The Makati City government plans to promote disaster resiliency through green structures and technology by offering incentives to buildings using green technology this year.
Speaking before the Rotary Club of Makati, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay acknowledged the role of the private sector as a “partner in development towards a safer, healthier, greener and world-class Makati.”
“Makati has undeniably become a role model for other local government units in many facets of governance. This time, we are determined to set the trend and be a compelling force that will spur concerted efforts towards disaster preparedness and resiliency throughout the nation,” Binay said.
He said the city will tap experts from the private sector for its plan to retrofit the 25-story City Hall and make it a “green building.”
The program will be extended to other public buildings such as schools, barangay halls, health centers and hospitals.
The city government and the private sector are currently working on an ordinance called the Makati Green Code that will reward all public and private buildings that will use green technology, Binay said.
Meanwhile, the construction of a new full-service eight-storey Ospital ng Makati that incorporates green features will begin in District I.
The 300-bed hospital will have modern facilities, including six major and minor operating rooms, emergency room with trauma center, a blood bank and a cancer institute.
By the second quarter of this year, Makati’s own milk bank is expected to open after the city government consulted with experts and the Department of Health (DoH) on standards to be followed.
Through a partnership between the city government and SM Development Corporation (SMDC), the sidewalks along Kalayaan, Metropolitan and South Avenues and Nicanor Garcia St. will be improved and beautified with elevated walkways, terracotta block and cobblestone sidewalks, and LED lampposts, among other features.
