In the development of
our real estate projects, we look beyond the bottom line.
We believe in creating meaningful products that can add
value to our customers.
To achieve this and to
drive sustainable business growth, CDL has been building
properties that not only satisfy the lifestyle and business
requirements of our customers but has taken one step further
by anticipating, identifying and satisfying their needs
in the future.
This way, CDL creates
high-quality properties that help give the Company a competitive
advantage as well as enhance the value of the property for
our customers.
Innovative
and Quality Green Spaces
In Singapore, CDL has been leading the industry
by building with environmental sustainability in mind as
early as the mid 1990s. However, it was (and remains) a
challenging time as the local industry was not fully geared
towards environmental sustainability and it was an uphill
task to find experts and support in this area. The majority
of customers was also indifferent to the importance of the
issue. On the up side, these mindsets are slowly changing
in Singapore as there is increased awareness and drive towards
being an eco-city.
BCA introduced
the Green Mark(1) scheme
in January 2005. It is a scheme that assesses the environmental
impact and performance of buildings and promotes the development
of more eco-friendly buildings to create a more sustainable
built environment in Singapore.
It was started as a voluntary
programme initially,in order to further promote the construction
of green buildings in Singapore. However, from 15 April
2008, it is mandatory for all new buildings and existing
ones that undergo major retrofitting to meet the minimum
Green Mark certification standards.
However, even before
the legislation for new properties to meet Green Mark requirements
was introduced, CDL was convinced that green properties
should not only be ecofriendly to build but should incorporate
green features to mitigate the environmental impact of the
building’s lifespan. With this goal in mind, we developed
our first Eco-Condo, Savannah CondoPark, which was launched
for sale in November 2002. In recognition of our pioneering
green efforts, we received the BCA Green Mark Gold Award
for Savannah CondoPark.
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first Eco-Condo, Savannah CondoPark, is the
first development to have achieved triple success
at the BCA Awards – having been awarded
the Green Mark Gold, Best Buildable Design and
Construction Excellence Awards. |
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CondoPark features many eco-friendly attributes
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First
Photovoltaic Panels in a condominium
in Singapore to power the lights and
water-heater in the Clubhouse |
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Pneumatic Waste
Collection System for odourless and
vector-free collection of domestic waste |
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Carbon Monoxide
sensors in the carpark to activate the
ventilation fans |
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Green landscape
features such as an ecological pond,
transplanted trees, green retaining
wall, over 100 animal sculptures made
from recycled copper |
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Designated recycling
corners |
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Energy-saving light
fittings and air-conditioning systems |
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The incorporation of many of the
features above such as the pneumatic waste disposal
system and multiple recycling corners have become
standard fare in all our new developments. In fact,
Parc Emily which is to be completed this year, will
be the first development in Singapore to offer a twin-chute
waste collection system for the separation of domestic
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In 2007, CDL was also
the first private developer to receive the BCA Green Mark
Platinum Award for City Square Mall (commercial) –
Singapore’s first Eco-mall and The Oceanfront @ Sentosa
Cove (private residential) development. The BCA Green Mark
Platinum Award is the highest recognition given to exemplary
green projects. For details on these two projects, please
refer to page 3 of this
section.
CDL has attained the most
BCA Green Mark Awards accorded to a single private developer.
Since the Award was introduced in 2005, 26 CDL projects
have been awarded a BCA Green Mark. This works out to over
20% of all BCA Green Mark awards accorded to-date.
| The BCA Green Mark Awards Conferred
to CDL Projects from 2005 – 2008: |
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Botannia |
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Parc Emily |
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Buckley 18* |
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Republic Plaza |
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Butterworth 33 |
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Residences @ Evelyn |
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Central Mall (Office Tower) |
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Savannah CondoPark |
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City House |
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Shelford Suites |
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City Square Residences |
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St. Regis Hotel & Residences, Singapore |
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City Square Mall |
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Tampines Grande |
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Cliveden at Grange |
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The Oceanfront @ Sentosa Cove |
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Fuji Xerox Towers |
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The Pier at Robertson |
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Monterey Park |
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The Sail @ Marina Bay |
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One Shenton |
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The Solitaire |
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Palais Renaissance |
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Tribeca |
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Pantech 21 |
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Wilkie Studio |
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Currently, we invest between
2% and 5% of the construction cost of a project in green
design and features. This is a positive investment as society
benefits from the reduced environmental impact. Customers
can also enjoy financial savings with the decreased reliance
on natural resources, not forgetting the possible increase
in capital value of the property.
Feedback on the green
features installed have been increasingly positive. It is
our goal to further tap on emerging technologies to improve
the environmental performance of our projects as well as
to incorporate state-of-the-art green features to benefit
our customers and environment.
Pioneering
New Lifestyle Concepts
CDL believes in keeping close tabs on changing
global trends. We enhance and augment our business performance
by pioneering refreshing new living concepts that elevate
the quality of life for our customers.
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i-Home
The Equatorial
– Interactive,
Internet-ready and Intelligent |
Home Office
The Pier at Robertson
– To
Live, Work and Play |
Eco-Home
Savannah CondoPark
– Eco-friendly
and Community friendly |
Branded Residences
St. Regis Residences
– Sophisticated,
Elegant and Ultra-luxurious living |
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IT infrastructure was
incorporated in anticipation of
greater IT demands at home |
Chic living in the heart of the city in a home
that could easily double up as an office |
Developed as a showcase of a green home that
was affordable and user-friendly for customers |
Raising the benchmark of luxury living by introducing
Singapore’s first branded residence |
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Outstanding
Community-Friendly Designs
With Singapore’s growing greying population, accessibility
for the elderly and physically-challenged has become more
essential. CDL’s goal when designing our properties
is to ensure that assessibility is addressed. The result
is that standard features in our developments include the
availability of ramps, reduction of stairs where possible,
alternative access and wide passageways etc.
For our efforts, The
Pier at Robertson was awarded a Bronze Award by BCA in the
inaugural Universal Design Award in 2007 for community-friendly
design. The Pier was the only residential development to
receive this honour. It also received the Best Buildable
Design Award 2007 (Gold) by BCA.
When designing projects
such as The Sail @ Marina Bay, public amenities for the
community were also incorporated. For instance, to facilitate
better pedestrian traffic for residents and office workers,
we are currently working with the government authorities
to build a 150-metre-long underground pedestrian walkway.
This public underpass has been designed to link the nearby
train station to the Marina Bay vicinity
via The Sail @ Marina Bay. We will also be building an additional
pedestrian entrance which will lead to a public park. This
easy access to the train station will also encourage the
use of public transport.
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