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We are honoured to receive this Platinum certification and water consumption in its operations. Examples
for our mall, said Herman Chui, General Manager of include the launch of sustainably designed washrooms
TaiKooHui, Guangzhou. At Swire Properties, we take which are equipped with water-saving fixtures such
sustainability very seriously; I am proud that TaiKooHui as waterless urinals and the use of greywater for
is helping lead the way by implementing innovative flushing. The mall has also adopted a series of energy-
sustainable measures to improve our environmental saving measures, including the optimisation of its air-
performance. This recognition from LEED is testament conditioning systems, and upgrading lighting in public
to Swire Properties commitment and ongoing efforts to areas and the carpark to LED lighting. In addition, the
integrate sustainability in our operations and invest in the mall has also installed a food digester. By collaborating
well-being of our staff, tenants and visitors. with its F&B tenants, TaiKooHui has helped convert
Mr Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of the US Green tenants food waste into fertiliser for plants in the
Building Council said, By certifying to LEED, TaiKooHui building.
mall demonstrates a strong commitment to the health,
comfort and well-being of the people who visit the mall,
and to the community at large. TaiKooHui mall has truly
helped to raise the bar as to what we should expect from
our built environment.
LEEDs EBOM rating system places a strong emphasis
on running buildings in a way that offers maximum
benefit to the environment and building occupants,
without a huge capital outlay for the newest, greenest
technologies. With this certification, TaiKooHui mall
was recognised as having performed outstandingly in all
benchmarks, ranging from the use of materials to water
saving and energy consumption.
The mall adopts stringent measures to control energy

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