With the ongoing campaign about Earth Hour for the year 2021 despite the ongoing crisis brought by this COVID-19 pandemic, a light-off event was held at the Topp on March 27, 2021. This event is to commemorate the importance of saving energy for protecting our planet earth.
The general objective of this movement is to stop the degradation of the earth’s natural resources especially that Climate Change is real. It helps to protect the world. According to Asia Green Buildings, the community can save up to 10 to 20 percent of their total household electricity usage when turning off their light especially when not in use.
Friends from the tri-media were present as we share together a one-hour moment of “Lights Off” with other guests from the Shopping Center. The event encouraged everyone to be aware of this Earth Hour which is conducted every year and to encourage the community to save electricity, especially when not in use.
Other activities seen during the event were an Arts and Craft Workshop for the kids, a clown with a balloon walkabout, and a Movie Screening. There were also a kids coloring section and a man-made chess game for everyone to enjoy with.
Booths from SWCorp and SWM environment were also seen during the event where they showcased their various recycled products. An Awareness Exhibitions showcasing recycled products by IKEA and Cerebral Palsy were all located at the Topp.
The event was flavored with good rendition songs from the Acoustic Band performances. Their song was remarkably amazing that reminds the public that we can ”Heal the World, make it a better place for you and for me”.
With the celebration of the event, it aimed to drive a positive impact on shoppers, tenants, and the local community about this campaign. Toppen’s ongoing Go Green effort, the mall is the LEED Core and Shell 2009 Platinum Certified winner awarded on 28th of July 2020.
Toppen Shopping Center aims to be more energy-efficient, by harnessing energy from the solar panels installed on the roofs. With the open concept of the mall, it uses natural lighting where no need to require electricity to lighten up the whole place.
The mall also is using its Intelligent Building Management System that can help to adjust the lightings and power accordingly to save energy consumption by the shopping mall. Rainwater is also collected to be re-used by the mall.
Toppen was opened in November 2019 and is one of the five anchored by-IKEA Shopping Centers in Southeast Asia. This mall is 1.25 million square foot that is good for meeting places anchored by the only IKEA store outside of the Klang Valley.
iIt's rooftop known as the “The Topp” is the first of its kind community hub with everything from skateboarding and rock climbing to alfresco dining and cinema.