Jurong Lake Gardens Phase 2 Development has received the prestigious Platinum Super Low Energy (SLE) Rating under Green Mark 2021 (GM:2021) by the Building & Construction Authority (BCA). This makes it the first project of AECOM and the National Parks Board (NParks) to be given this honor.
Designed as a people’s garden, this project aims to bring together families and communities on a landscaped space that promotes sustainability and a healthy lifestyle. Our team has helped our client, NParks, to deliver this project, having provided M&E, C&S, QS and sustainability services, together with partners Liu & Wo Pte Ltd (architect) and SALD Pte Ltd & Landscape Design (landscaping).
Given its commitment to sustainability and overall well-being, the project has also gained the Health & Well-Being (Hw), Resilience (Re) and Whole Life Carbon (Cn) badge to the Platinum SLE rating accolades.
Key Project Team
| Owner | National Parks Board [NPB] |
| Architect | Liu & Wo Architects Pte Ltd [L&W] |
| C&S, ESD, M&E and QS | AECOM Singapore Pte Ltd [AECOM] |
| Landscape | SALD Pte Ltd and Landscape Design |
| Contractor | Kuan Aik Hong Construction Pte Ltd [KAH] |
Health & Well-Being (Hw)
Jurong Lake Gardens Phase 2 Development will achieve Universal Mark Design Gold and is home to a plethora of facilities for people of all ages to enjoy. The facilities include the largest outdoor skatepark in Singapore at 17,000 m2 that is inclusive of five skate pods, a 300 m2 parkour park and a 3 m bouldering wall. Food and beverage (F&B) outlets are certified under the Health Promotion Board (HPB) Healthier Dining Programme to offer healthy food and drink options, with drinking fountains installed at all buildings within the development. Designated shared pedestrian and cycling footpaths forms part of the Coast 2 Coast Cycling trail with separation for vehicular access. Bicycle lots, lockers and shower facilities can be found within the development to encourage an active and healthy lifestyle.
Resilience (Re)
The development comprises of buildings nested within a park. A biodiversity impact assessment was conducted to minimize the construction impact to the existing biodiversity within the development. The development has achieved a Green Plot Ratio (GnPR) of 7.94 while promoting the inclusion of 51.72 percent of landscaping being of native origin. In order to minimize the disruption to site, careful planning was made in efforts to conduct a feasibility study of tree-transplanting by certified arborists wherever possible. The development also boasts a strategy comprising of a combination of bio-retention basin and rain gardens that would be able to treat approximately 20 percent of surface water run off over the entire area, attaining Active, Beautiful and Clean Waters (ABC) Waters Certified in the process. The Singapore 30 By 30 Plan is actively seen within the gardens encouraging the F&B outlets to use local produce and demonstrating a farm to fork concept. Leaf litter is reused as much as possible for trees and plants while food waste from tenanted spaces is collected by BNL for processing in the North Bin center compactor.
Whole Life Carbon (Cn)
Jurong Lake Gardens Phase 2 Development has a relatively low Concrete Utilization Index (CUI) of 0.258 compared to the reference value of 0.35, saving up to approximately 26.28 percent of concrete use. The low CUI was only made possible through the selection of mass engineered timber (MET) as the main building blocks of six buildings within the development. MET can be classified in two broad categories — cross laminated timber (CLT) and glulam laminated timber (GLT). Venturer Timberwork who was the MET supplier provided an open link of the project supply chain allowing for the tracking of the embodied carbon emission of the building elements.
The combination of better material selection eventually culminated to the project achieving a 55.48 percent reduction in embodied carbon emissions compared to the reference baseline of 1,000kgCO2e/m2. MET is the only building material that contributes biogenic emissions which is at -119.76 kgCO2e/m2.
Pan’s United Carbon Cure Concrete was extensively used for the development of the footpath while NEWSand was test bedded as an additive.
Jurong Lake Gardens Phase 2 Development also strives to reduce the operational carbon emission (referred to Stage B6) by installing an 82.5 kWp PV System accounting for 102.96 MWh/yr of electricity reduction.
This unique development showcases how sustainability can be achieved in the city, and how this can tie-in with efforts to promote a healthier lifestyle. We congratulate the team who helped turn this vision into a reality and we hope more Platinum SLE, ZE or even PE developments are on the way to help Singapore grow into a greener and more resilient city for generations to come.