Green Revolution

Here in the heart of the concrete jungle, I was walking on a swath of greenery on top of a building. The building is part of building complex that forms Singapore's newest public hospital, the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. The rooftop gardens have been built to reduce heat and the impact of carbon dioxide. The hospital recently received a prestigious award for the way it was designed and built - green and energy-efficient. Patients at the hospital can be assured of a comfortable, soothing and healing environment through the enhanced daylight design, good natural ventilation and cooler interior environment.