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Out & About Want An Escape?
Having enjoyed the outdoors as a kid and never wanting to
outgrow the kid in him, Mr. Sim Choo Kheng, the founder
and chief executive of Sim Leisure; the company responsible
for the designing and building of Escape and other theme
parks around the world for the past 20 years, jumped on the
idea to create a theme park in Penang when the opportunity
came. Growing up in a ‘kampung’ in Penang where nature
encapsulates every corner of his life proved to be a priceless
experience and he’s not about to let it slip from his life, as
reflected in his new theme park.
Escape was built around natural terrain, without disturbing the
natural topography of the area. No concreting was allowed to
ensure that ground was permeable. Grass is planted on the roof of
every building to reduce temperature and to absorb rainwater.
Parking lots are covered with vegetated shelter and is engineered to
absorb rainwater. Rainwater harvesting is also done in the theme
park to reduce water usage. The area of the forest floor is also
replanted with plants that are endemic to the area and increased
vegetation and trees on site are for higher rainfall absorption
quality.
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