IOI Properties continues sustaining nature in Bandar Puteri Puchong

• It developments 2 Rio Office Park and 2Rio Residence in IOI Rio have eco-friendly features and excellent connectivity while the company organises public engagement and awareness events like the City Nature Challenge (CNC) 2024, CNC Kids Nature Walk, Town Park Night Walk, Earth Hour and Waste to Treasure campaigns.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): IOI Properties Group Bhd is without doubt an environmentally conscious community builder with its developments in Bandar Puteri Puchong and Bandar Puchong Jaya.

It developments 2Rio Office Park and 2Rio Residence in IOI Rio have eco-friendly features and excellent connectivity while the company organises public engagement and awareness events like the City Nature Challenge (CNC) 2024, CNC Kids Nature Walk, Town Park Night Walk, Earth Hour and Waste to Treasure campaigns.

“As a responsible corporate citizen, IOI Properties Group builds for tomorrow, safeguarding the interests of future generations. We encourage the adoption of sustainable lifestyles today by putting the appropriate ‘hardware’ in place throughout our residential and commercial projects, including solar panels, electric vehicle charging points, bike-friendly lanes and more,” said senior general manager (Puchong), IOI Properties, Chung Nyuk Kiong.

“We also foster a wider understanding and appreciation of nature and sustainability through fun and interactive sessions on the ground, encouraging the community to be part of ecological conservation and benefit from nature-based solutions together. These sessions have drawn strong support from the public, drawing a wide range of participants,” he added.

IOI Properties has crafted its launches in Bandar Puteri Puchong and Bandar Puchong Jaya with sustainability principles in mind throughout the construction and operational phases.

This included the use of system formwork in 98% of development for 2Rio Residence, reducing material waste.

Apart from that, 20% of aluminium formwork as well as the site workers’ accommodation cabin were reused from previous projects.

“Other sustainable development initiatives include utilising self-climbing platform systems in IOI Rio. These enhance speed & safety as well as quality control for external finishes. In the operational phase, we enable energy efficiency and invest in renewable energy, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with solar-powered CCTV timed lighting for common areas and motion-activated escalators, along with abundant landscape to provide shade and reduce urban heat island effects,” said Chung.

“On the rooftop of 2Rio Park, our solar panels operate with a peak capacity of 214 kWp, producing 824 GJ of renewable energy annually and avoiding 13.7.5 tC02 emissions. At the same time, we encourage alternative modes of transport with four installed electric vehicle charging bays, four bicycle nodes and ample biking lanes in and around the development. In addition, a demand-responsive transit shuttle stop next to IOI Rio facilitates last-mile connectivity to Puchong’s ample light rail network,” he added.

Among its public engagement programmes, IOI Properties has collaborated with Society of Wilderness Malaysia (SOWM) since 2018, hosting nature observation events encouraging the community and public to observe and document flora and fauna species. This includes observations in Bandar Puteri Town Park, highlighting its natural beauty and deepening the community’s understanding of urban biodiversity.

IOI Properties remains committed to conserving urban diversity across its developments.

Since 2019, the group has organised the City Nature Challenge in support of global biodiversity initiatives. This has seen 1,350 participants contributing to citizen science efforts in and around IOI Properties' townships and developments, recording a total of 12,440 observations and 3,549 species to date.

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