All new BTO flats to come with eco-features

[SINGAPORE] Singapore's push for more eco-friendly buildings has expanded from the commercial and industrial space to that of public housing, with what is to date the biggest planned rollout of 24,300 new Build-To-Order (BTO) flats with eco-features.

In the first tranche of the rollout for this year, the Housing Board yesterday launched six such environmentally sustainable new BTO projects, or 3,139 BTO flats, in Bukit Batok, Jurong West, Punggol, Woodlands and Serangoon.

Starting with this launch, all future HDB BTO developments will have a standard suite of eco-features to manage water, energy an…