More green features for residents in Yuhua next year

SINGAPORE: Residents of 38 blocks in Yuhua estate will see more green features come next year.

The estate is the pilot precinct in Greenprint programme of the Housing and Development Board (HDB), which aims to encourage sustainable and eco-friendly living in existing public housing estates.

For a start, construction of underground pipes for a pneumatic refuse collection system is expected to commence in the first quarter of next year.

In the system, waste disposed will be sucked through underground pipes into centralised collection areas.

Works to install vertical greenery at Block 223 and secured bicycle facilities at void decks will also begin during the same period

In the middle of next year, HDB will kick off the construction of green roofs at nine low-rise blocks.

And in the last quarter, works to retrofit lifts at 18 blocks with an energy regeneration system will begin.

The work is meant to make the lifts more energy-efficient.

Second Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Grace Fu shared the progress of the programme at a community event on Saturday morning.

Ms Fu is also the Member of Parliament for Yuhua.

In another green initiative, residents in Singapore can get 10 to 30 per cent savings on electrical appliances under HDB’s Green Homes Package programme.

The discount comes in comparison to the selling prices of the items at major retailers.

The programme aims to encourage the use of energy-efficient appliances in homes.

Some of the appliances under the scheme include air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, LED televisions, fans and lighting.

The discount will hold for six months.

Residents can visit the Green Home Package website to order the discounted appliances.

More green features for residents in Yuhua next year