RIFFA VIEWS: A “GREEN COMMUNITY” TAKING SHAPE

With over 85 villas delivered to homeowners, Riffa Views announced it has handed over the first set of golf carts to residents of the community. The golf carts were presented to those residents which purchased their villa at a time when the golf carts were being offered as an incentive and as part of the development’s “green community” vision. As the community evolves this vision is further enhanced by the various environmental initiatives being developed and implemented by all three Riffa Views, the Royal Golf Club (RGC) and Riffa Views International School (RVIS).
 
Alfredo Laffitte, CEO of Riffa Views, commented: “As a representative number of families are starting to move into Riffa Views, the objective is that over the course of time residents have an environmentally responsible lifestyle. In the long-term resident might decide to use golf carts to mobilize within the development rather than their cars. We want to offer a living environment that is conducive for a healthy and comfortable lifestyle.”
 
RVIS was the first to implement the “green community” vision with the deployment of a comprehensive recycling programme for its students. The school has further extended its commitment to develop the environmental awareness and actions of the school-children with the implementation of an organic food programme. The kids have taken a step further in a practical way by planting and growing their own fruit trees and vegetable garden. The produce from this garden is now being used to prepare the school lunches.
 
The Royal Golf Club has also undertaken a number of initiatives to protect the environment; these include the incorporation of a weather station and a computerized irrigation system that allows very precise irrigation applications in order to avoid water wastage. A compost bay has also been constructed on site and it is used to store the golf course organic waste which is then used for any planting around the course. The design and landscaping of the 18-hole championship golf course respected and utilized many of the existing natural features of Riffa’s desert landscaping and have added plant palates which contribute to those features. “This has enabled the development to encourage and retain many of the existing flora and fauna to return and develop on site, Riffa Views has now many native desert plants and animals thriving in the community”, ended Mark Hooker, Director of Agronomy, Royal Golf Club.

Riffa Views Homeowners – “Settling In”

The promise is delivered with homeowners receiving their houses and living in them within Riffa Views. There are over 50 villas handed over to resident home-owners up to September 2009.

This video explores the beginnings of the Riffa Views community, its features, and most importantly its pioneering residents. We talk with a few of these champions of Riffa Views to get their reactions as they are settling down into their new life within Riffa Views Signature Estates.

Video: Riffa Views, the most distinguished residential address in Bahrain

This short video shows the major milestones of the Riffa Views development over a period of two years and shows some of the close-by features in the Kingdom of Bahrain that its residents might partake in; from shopping, sea sports, visit the water park, racing in the award winning Bahrain International Circuit and many more venues.

Riffa Views, it is truly the most distinguished address in the Kingdom of Bahrain

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