Event Highlights
Missed out on our sustainability programmes? Don't fret - stay updated and check out our post-event highlights below!
The Great Make-Over Project: Punggol Edition
How will the Punggol neighborhood look like if it was re:Imagined to be more sustainable, vibrant and inclusive? The second iteration of The Great Make-Over Project (GMO) brought together 5 teams to do exactly that! With sustainability in mind, GMO participants sought to visualize and transform specific places within the neighborhood into “Great Places”.
About The Great Make-Over Project:
The Great Make-Over Project (GMO) is a community co-solutioning initiative which tasks participants to propose ways to transform and reinvent spaces to promote sustainable living.
This project is supported by CapitaLand Hope Foundation, One Punggol CC and Pasir-Ris Punggol Town Council.
Their Journey
24 participants were selected from a pool of 83 applicants to be part of the second iteration of The Great Make-Over Project. These participants included a community designer, nurse, students, retirees, housewives and sustainability consultants.
Over the course of 4 months, GMO participants underwent a curriculum of design-thinking and placemaking workshops as well as fireside side chats with industry practitioners and sustainability enthusiasts to lay the groundwork for the solutioning process.
Separately, the teams also conducted preliminary research for their green solutions. From on-the-ground assessment of potential spaces for reimagination to interviewing members of the public, the teams went the extra mile to ensure that these projects would translate to green solutions for the Punggol Town community.
On 15th April 2023, the teams presented their reimagined spaces and creative green solutions to a panel of judges comprising of representatives from the Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council, the National Environment Agency, the National Library Board and City Sprouts.
The teams will also be sharing their ideas with the public on 6 May from 11am to 1pm at Punggol Regional Library - Entrance (Level 1). Join us to learn more about their innovative sustainability solutions and share your own feedback and ideas! For more info, click here!
re:Imagining Punggol
“What would Punggol look like when our community spaces are re:Imagined for sustainability?”
Wonder how these spaces would look like in real life? Check out the illustrations below and join the teams in their re:Imagination!
Team EarthWise
Team HomeGround
Team aVoideckadence 108
Team Asian Pear
Share Your Feedback and Collaborate with the teams!
You can also be a part of the Great Make Over Project by leaving the teams your feedback or collaborating with them on their projects here!
Nodes at Parks
From 14 October 2022 to 26 February 2023, NLB presented a brand-new initiative called “Nodes at Parks”, which brought NLB’s exciting eResources on Sustainability to parks and gardens near you.
Due to popular demand, the Nodes at Parks: Sustainability Showcase will be extending its run in the following locations:
Changi General Hospital Main Building Atrium: 27 February to 13 March 2023
Changi General Hospital Integrated Building Atrium: 14 March to 22 March 2023:
Plaza Singapura Courtyard at Level 1 near HSBC: 24 March to 16 April 2023
Look out for it and scan the QR codes to read more about the different perspectives of Sustainability issues.
Visit the Nodes at Parks webpage for more information.