HDB Annual Report 2020/2021

Marking a Public Housing Milestone 2020 was a milestone year for HDB as it marked HDB’s 60th anniversary. For over 60 years, HDB has provided a ordable, quality homes for Singaporeans and shaped the cityscape into a quality living environment. In tribute to the countless HDB sta who have contributed behind the scenes to help achieve HDB’s vision of world-class public housing, it launched a commemorative book titled, ‘Home, Truly’, which showcases the evolution of Singapore’s public housing over the years. ‘Shapes of Home’, a photo contest held in partnership with The Straits Times and SPH’s Photonico platform, was also launched to invite members of the public to share what home means to them. The contest garnered over 6,000 entries from Singaporeans from all walks of life, who captured heart-warming everyday moments of what HDB living is all about, and the dramatic evolution of public housing over these past decades. Accolades HDB’s work garnered several local and international awards which a rmed its mission of building a ordable, well-designed homes, and a great living environment for its residents. A slate of new projects were conferred awards from the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Africa, Asia Pacific and Middle East (AAPME), such as the Bidadari Green and Blue Landscape Masterplan, Punggol Northshore, Woodleigh neighbourhood, Rivervale Shores, Keat Hong neighbourhood and Tampines GreenRidges. The IFLA AAPME awards recognise landscape architecture that demonstrates building resilience and considerations towards climate change. Parc Residences@Tengah, the first development at Tengah’s upcoming Park District, clinched the Bronze award at the 2020 International Design Awards (Architecture - Low Cost Housing Category), which recognises outstanding design visionaries and architectural works worldwide. HDB received the Merit Award for Tampines GreenRidges at the SIA Architectural Design Awards, under the Residential Projects Category. HDB’s Smart Lighting for Public Housing Estates was awarded the International Data Corporation’s Smart City Asia Pacific Award 2020. Developed in partnership with ST Engineering, the smart lighting system has helped to reduce energy consumption by up to 60%, as compared to conventional lighting systems. 40 HDB ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21