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| Beijing’s first eco-friendly shopping centre opens Posted: 30 Oct 2012 04:28 AM PDT  Parkview Green FangCaoDi, Beijing. – Copyright Zhou Ruogu Architecture Photography After a four-year delay, and a soft launch last month, the Parkview Green finally opened its doors for business this weekend. With a gross floor area of 200,000 square meters, the space was designed by architects Integrated Design Association and engineered by London-based firm, ARUP. The centre is constructed from four mixed-use towers, which are wrapped in an outer skin to create an eco-friendly microclimate, making it one of the region's most energy-efficient buildings. These green credentials mean that Parkview Green has achieved the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) – Platinum Certification. The building is designed to take advantage of geothermal energy and hybrid ventilation to cool it in summer and heat it in winter. A refuge from baking Beijing summers, the building offers 60 per cent energy saving in summer when compared to a conventional office air conditioning system. Meanwhile, when the city hits its notoriously low winter temperatures, highly insulated collective façades trap heat and give the project nearly 80 per cent energy saving compared with standard office designs. Irrigation water is collected off the roof and paved areas whenever it rains, and is then filtered and recycled. Waste water from sinks and showers is also treated and reused for flushing toilets. As WWD has reported, so far only six stores out of the eighty-eight retail spaces have opened. The real shopping rush will begin just before Chinese New Year, in early February 2013, a key time for families buying luxury gifts. Parkview Green offers the first Chinese locations for Karen Millen, COS (H&M's higher price point fashion store), and menswear brand Ted Baker. Stella McCartney's Beijing flagship will also open in the space. Watch and jewelry stores including Swiss watchmaker IWC, Ivanka Trump Jewelry, Chopard, and Breitling will all hope to benefit from the Chinese traditions of gift giving in business. – AFP/Relaxnews |
| Sydney Harbour top property in Australian ‘Monopoly’ Posted: 29 Oct 2012 11:26 PM PDT
"It has taken a while, we apologise for that, but as soon as the opportunity came up, we grabbed it with both hands and we wanted to get Sydney to the Monopoly market as soon as possible," said Reid Herbert from the games manufacturer Winning Moves today, the day the board game was officially launched. Sydney Harbour now takes its place among other plum properties, the equivalent of Boardwalk in the US version and Mayfair in the London edition. "Sydney Harbour is highly regarded as one of the world's finest harbours for its beauty ... which is also integral to the Sydney Monopoly board," Herbert said in an earlier statement. After deciding to make the game, the company in early 2012 called for public nominations for landmarks via Facebook. From a flood of nominations 22 places from Sydney and the greater Sydney area were selected. "It was enlightening consulting with the public, who resoundingly favoured our two famed harbour properties, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House," Herbert added in the statement. Other destinations include Circular Quay, "national" surfing beaches such as Manly and Cronulla, and Coogee Beach, a popular swimming spot. Additional Sydney twists include extra points for the best float at the annual Sydney Mardi Gras, a gay pride celebration attracting over 20,000 international visitors each year. Monopoly is played in 111 countries and in 43 languages around the world, the company said. The Sydney version is set to go on sale from November 1. — Reuters |
SYDNEY, Oct 30 — Sydney's Opera House and Bondi Beach are amongst some of the iconic landmarks featuring in Australia's first official Sydney Monopoly board game, but Sydney Harbour scooped the title of most exclusive property.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Features To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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