Asia Square clinches LEED platinum award for environmental sustainability

Business Times 26 Jun 10;

ASIA Square, an office project under construction at Marina Bay, has won a top award for environmental sustainability.

The twin-tower development, which comprises 2 million square feet of Grade A space, has been awarded 'Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Core & Shell (LEED-CS) Platinum' pre-certification by the US Green Building Council.

Real estate private equity firm MGPA, which is developing the project, said Asia Square is the only building in Singapore touted on the US Green Building Council website as having attained a LEED platinum rating.

The project will raise the bar in sustainability in Singapore and the region, according to MGPA.

'Achieving the LEED platinum award is an excellent testimony to our commitment to exceptional building quality and an important milestone in the development of Asia Square,' said project director Jeremy Choy.

'Asia Square has been designed for long-term sustainability and to create a healthier working environment for tenants to boost employee productivity. This will enable future tenants to attract and retain high-value, knowledge-based employees. Very simply, what's better for people will, in the long run, be better for business.'

The LEED certification system measures how well a building performs in terms of saving energy, water efficiency, emissions reduction, indoor environmental quality, stewardship of resources and environmental sensitivity.