SM Prime Holdings, Inc. vice president Jessica Sy stresses the importance of green building design for disaster resilience and long-term community well-being.
Dec 18, 2024 08:55 AM Jessica Bianca ‘Jica’ T. Sy, vice president and head of design, innovation, and strategy of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and SM Development Corporation (SMDC) with Arch. Carlo de Castro, lead architect of the Pasig River Urban Development; Environmental Planner Marione Comboy, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD); Sheila Lobien, Lobien Realty Group chief executive officer; and Hans Lopez-Vito, Ayala Land head of Brand Experience and Strategy.
With an average of 20 typhoons entering the country per year, incorporating disaster resilience and sustainability in building designs has become essential to SM’s integrated property developer arm, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. The SM group’s foresight to incorporate best building practices continues with the next generation of leaders, as Jessica Sy, Vice President and Head of Design, Innovation, and Strategy of SM Prime and its residential arm SM Development Corporation (SMDC) addresses a group of aspiring architecture students on the emphasis of respecting the land through the creation of green buildings that protects the community’s well-being long term. “From an architectural standpoint, we want to make sure that when we develop a building, it's going to last for a long time,” said Sy. “We've seen that what's good for our communities is actually good for our company because addressing their needs also strengthens our connection with them as our customers.” Drawing from the earlier lessons of her first year studying architecture, Ms. Sy noted the role of water in any development. It can be both beautiful—a source of life or unpredictable in nature. “As architects, this was one of the first few things we were taught,” she added as Sy addressed the aspiring students in the crowd. “Water is life-giving but it can also change everything. Floods in properties could heavily impact and uproot the lives of many familie
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