Ballutta Terrace aims at low carbon footprint

The developers of the Balluta Terrace project, a residential block located at Balluta Bay, St Julians have incorporated a number of measures aimed at making it not only a state-of-the art development, but also one that respects the environment and cuts down on emissions, in line with the latest EU legislation relating to Energy Performance of Dwellings in Malta (EPRDM).

The development has been designed in such as way as to guarantee that it has the lowest attainable yearly carbon footprint possible.

The Balluta Terrace project has been designed to include a number of energy saving measures that are aimed to limit the development’s strain on the Maltese environment. The three basement levels, for example, were designed such that they are naturally ventilated. Other measures include insulation layers that increase thermal resistivity value, double glazing and carefully-planned plumbing that enables the building to require hardly any water pumping even though it has a total height of 15 floors.

The developers have also ensured that all common areas adopt the most efficient energy saving lamps, and that water from the roof is collected in special reservoirs and used for irrigation purposes. The lifts installed have been chosen for their respect towards the environment. In fact, these used multi-polar driven, gearless drive motors which makes them not only ultra-silent but also the most energy efficient one can install.