How living at Northpoint supports the goals of Earth Hour

As the world gears up for Earth Hour on March 29, Davao’s greenest condo community gives its homeowners the opportunity to support the goals of this global event—to raise environmental awareness.
Caring for the environment is not new in Northpoint. In fact, it is the norm in this British colonial themed condo community. Northpoint has many facets that let its homeowners make their own personal contributions to environmental protection.   
Northpoint’s condominiums are green buildings.  Northpoint’s green buildings have less impact on the environment and its inhabitants.  Built to principles of green architecture, these buildings are designed to have excellent indoor air quality, resulting to reduced energy demand and increased power efficiency.
The fourth tower, Liverpool, takes indoor air quality a notch higher with its Sky Gardens, wide openings on the building’s façades that allow natural sunlight and breeze to enter the building. This is complemented by natural plants that provide fresh oxygen and enhance the beauty of the garden.
Complementing the Sky Garden is an atrium that lets cool air enter the structure and push warm air out of its shaft, a natural ventilation process that does not require power. This cools the buildings and reduces the need for all-day air-conditioning in the condo units, lowering power demand and giving the homeowners savings on their electricity bills.  
Further greening the buildings are the indoor gardens at the atrium that thrive on natural sunlight streaming through the skylights.  The live plants also give off fresh oxygen and create a refreshing feel to the building’s interior, bringing indoor the splendour of the outdoors.
Northpoint is a green community. Northpoint is a green oases of lush plant life and towering trees right in the middle of the city’s hustle and bustle.  The grounds are planted with over P4 million’s worth of imported Caribbean pine trees that augment the preserved Acacia trees and verdant foliage.
These hardy pine trees can grow to about a hundred feet tall and will provide a canopy of cool freshness on the condo grounds.  The shade will protect the buildings from extreme heat during hot weather, and the trees can act as a natural barrier against strong winds. On top of all that, the pine trees give a whiff of pine scent and a constant supply of fresh oxygen.
With such naturally green surroundings, it is easy for homeowners to open their windows wide and let natural light and breeze enter their condo unit, and keep artificial lighting and cooling off thereby decreasing power consumption.
But it’s not only its natural environment that makes Northpoint a green community.  It strictly implements the city’s local ordinance on waste segregation and keeps the whole condo property a clean and healthy place to live. Its wellness pool uses salinated water, cutting down the use of chlorine in its maintenance.
Northpoint uses only Compact Flourescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) which utilizes only a quarter of the energy used by an incandescent bulb, translating to ¾ less energy consumption. They also lessen heat-trapping emissions of carbon dioxide, an ozone-depleting substance.
Northpoint’s central location minimizes car use, reducing emissions. With Northpoint located at the junction of Buhangin Road and JP Laurel Avenue, Bajada in Davao City, all daily essentials are near, reducing the need to drive to desired city locations.  Homeowners can use public transport available right outside the condo premises,  or drive the short distance to public utilities and locators such as markets, hospitals, schools and universities, supermarkets, malls, airport, cinemas, places of worship, among others.
That means less vehicles on the road which means reduced gas consumption, and that in turn means lesser carbon emissions that negatively impact the environment. Also, with lesser use and shorter drives, your car stays efficient and in good shape longer, reducing maintenance cost.
A green community contributes to a healthier environment.  Living at Northpoint is like supporting the goals of Earth Hour not only for an hour but at all times. Reducing power consumption, lessening carbon emissions, and conserving precious fuel resources allow Northpoint homeowners to reduce their carbon footprint or carbon impact on the environment.
This is the goal of Earth Hour—to get people to do “small things in their daily lives that together can have huge impacts”. Start living green by getting in touch with Camella Davao at 2/F Delgar Building, JP Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City, telephone numbers (082) 2953973.