The Housing Development Board (HDB) will turn Punggol into Singapore’s first eco-town, making it a ‘living lab’ for testing of various new ideas and technologies to create a green living environment.

As Punggol is one of HDB’s younger towns, it is well-suited to be developed into an eco-town. Already, HDB is developing its first eco-precinct, the Treelodge@Punggol there. Punggol was planned right from the start to have smaller estates with common green areas.

HDB will work with a host of government agencies and commercial partners to carry out large scale test-bedding of new green technologies and solutions in energy, waste and water management. Eventually, these technologies and solutions will be replicated in other towns.