Eco-Friendly Home Tour at BluHomes Gakakan

BluHomes Gakakan is an EDGE-Advanced Green Building Certified eco-friendly housing development in Amparo Village, North Caloocan City where homes are designed to be passively cooled, energy-efficient and water-efficient. Each home is equipped with 660-watt solar panels, wide roof overhang, reflective exterior paint, reflective white roofs with 2” thick glass wool insulation, fully-operable casement windows with insect screens, 2.5-meter high ceilings, attic ventilation, water-efficient toilets & faucets, and perforated pavers with grass at sidewalk. An endangered native and endemic tree called Gakakan is planted on each home to show our love for our native forests. Each home is also provided with green wall with real plants and semi-landscaped front yard.
 
Each home is estimated to have 44% savings in energy, with a reduction of 0.89 tons of carbon dioxide emission per year per home. Each home is also projected to save 38% of water consumption, saving 117 cubic meters of clean water per year per home. Each home in BluHomes Gakakan is as eco-friendly as planting 15 trees per year. Homes at BluHomes Gakakan have 3 bedrooms, 2 toilets & baths, 1 car garage, 76-79 sqm floor area and 74.25 sqm lot area.