Lagos Set To Commission First Green and Eco-Friendly Estate

The Lagos state government has unveiled plans to commission its first green and ecofriendly estate before the close of the first quarter of this year.

This was revealed by the Honourable Commissioner for Housing in the State, Hon Moruf Akinderu-Fatai during a site inspection of the Peridot Parkland estate today.

The first phase of the estate which comprises 252 two bedroom bungalows is sited at Idale along Topo Badagry road in Badagry area of the State.

According to the Commissioner, the housing scheme was built by the Ministry of Housing through a joint venture arrangement with Echostone Nigeria and designed to utilise less energy for cooling and heating thereby ensuring sustainability of the environment.

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Apart from the benefits accruing to the environment through optimisation of energy consumption, the project also showcases an innovative technology which speeds up housing delivery, utilises lesser energy and generates minimal waste from site activities.

The estate which comes with a garden and 2 trees each for every house according to Akinderu-Fatai, has reached 90 percent completion stage within less than a year of commencement and will soon be delivered to members of the public.

Akinderu-Fatai pointed out that the collaboration with Echostone has shown clearly that Lagos state government will speedily meet up with its target in housing delivery thereby increasing the housing stock in the state.

He revealed that the innovative technology and eco friendly designs used at Idale will soon be deployed towards construction of multilevel structures in the urban part of the state to speedily reduce the challenges of housing deficit.

The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Housing Mr Wasiu Akewusola said that more housing schemes to be initiated by the State will benefit from the technology introduced by the organisation.