S'pore: HDB to offer 3,139 new flats eco-features in first BTO launch 2014

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched 6 Build-To-Order (BTO) projects, the first exercise this year.

A total of 3,139 new flats will be offered to meet the diverse needs of1ist-timers, second-timers, multi-generation families, the elderly and singles.
This is the first tranche of the 24,300 BTO flats that HDB has planned for 2014.

There will be studio apartments, 2-room to 5-room flats, and 3Gen flats.

The flats will be available in four non-mature towns -- Bukit Batok, Jurong West, Punggol and Woodlands, and Serangoon which is a mature town.

With the start of this launch, HDB will introduce a standard suite of eco-features in all new public housing developments to help manage water, energy and waste more efficiently.

These include eco-pedestals in bathrooms which recycle water for toilet flushing, LED lighting with motion sensor controls and regenerative lifts that help to lower energy consumption, and centralized chutes for recyclables to promote recycling.

More covered bicycle parking lots and bicycle wheel ramps will also be added to new projects to encourage residents to adopt a more environmentally-friendly mode of transport.

Application for the January BTO flats can be submitted online from Wednesday to January 28.
In March 2014, HDB will offer about 3,500 new flats in Sembawang, Sengkang, and Yishun.