SM Green Movement sustainability extends to disaster resilient mall designs withstanding flood (opens original article in a new tab)

SM Green Movement enhances mall designs with disaster-resilient features like flood mitigation systems and elevated structures to protect communities and ensure operational continuity during typhoons and floods.

• SM Green Movement integrates disaster-resilient structures in malls to enhance community safety during typhoons and floods
• SM malls use rainwater catchment basins to store 86,000 cubic meters of rainwater, equivalent to 34 Olympic-sized pools
• SM City Marikina is elevated on 246 concrete stilts to withstand extreme flooding, serving as a refuge during Typhoon Ondoy in 2009
• SM Mall of Asia features a seawall with wave return technology and drainage channels to prevent flood damage from storm surges