ITALPINAS CEO, ARCH. ROMOLO NATI SPEAKS AT THE REAL ESTATE EXPO MANILA 2019

MANILA-Italpinas Development Corporation Chairman and CEO Architect Romolo V. Nati spoke at the Real Estate Expo Manila 2019, an international event and influential platform escalating business networking with the top executives. The year’s theme, “Strengthening the Foundation through Innovation in the Real Estate Industry”.

REEM 2019 is an international sought-after event where the regional and international investors, developers, investment promotion authorities and real estate professionals converge to discuss growth drivers in the real estate investment and development on emerging markets globally.

Arch. Nati , a devout advocate of sustainability, talked about “Green Buildings in Emerging Cities in the Philippines”, sharing the strategies and architectural technologies which are among the means of the successful accomplishments of Italpinas Development Corporation, a “design-driven developer of sustainable properties focused on emerging cities in the Philippines”.

As an expert in green architecture, he emphasized the advantages of promoting sustainable buildings in secondary and tertiary cities explaining that aside from reducing overall impact to the environment and to human health. “Green buildings are the key for property developers to achieve sustainable urban development in an environmentally friendly manner. Such structures are defined as environmentally responsible and resource-efficient over their full life cycles and proven to be cost effective with reduced energy requirements,” expressed Nati.

Arch, Romolo Nati (on the right) receives the Certificate of Appreciation from the hands of Mr. Angelo Manongdo (AD ASIA EVENTS)

Italpinas Development Corporation was officially listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on December 7 2015, only six years after its establishment. As a multi-awarded green developer, IDC’s breakthrough project, the mixed-use two tower building, Primavera Residences in uptown Cagayan de Oro, has gained international and national accolades. These include the Best-Development Mixed-use Development in the Philippines, awarded by the International Property Awards-Asia Pacific and the First Completed Building in East Asia to be certified by EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiency).

This honor was given by the prestigious IFC World Bank Group, the innovator of EDGE software and certification program which was launched a few years back and currently used mostly by building designers and property developers who want their buildings to withstand various climate stresses for a long period of time and command greater value in the market.

Current IDC’s green projects, Primavera City, in uptown Cagayan de Oro, and the latest high-rise eco-friendly Miramonti Green Residences in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, have been awarded as Best-Development Mixed-use Development in the Philippines, by the International Property Awards-Asia Pacific, a highly acclaimed award in the worldwide property industry.