KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Property developer Avaland Berhad (Avaland), formerly known as MCT Berhad, recently launched its Sustainability Roadmap which reinforces its commitment to integrating sustainable and eco-friendly features.

Avaland chief operating officer Aw Sei Cheh said that with these features it will benefit its customers across all its projects.

"We at Avaland are committed to prioritising sustainability in all our offerings to fulfil our mission of creating communities and enhancing lives for generations.

"This approach will help ensure the creation of lasting economic, environmental and social value for all stakeholders involved,” said Aw.

Aw said Avaland’s Sustainability Roadmap, which is guided by Avaland’s parent company Ayala Land Inc (Ayala Land)’s robust sustainability framework, is developed in line with its product standardisation manual across the different segments that Avaland serves.

Aw said the product standardisation manual will incorporate sustainable features and focus on four key sustainability focus areas namely Site Resilience, Resource Efficiency, People Mobility and Connectivity and Local Economic Development.

"We focused on these four key areas because of our strong conviction that initiatives in these areas will make a lasting impact on the environment and in the communities that we are a part of.

"We are also tapping on the expertise of our counterparts in Ayala Land who have long been a champion of sustainable practices in its developments. Launching our Sustainability Roadmap is our first step in sustainability development and doing our bit to reduce carbon emission,” said Aw.

Aw further added that Avaland designs urban communities using ethical labour practices that incorporate green materials and energy-efficient technologies.

"For instance, all units in the Aetas Damansara development come with a naturally lighted private lift lobby. The foyer also comes fitted with a breezeway for natural ventilation.

"These energy-efficient features help to decrease the use of electricity and reduce carbon emissions. Meanwhile, its Alira Subang Jaya project utilises recycled rainwater for landscape irrigation which saves water consumption and maintenance costs.

"In addition, all of Avaland’s projects utilises efficient air-conditioning mechanism, water-efficient sanitary wares and fittings and green cement,” said Aw.

Aw also said Avaland’s green initiatives projects have also been validated by GreenRE Malaysia, a green building certification agency formed by Real Estate And Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda).

"Avaland has received six GreenRE certificates for all our active projects which consist of platinum, gold, silver and bronze. All these are completed within a remarkable timeline of just six months,” Aw said.