Property giant Megaworld, the Philippines’ largest office developer and landlord, has been recently recognized for having the ‘Best Green Office Development’ at the recently concluded 2024 Philippines Property Awards. The said award was won by the International Finance Center, a 24-storey office tower in Uptown Bonifacio.
The International Finance Center is one of the 32 LEED-certified and LEED-registered office towers of Megaworld as the company strengthens its portfolio with more green office developments all over the country. It has been given the LEED v4 Silver Certification this year.
Other LEED Silver-certified buildings include all other office towers in McKinley West, as well as the existing office towers in Uptown Bonifacio.
Out of the 32 LEED-certified and registered buildings, 19 office towers have various certification levels. These are located in Uptown Bonifacio, McKinley Hill, McKinley West, and Arcovia City, while 13 office towers are registered and awaiting their certification levels. These are located in the company’s townships in Bacolod, Iloilo, Pampanga, Pasig City, and Taguig City.
Among the LEED Gold-certified towers include One Paseo in Arcovia City, One Le Grand Tower in McKinley West, 8 Campus Buildings and Southeast Asian Campus in McKinley Hill, and the Worldwide Plaza, also known as the JPMorgan & Chase Co. Tower in Uptown Bonifacio.
Megaworld’s inventory of leasable office spaces in the country is now at 1.5 million square meters, still the biggest in the country. The company has announced that it is continuing to expand its office portfolio, targeting to reach 2-million square meters by 2030.