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The Editt Eco-Tower in Singapore

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T. R. Hamzah & Yeang employed a “Loose Fit” philosophy when they designed this building.  The idea was to build a structure that was adaptable to the changing times through flexible .  By using removable partitions, removable floors, “Mechanical-jointing” of materials (as opposed to chemical bonding), the Editt Tower can be repurposed many times over to serve different needs without going through expensive and invasive reconstruction or renovation.  The current is for an exposition tower (i.e. for retail, exhibition spaces, auditorium uses, etc.), but they have already drafted the necessary plans to efficiently convert it to office space.


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By implementing Rainwater harvesting and grey water reuse the Editt Tower is able to collect and reuse 55% of the water it needs.  The drinking water purification system is a gravity fed soil based system that doubles as an irrigation system.  The sewage that is created is treated and converted to compost for fertilizer and bio-fuel.

Approximately 40% of the buildings energy needs are met by solar photo-voltaic panels that pump out roughly 1700 kWh of energy per day. 

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The tower has an in-built waste-management system.  Recyclable materials are separated at source on every floor by hoppers.  Recyclables drop-down to the basement waste-separators, then taken elsewhere by recycling garbage collection for recycling.

For more information check out the T. R. Hamzah & Yeang site.

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5 Responses to “The Editt Eco-Tower in Singapore”

  1. attayaya says:

    good idea
    good building

  2. Nicholas Socrates says:

    thank you

  3. ionsysad says:

    MAKING YOUR HOME GREEN WITH PLANTS AND TREES OR CREATING A GARDEN IS ITSELF A VERY GOOD HOME DECORATING TIP.

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