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China – Studio City Phase 2 wins BREEAM Awards 2021 regional accolade
By Phil - 12 April 2021
Melco Resorts & Entertainment announces Studio City Phase 2 has been named winner of the ‘Regional Award, Asia’ at BREEAM Awards 2021. The international BREEAM Awards is an annual celebration recognizing the people, projects and organizations who are leading the way with significant achievements in sustainable building design, development and management.
Denise Chen, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, said: “It is an honour to receive the Asia regional award from BREEAM recognizing the Studio City Phase 2 extension project’s environmental sustainability efforts. As part of Melco’s sustainability strategy to go ‘Above & Beyond’, tremendous efforts have been made by the team to ensure the project meets a high level of environmental performance. We are also pleased to have XCO2 as BREEAM assessors and Accredited Professionals to guide us through the extensive framework. We are confident that the project is well on track to becoming an exemplar scheme that demonstrates leadership well beyond the requirements of local and national standards, which will positively impact both the local community and our guests.”
Set to offer approximately 900 rooms and suites as well as world-class non-gaming attractions such as one of the world’s largest indoor/outdoor water parks, a Cineplex, fine-dining restaurants and state-of-the-art MICE space, Studio City Phase 2 development’s sustainable features include:
Improving thermal properties of the curtain walling system to reduce thermal breaks across its façade system which is an uncommon practice for buildings in the region.
Being designed to achieve low energy demand via the specifications of high performance building fabric and highly efficient services and systems, including a heat recovery system that captures heat from the cooling tower condensers for reuse within the hot water system.
Melco currently holds BREEAM “Excellent” Ratings for the Design stage for both Studio City Phase 2 and City of Dreams Mediterranean in Cyprus, where Melco is developing Europe’s largest integrated resort by incorporating the very highest sustainability standards into its design.
