MC'DONALD'S FIRST EVER GREEN RESTAURANT IN SINGAPORE

The new McDonald's Jurong Central Park which opened for business on 1st May 2011 was officially opened on 22nd May 2011. The Jurong Central Park is a 8-ha regional park in the Jurong West area across from the Boon Lay MRT Station and Jurong Point. The park is accessible via the Jurong and Jurong West Park Connectors.

Jurong Central Park, a 8-ha regional park

It is the first park in Singapore to have life-size board-game features (including Snakes and Ladders and Ludo based on the traditional indoor children's board-games). Greenery, sculpted terrains and various play equipment are used to create the board-game features.

The park site retains its existing wetland to complement the existing plants at the site to help bring visitors closer to nature. The wetland also serves as a habitat and magnet for dragonflies, birds and other wildlife species, bringing nature back to the urban environment.

Aesthetically pleasing and blending seamlessly into the green surroundings of the park

To blend into the Park ambiance and also to return green space there before building of the restaurant, its entire mushroom-shaped roof is planted. Crowned by the extensive green roof, a refreshing carpet of green, McDonald's Jurong Central Park is McDonald's first ever green restaurant in Singapore. The green roof reflects sustainability goals and demonstrates McDonald's commitment to environmental stewardship by providing an eco-friendly workplace and restaurant.

Aesthetically pleasing and blending seamlessly into the green surroundings of the park

Apart from enhancing aesthetic appearance and helping in assimilation into green surroundings, the greening of the roof helps to protect the rooftop waterproofing as well as the roof skin itself from extreme UV exposure. Ambient temperature is considerably reduced and the interior of the building kept cool, even though its exterior faces the full brunt of the sun. The restaurant is consequently able to save on energy consumption through lower air-conditioning requirements and to, also at the same time, mitigate Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE).

ELMICH GREEN ROOF

Elmich Green Roof is the system used for the greening of the mushroom-shaped roof of McDonald's Jurong Central Park.

VersiDrain® 25P water retention and drainage trays installed over the mushroom-shaped roof

VersiDrain® 25P water retention and drainage trays (the principal component of Elmich Green Roof) installed over the concrete mushroom-shaped roof of the restaurant facilitate efficient drainage of excess water and allow water and soluble nutrients stored in the cells to be returned, via evaporation and capillary action, to the primarily inorganic planting medium during dry periods. This effectively reduces irrigation frequency and maintains healthy plant growth. The resultant green roof blends seamlessly into the green environment of the Park.