Davao City Embarks on Green Building Initiative

Davao City, known for its vibrant ecosystem, has taken a significant step towards environmental protection with the launch of the Davao Green campaign. The campaign, initiated by the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders' Association (CREBA), aims to promote green development, green energy, and green technology in the city's building structures and subdivisions. According to Carlos Vargas, coordinator of the Davao Green Campaign, the advocacy will focus on incorporating green building practices, which are a bit expensive but cost-effective in the long run. Buyers are already showing interest in environment-friendly designs, and the campaign is working on showcasing these concepts through a proposed area in Barangay Mintal.

Key Takeaways:

• The Davao Green campaign is an initiative of the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders' Association (CREBA) to promote green development, green energy, and green technology in Davao City.
• The campaign will focus on incorporating green building practices, which are a bit expensive but cost-effective in the long run.
• Buyers are already showing interest in environment-friendly designs, and the campaign is working on showcasing these concepts through a proposed area in Barangay Mintal.
• The campaign has submitted a proposal to the Davao City government for a mass transportation system to reduce the number of vehicles on the road and consequently reduce pollution.
• The downtown area project is a consortium of CREBA, aiming to build a medium-rise building for low-cost occupancy with an estimated cost of P500,000 per unit.
• The project aims to locate residential units within the area of work to reduce commuting time and costs.
• CREBA is in constant talks with other CREBA associations in the country to share ideas and techniques on implementing and sustaining the green campaign.

Statistics:

• Estimated cost of P500,000 per unit for the downtown area project.
• Number of buyers interested in environment-friendly designs not specified.
• Number of residential units to be constructed in the downtown area project not specified.
• Number of vehicles expected to be reduced through the proposed mass transportation system not specified.
• Estimated duration of the project not specified.

Sources:

• "PNA (Philippine News Agency)" , July 27
• Wikipedia, Green building definition.