Eight major property developers in Jakarta, Indonesia's sprawling capital city, are hoping to obtain green building certification for newly built properties. “They want us to certify the new properties they have just built before selling them,” Tiyok Prasetyoadi, a founder of the Green Building Council Indonesia, said in Jakarta at a recent seminar on green buildings.
The eight are Agung Podomoro Group, Springhill Group, Ciputra Group, BSD City, Intiland Development, Summarecon, Agung Sedayu and Pikko Group. Artha Debang, located in Medan, North Sumatra province, is also hoping to obtain certification.
Under the greenship rating system, buildings are assessed based on six criteria: the appropriateness of site development; energy efficiency and refrigerants; water conservation; indoor air health and comfort; and building environment management.
“A green building provides a positive image of its owner and developer. It expends less energy and uses materials with better durability. These things can all increase the market value of properties,” Mr Prasetyoadi said, as quoted by The Jakarta Post. He added that so far he had not found any office building in Jakarta that fulfilled all of the criteria.
The Jakarta provincial government is currently developing an official rating system for the assessment of green buildings, which it hopes to finalise by March or early April this year.
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