New building tech at Tengah BTO projects to help reduce waiting time

Full range of flat types at two projects in Tengah

- Michelle Ng

Two upcoming Build-To-Order (BTO) projects in Tengah will pilot construction technologies such as 3D concrete printing to increase productivity and cut material wastage, and this may set the standards for future BTO developments.

The 2,077 units in Garden Waterfront I and II @ Tengah will have one of the shortest waiting times - three years and four months - in the BTO sales exercise on Wednesday, the Housing Board said on Monday.

A bumper crop of nearly 10,000 flats across 10 projects will be launched.

The shorter waiting time is because construction technologies used at both Tengah sites are expected to yield a 25 per cent improvement in site productivity compared with other BTO projects, said the HDB.

The waiting time for buyers is reduced as more floor areas are completed with the same amount of labour.

"With the same available construction resources, higher productivity reduces construction time," added the HDB.

The two projects in Tengah comprise 18 residential blocks ranging from nine to 16 storeys. They will house the full range of flat types, from rental to two-room Flexi to five-room.

With the launch of Garden Waterfront I and II @ Tengah, almost 17,000 units will have been offered in Tengah since the first BTO project there in November 2018.