JOHOR BARU: In conjunction with Earth Day recently, Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd showed its support for going green.
Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd senior sales manager Daniel Tan said the company had always emphasised on a greener lifestyle in all its projects.
He explained that the company incorporated nature-friendly designs in its projects.
“At Sutera Mall, people can see many trees planted in the parking lot and along the roads,” he said.
“Toilets in the shopping complex are built with the open-air concept, where fresh air provides natural ventilation and sunlight reduces the need for artificial lighting in the day.
“These skylight design also features in our housing projects which gives residents ample natural light,” he said.
Tan said residents living in housing projects developed by Tanah Sutera would also help upkeep the parks in their neighbourhoods by carrying out gotong-royong regularly as they used these green lungs for their recreational activities.
“We fully utilise in our housing projects what nature gives us, by installing tanks to harvest rainwater for the homeowners’ use,” he said.
In addition, he said the company had been promoting the use of effective microorganism (EM) among company staff over the past nine months as a cleaning method.
“We also use EM to clean the toilets in company premises. It is much cheaper and safer than chemical products.
“We are also organising talks and seminars with residents’ committees to promote the use of EM,” he added.
Tan said that Tanah Sutera had also put up recycling bins at strategic locations and planned to build a recycling centre where the funds collected from recycling activities would be channelled to charity.
