Orchard Road building completes vertical garden retrofit on parking facade

A mid-rise building on Orchard Road finished installing a vertical garden on its parking structure facade, using condensate captured from air-handling units to irrigate native ferns and flowering vines. Engineers estimate potable water draw fell by one-third compared with a conventional drip system fed from municipal supply.

Tenants report lower surface temperatures on west-facing office walls during afternoon hours. Maintenance crews access planters via a behind-facade walkway rather than suspended platforms over pedestrian paths.

The project qualifies for an updated green mark bonus category focused on embodied carbon of retrofit materials rather than new builds alone.

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