SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board's plan
to bring sustainable and eco-friendly living to existing public
housing estates has officially been launched.
Known as HDB's Greenprint, the initiative was
launched by Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Adviser to
Yuhua Grassroots Organisation, Ms Grace Fu, at the first HDB
Greenprint exhibition on Saturday.
The exhibition is being held in Jurong East's Yuhua
neighbourhood to engage and educate residents on the plans to turn
their estate into a "Green Neighbourhood."
Thirty-eight blocks in Yuhua will be part of the pilot
project.
Work will be carried out in phases over the next two years - from
2013 to 2014.
These include installing a Pneumatic Refuse Collection System for
better waste management.
Rubbish thrown down the chute will be automatically sucked through
underground pipes into centralised collection areas.
This will also improve hygiene and cut down manpower by about 70
per cent.
Secure bicycle parking facilities will also be installed to
encourage eco-friendly modes of transportation.
Residents can also expect more greenery on rooftops and the walls
of flats to help cool the ambient temperature.
The exhibition will travel to three other places in the Yuhua
estate over the next few weeks.
- CNA/cc