NEWS Asia Pacific & Middle East14 SEAB MAR-APR 2018
Manila, Philippines – Building industry stakeholders gathered
during the Annual General Membership Meeting of the Philippine
Green Building Council (PHILGBC) to elect new representatives to
the PHILGBC Board of Trustees. Stakeholders from five (5) PHILGBC
member group are represented in the PHILGBC Board of Trustees.
The member groups are:
- Property Owners, Developers and Brokers,
- Building Professionals and Service Providers,
- Contractors and Specialty Trade Contractors,
- Manufacturers and Suppliers, and
- Individuals, Civil Society and Academe.
“The multi-sectoral constitution of the PHILGBC Board of Trustees
ensures that all stakeholders in the building and property industry
are fully represented and plays active roles in advancing programs
that will drive market transformation from grey to green,” remarked
Christopher de la Cruz, Chief Executive Officer of the PHILGBC.
Elected representatives to the PHILGBC Board of Trustees are
the following:
- Christophe Vicic, Country Head, Jones Lang Lasalle
(Philippines), Inc. (for the Property Owners, Developers, and
Brokers group) - Rowena Ramos, Principal Architect, Ecotektonika, Inc. (for the
Building Professionals and Service Providers group)
PHILGBC members elect new representatives to the PHILGBC
Board of Trustees
The 2018 members of the PHILGBC Board of Trustees and Officers of the
PHILGBC National Secretariat. Photo: © Philippine Green Building Council- Audrey Belle Po, Director and Marketing Manager, World Home
Depot Corporation (for the Manufacturers and Suppliers group) - Richard Uy, Regional Business Development Manager, Delta
Dore Inc. (for the Contractors and Specialty Trade Contractors
group)
The four newly elected members of the Board of Trustees will join
the ranks of green building leaders representing various building
industry stakeholder groups in PHILGBC Board of Trustees.Singapore – Keppel Land Limited (Keppel
Land) has entered into two conditional
sales and purchase agreements to acquire
100 percent interest in two prime sites
in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). The total
development cost of the two sites amounts
to US$297 million (approximately S$
million).
For the first site located in Saigon
South of HCMC, Keppel Land plans to
develop about 220 landed homes and
a 1,029-unit high-rise condominium
spanning a gross floor area (GFA) of about
36,110 square metres and 141,540 square
metres respectively. The 13-hectare site
is situated among highly populated and
established upper mid-end residential
Keppel Land acquires two prime residential sites in Ho Chi Minh
City
areas which enjoys easy accessibility to
HCMC’s central business district (CBD).
The total development cost, inclusive of
the land cost, is about US$235 million
(approximately S$322 million).
The second site is located in District
9 and borders the affluent residential
enclave of District 2. Keppel Land will
develop another 300 landed homes
spanning a GFA of about 55,000 square
metres. The total development cost for the
six-hectare site, inclusive of the land cost,
is about US$62 million (approximately
S$85 million).
Mr Ang Wee Gee, CEO of Keppel
Land, said, “Vietnam’s housing demand
is expected to continue its upwardmomentum, supported by the country’s
young population, growing middle-class
as well as rising urbanisation. We are
confident that these two developments
will be well sought after, given the limited
supply of upper middle-end gated
landed homes and condominiums close
to HCMC’s CBD. The two projects will
add to Keppel Land’s pipeline of more
than 20,000 homes in Vietnam. We will
continue to leverage our experience and
expertise as one of Asia’s premier property
companies with a strong track record
of delivering well-planned, quality and
thoughtfully designed homes to meet
the lifestyle aspirations of discerning
homebuyers in Vietnam.”