{"id":9496,"date":"2024-08-01T14:27:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T06:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=9496"},"modified":"2024-08-01T14:27:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T06:27:28","slug":"rlc-residences-announces-net-zero-carbon-and-resilient-condo-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/rlc-residences-announces-net-zero-carbon-and-resilient-condo-target\/","title":{"rendered":"RLC Residences announces net zero carbon and resilient condo target"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RLC Residences recently forged a groundbreaking agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), committing one million square meters (GFA) of net zero carbon and resilient condominiums by 2031. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pledge was spearheaded by RLC Residences\nSenior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager Chad Sotelo during\nIFC\u2019s 2nd Climate Forum at Ayala Museum. Sotelo was joined by Angelo Tan,\nCountry Lead for IFC World Bank Group&#8217;s Climate Business in the Philippines,\nMalaysia and the Pacific. The partnership will focus on identifying,\nevaluating, and implementing green building measures to help achieve net zero\ncarbon using Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) certification\nfrom IFC Additionally, they will assess and verify the resilience rating of RLC\nResidences projects to be built moving forward through IFC\u2019s Building\nResilience Index (BRI) tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe started this journey on sustainability back\nin 2022 and we\u2019re happy to have known enough to get our first building, Le Pont\nResidences in Bridgetowne [Destination Estate], to be EDGE-certified. With this\nfantastic partnership we have with IFC, we&#8217;re learning that there&#8217;s a lot of\nwork involved but at the same time, it&#8217;s part and parcel of what we do on a\nday-to-day basis. We are thankful to IFC for helping us understand\nsustainability and resilience better and how we can improve our residential\nprojects with that in mind,\u201d shared Sotelo during the Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the residential\ndivision of the property giant Robinsons Land Corporation, which is also active\nin sustainability efforts on a corporate level, RLC Residences is now taking a\nproactive stance on designing developments that are efficiently built. Despite\nbeing a newcomer in sustainable residential developments, RLC Residences got\nits first preliminary EDGE Certification for Le Pont Residences Tower 1 at\nBridgetowne East in Pasig City, recognizing its energy and water efficiency\nmeasures and sustainability features for future homeowners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRLC Residences&#8217; commitment to green and\nresilient initiatives is commendable and a vital step towards a sustainable\nfuture. Achieving EDGE Preliminary Certification for Le Pont Residences reflects\na forward-thinking approach that benefits the environment and the local community.\u201d\nSays Ommid Saberi, IFC\u2019s Global Lead for EDGE and Building Resilience Index. \u201cIFC\nwill also be supporting the resilient assessment of its projects. As a hot spot\nfor disasters, it is crucial to explore how the Philippines can incorporate climate\nresilience practices into the design and construction of buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed by the International Finance\nCorporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, EDGE (Excellence\nin Design for Greater Efficiencies), is a free software\nand green building\nstandard and certification system. The prestigious certification aims to\nempower developers to build sustainable properties through cost-effective and\nenvironment-friendly means while delivering high-quality buildings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite being a newcomer in sustainable residential developments, RLC Residences got its first preliminary EDGE Certification for Le Pont Residences Tower 1 at Bridgetowne East in Pasig City, recognizing its energy and water efficiency measures and sustainability features for future homeowners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2042,891],"class_list":["post-9496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsmakers","tag-real-estate","tag-real-estate-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9498,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9496\/revisions\/9498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}