Pueblo de Oro features blueprint for success in the ‘new normal’

2023 Jun 20 | by Pueblo Admin

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Its Townscapes Malvar was meticulously engineered for greater efficiencies.

Amidst the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, real estate property developer Pueblo de Oro (PDO) launched the Townscapes project, a self-sustaining eco-friendly community envisioned as a safe haven for Filipinos in the emerging municipality of Malvar in Batangas. This development is strategically located, being accessible from just a 40-minute drive from Metro Manila.

Townscapes Malvar was engineered meticulously for clean energy, with homes designed to capture natural light and wind. It purposefully highlights the natural character of the property in its 50%-high allocation of open space and roads against total land areas, allowing residents to do al fresco activities that contribute to their wellness.

As a testament to its careful planning, PDO secured a preliminary EDGE certification for its middle-income residential community – a first for a township development in Malvar. EDGE is an internationally recognised green building certification system focused on making buildings more resource-efficient.

The innovative house design resulted in improvements of 20% in energy efficiency, 51.8% in water efficiency, and a staggering 71.8% in embodied energy in materials used compared to a typical housing unit. For the homeowner, these translate to an estimated energy savings of 623.2 kWh per housing unit per year and 72.6 cubic metres of water per household per year. In addition, operating carbon emissions are lowered per unit per year.