JINAN U MAINLAND GETS 9PCT GIFT FREE RIDES ON PUBLIC : : STRONG OF MACAO FOUNDATION MONEY E-BUSES FOR A MONTH QUAKE MDT reviewed FM’s Annual Report The Transport Bureau (DSAT) ROCKS ITALY to verify that financial support to said today it will implement , entities outside the region (read: a new bus route, E02, for an 73 REPORTED China) in 2015 was over MOP209m experimental trial period DEAD P5 MDT REPORT P6 P15 THU.25 Aug 2016 T. 26º/ 34º C H. 55/ 90% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 7.50 2629 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS Saipan casino outshines BLOOMBERG some Macau operators BACKPAGE CHINA Revived appetite for emerging market stocks and bonds is starting to include China - and BLOOMBERG even its embattled currency. More on p9 HONG KONG shares fell the most in three weeks on speculation recent gains were excessive relative to earnings prospects. The Hang Seng Index slid 0.8 percent at the close. More on p11 AP PHOTO KOREA A North Korean ballistic missile fired from a submarine yesterday flew about 500 kilometers in the longest flight by that type of weapon, Seoul officials said, a range that can place much of South Korea within its striking distance. North Korea on Tuesday asked for an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council in relation to joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, RISHI Tirupari which the country claims are bringing the parties “to the brink of a war”. More on p13 The Parisian to THAILAND Two bombs exploded near a hotel in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand, be ‘one of the killing one employee and wounding 29 people, police and hospital officials most energy said yesterday. The explosions occurred late Tuesday outside the Southern Hotel in efficient resorts’ Pattani; a region where Muslim separatists have waged an insurgency since 2004. worldwide More on backpage P2-3 MDT INTERVIEW 25.08.2016 thu th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO RISHI Tirupari Q&A DIRECTOR OF SustainabiLITY, SANDS CHINA ‘Being sustainable is a matter of education’ Renato Marques RT – Technically it is actually easier to design a new building HEN it opens on Sep- [than to adjust or transform an Wtember 13 The Parisian old one into a more efficient Macao will be one of the most one] because it’s a fresh cut, efficient integrated resorts in you can start from your idea the world, setting a new base about what you want the buil- line for resort construction and ding to be. management. We wanted it to be energy From energy efficiency and efficient, we wanted it to be water management, construc- water efficient, we wanted it tion waste management and to be environmental friendly recycling to new transporta- and still make a business case, tion solutions, The Parisian and since the building was at Macao claims to have concep- the design stage all these ideas tualized and implemented new were input into the design and ecofriendly solutions. that helped a lot. To learn more about the featu- We just needed to make sure res, challenges and future pers- that the designers and archi- pectives the Times spoke with tects would understand that Rishi Tirupari, Director of Sus- this would be a LEED certi- tainability for Sands China Ltd. fied project and this is our Tirupari is the leader and ma- goal. Once we told them, “this nager of all environmental cer- is what we want,” everyone tification programs for Sands worked together to find how to China Ltd and is responsible get to that [goal]. for the implementation of Las There are of course diffe- Vegas Sands sustainable de- rent challenges in different velopment standards (Sands markets. If we look at Western ECO360) for all new develop- markets like the U.S. which is ments in the territory. lop from that and try to move have LED for all purposes and We have made improvements a lot more mature, they have that base line up in all possible without compromising guests’ in many other aspects. Lighting been trying to do sustainability Macau Daily Times ways. comfort and luxury. is maybe the most visible one projects for the last 25 years. (MDT) – Can you tell us For The Parisian, besides the but behind the scenes there is a In the Asian market for the last how efficient The Parisian SDS certification, we also wan- lot more on the pumps, on the 10 years there has been a lot of Macao property will be? ted to follow LEED certifica- control units… and others that talk, trying to evolve and kee- Rishi Tirupari (RT) – The tion (or Leadership in Energy are a lot more efficient than ping up with the changing cer- Parisian Macao, as a new bui- & Environmental Design) that Regarding other properties, and that re- tification standards. lding, falls under the “Green is a green building certification energy sults also from our pilot test on So [in our case], it was just a Buildings” pillar, one of the program from the Green Buil- other properties which allowed lot of education; talking with four pillars of Sands ECO360 ding Council in the U.S. as that efficiency we us to chose which one was deli- the consultants and with the program that is a general pro- is the most well-known Green vering better results. architects, explaining what we gram for all Sands properties Building standard in the world decided to On water efficiency, for ins- need and why we need it [...] all over the world. [that recognizes best-in-class tance, we try to use ultra-high and once they understood the In early 2013 when we de- building strategies and practi- make [The efficient water features. The te- goal it was easy. veloped the Sands ECO360, ces]. It is used not only in the Parisian] chnology uses a lot less water we developed an internal sus- U.S. but also everywhere now but guests do not notice that, MDT – Do you take any tainability document that we and this is our first project in the first 100 the experience is no different, lessons from the construc- call “Sustainable Development Macau that is LEED-certified. the showers reduce the volume tion of The Parisian that Standards” (SDS) that pro- This is an advantage for us be- percent LED of water but there is air injec- you can use in future pro- vides guidelines for any new cause with the LEED forms we ted into it so it really seems the jects? projects. can contact contractors and [lighting] same and feels the same but in RT – Definitely! Our consul- The Parisian was the first ma- others directly and say “this is building. fact the amount of water used tants and contractors that have jor development that was built what we want.” It works like a is less. In [terms of] results we worked with us now not only after that so it was the first to checklist for them and makes are aiming for the The Parisian have the learning through the follow that document that sets it easy for them to know what That in itself is very sustaina- to use about 40 percent less process but they now unders- international standards for our angle is. ble and efficient as when you water than a similar building. tand sustainability and LEED wherever we are building a new Regarding energy efficiency compare LED to a normal in- certification in more depth. project. The document tou- specifically, we took a lot of candescent [bulb] it is almost MDT – As you mentioned, They might have heard of it ches energy efficiency, water measures in The Parisian and 50 percent more efficient, so The Parisian was the first before but because this project efficiency, indoor air quality, we decided to make it the first from our experience we expect building planned from the allowed them to be very hands- materials, waste management 100 percent LED [lighting] that The Parisian Macao can beginning to be “more effi- on they definitely have a lot and recycling, among others, building. perform at least 30 percent cient.” In the planning of more knowledge and they can and aims to create a base line As a technology, LED has more efficiently not just becau- an “Ecofriendly” project take it to [our] other projects. for the minimum standards been in market already for a se of lighting but through other of these dimensions, what For us it is like a building we must follow. 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