Forest City in Johor, Malaysia, is a renowned sustainable real estate project. Forest City received the Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards 2022 (SCAHSA) Global Modal of Green and Intelligent Construction at the 17th Annual Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS 2022). Forest City has won SCAHSA awards for seven years. This award recognizes Forest City’s sustainable development concepts and practices.
Building Green and Smart
Forest City has always pursued sustainable development. It earned the 2016 Global Human Settlements Award on Planning and Design and the 2017 Global Model of Green Building Industrial Park (IBS Park) Award. The 2018 Global Model of City-Industry Integration Award and 2019 Global Green Smart City Award followed. In 2020 and 2021, it received the Global Model of Coastal Ecological Environment Protection and Low-Carbon City Planning and Design Awards. Forest City’s sustainability is shown by these honors.
Award Significance
In 2014, the Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards (SCAHSA) recognized and promoted sustainable development best practices. Cities and organizations with outstanding sustainable development plans and technology get the prize. It hopes to spur more cities, enterprises, organizations, and people to take sustainable development measures. 25 key organizations, including 10 main UN agencies, collaborated on the GFHS 2022. Forest City’s Green and Intelligent Construction model’s accreditation by a distinguished conference underlines its contribution to sustainable city development globally.
Sustainable City Future
Cities require nature, thus their futures must be nature-positive. Integrating nature into cities and living in peace with nature enhances health, biodiversity, and climate resilience. Forest City’s Green and Intelligent Construction approach guides sustainable city development globally. Forest City proves that eco-friendly, economically and socially sustainable cities are achievable.
Conclusion
Forest City’s Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements Awards 2022 (SCAHSA) Global Modal of Green and Intelligent Construction is another step toward sustainability. Its seven consecutive wins illustrate its sustainable development strategies and innovations. Forest City’s Green and Intelligent Construction concept will guide sustainable city development globally. Forest City’s success shows that cities must integrate nature and live in peace with nature to achieve economic growth and social development.
