South Forbes cares

MANILA, Philippines - ‘Climate change’ has become a household name these days mostly due to the extreme weather conditions we have been experiencing around the globe. While many countries have set up commissions in efforts to mitigate this phenomenon, the ordinary man is still encouraged to do his small share that, when combined with other earth-savers, can make a huge impact.

South Forbes Golf City, the country’s largest fully-integrated, self-sustaining, and all-themed golf resort development at the forefront of the Metro Sta. Rosa – Tagaytay corridor, awarded Best Golf Community Development by the 2007 CNBC International Property Awards, the world’s most prestigious property awards programme, and the Best Development in the Philippines honor by the 2010 Bloomberg Asia-Pacific Residential Awards, strengthens its resolve in doing its part for the care of environment.

“In our earnest desire to provide a balanced and sustainable way of life for our residents, South Forbes has been conceived, planned, and built to uphold globally-accepted principles of an environmentally-sensitive development,” said Cathay Land president Jeffrey Ng.

Safe and Sound. Sustainable planning, its resulting design, and eventual management are a holistic approach to creating environmentally sensitive developments and mitigating environmental degradation.

The advantage of having a clean slate to begin with allowed South Forbes the opportunity to do it the right way. Its planning has been deeply rooted in the tenets of New Urbanism where, because of the creation of walkable districts, there is a reduction in the dependency of automobiles and a conscious preservation of critical lands.

As a result, as more and more people would opt to walk than take to the bike pedal than take the car, air pollution and the creation of greenhouse gases will be a thing of the past.

Unity in Diveristy. If a community is to be dynamic, lively, and, most of all, sustainable, it must have housing opportunities for a demographically diverse population. People in such a mix do not all have the same needs or desires for housing; therefore, a mix of housing opportunities helps to create a sustainable community, not just a one-generation locale.

There is a whole range of dwelling types and sizes in South Forbes that can suit most everyone’s capacity. With this distribution of density, there is also less impact on the environment through sensible land development, water allocation, and waste management.

Aside from the themed enclaves, one such multi-family structure that embodies the principles of green development is the fairway-fronting Golf View Terraces where the structure respects and works with the land’s natural features, minimize disturbance of the natural environment during construction, and optimizes advantages of the climate.

Protect Land Resources and Biodiversity. Enhancing the quality of life is also synonymous to environmental protection. Large protected and connected natural habitats are the foundation for any green infrastructure network.

Move in right here, right now. Call 635-7777 or 631-8855 for a free city tour or log on to www.southforbes.com for more information.