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above Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel:

There is a “green revolution”

blooming in the desert

sands of Israel – precision

agriculture is a way of life in

the country, as seen here in a

high-tech greenhouse where

tomatoes are grown

for the first year of operations. This

was accomplished with the buying

of carbon credits that fund carbon-

offsetting projects in Asia.

Beyond sustainable design and

eco-friendly features for energy and

water efficiency, concerted efforts were

Tampines Concourse’s

carbon emissions were

reduced to “net zero” by

offsetting some 6,750

tCO e for 2009 – the

total estimated tCO e

generated during the

construction phase

and for the first year of

operations.

PHOTO CLINT MCLEAN/CORBIS, PALLAVA BAGLA/CORBIS

largest real estate companies and
green developers, set a milestone
in environmental sustainability with
the establishment of 11 Tampines
Concourse, unveiled in 2009, as a
certified carbon-neutral development –
a first in Singapore and the Asia Pacific.
Tampines Concourse’s carbon
emissions were reduced to “net zero”
by offsetting some 6,750 tCO e for 2009

• the total estimated tCO e generated
  during the construction phase and