It may not be well known locally but September 16 was the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, a United Nations General Assembly proclamation commemorating the same day in 1987 when the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed.
In Davao, there’s no big celebration of the Ozone Day, but other parts of the globe devote this date to raising awareness on what depletes the ozone layer and how it can be prevented, by holding “Ozone Day” activities across environmentally-aware schools, organizations, cities, and countries.
While there was no fanfare during the Ozone Day in Camella Northpoint, this British colonial themed condo community can proudly claim that every day is ozone-friendly day within its community.
That’s because this landmark condo development of Camella in Davao is built to specifications of green architecture, landscaped with a naturally green environment, and espouses green living among its homeowners. All these contribute to the protection of the ozone layer in the atmosphere, by reducing harmful emissions.
As green buildings, the condo towers of Camella Northpoint yield ample space to accommodate indoor gardens to bring inside the outdoor freshness. These indoor gardens thrive on real sunshine that penetrates the building’s interior through the skylights, allowing them to grow and give off fresh oxygen.
Camella Northpoint’s fourth tower, Liverpool, will have Sky Gardens, which are wide openings on the building’s facade that let natural light in and allow cool breeze to flow through the structure. These novel gardens will have real live plants, further greening the condo tower.
Liverpool will also have an Atrium that allows cool air to enter its vertical shaft and push warm air out and away from the building. This is one important principle of green architecture, where indoor air quality is never compromised.
But that’s only talking about indoors. Camella Northpoint’s outdoors is even fresher with its over P4 million worth of imported Caribbean pine trees dotting the whole property, enhancing an already green environment of olden trees and verdant foliage.
The pine trees can grow to about a hundred feet tall, further cooling the whole condo property and giving it a fragrant whiff of aromatic pine. Camella Northpoint homeowners not only enjoy a sweet scented coolness, but also breathe in clean, crisp, fresh air.
With enhanced indoor and outdoor air quality, Camella Northpoint’s condo towers are cooler, in turn cooling the environment within each condo unit and lessening the need for all-day air-conditioning. With natural lighting streaming through the Sky Gardens, skylights, and each condo unit’s wide windows, there is also less need for artificial lighting.
So how does minimal usage of air-conditioning and lighting help the ozone layer? It helps plenty. Chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs were used in cooling units such as air conditioning and in cleaning electronic equipment.
Hopefully, there are less air-conditioning units that use CFC as it has been phased out when its damaging impact to the ozone layer was determined. However, there’s a big chance that old refrigeration and air-conditioning units using ozone-depleting CFCs are still in use.
The bigger contribution of Camella Northpoint to lessening ozone layer depletion is the significantly reduced energy consumption of its homeowners. Keeping the aircon off greatly lowers power demand, as this is one of the biggest consumers of power among household appliances.
While artificial lighting may appear to be insignificantly less power-consuming than air-conditioning, the kind of bulbs that are being used spell a great difference. Camella Northpoint, as well as other Camella developments, only uses Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) in its condo homes.
CFL bulbs use only a quarter of the energy used by an incandescent bulb. That means ¾ less energy consumption and more savings for homeowners. They also lessen heat-trapping emissions of carbon dioxide, another ozone depleting substance. These will lessen power demand and reduce pollution caused by power-generation.
A passive benefit Camella Northpoint gives to the ozone layer is its location. Because everything a Camella Northpoint homeowner needs is within short distance, they can either ride public transportation, walk, or drive the short distance to get what they need. That means less motor vehicle on the road, and less toxic emissions that can be harmful to the ozone layer.
To find out more about green living in Camella Northpoint, get in touch with Camella Davao at 2/F Delgar Building, JP Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City, telephone numbers (082) 222-0963 and (082) 222-5221.
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