Taking the effort to 'green' offices has paid dividends. The latest batch of recipients of the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) Eco-Office Label on Wednesday said they saw savings of between five and 30 per cent in utility costs. Gammon Construction Quality Assurance Manager Thng Seng Huat said they made efforts to orientate the site offices to be north-south facing to reduce heat gain, cutting down...
Green Buildings
The Asian Green City Index, a study commissioned by Siemens, has concluded that Singapore is Asia's greenest metropolis. The survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) analysed the aims and achievements of 22 major Asian cities with respect to environmental and climate protection. Singapore stands out in particular for its ambitious environmental targets and its efficient approach to...
The Building and Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA) has awarded HarbourFront Centre a Green Mark Platinum certificate under the "Existing Buildings" category. The highest rating for green buildings in Singapore recognises developments which are energy efficient. Mapletree Investments, which owns HarbourFront Centre, retrofitted the 33-year old building with a more energy efficient central chiller...
The Singapore Green Building Council estimates that at least 6,500 buildings here need to be retrofitted over the next 20 years. This will enable Singapore to reach its target of "greening" at least 80 per cent of its buildings by 2030. Several green ideas are being exhibited at the third Build Eco Xpo, a three-day event that focuses on green practices in building, design and technology. The event is...
Higher Green Mark standards will apply to new buildings in Singapore from December. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said the move will guide the industry towards more sustainable and energy efficient practices in building design, construction and maintenance. An award made of recycled glass was conferred to BCA by international think tank Aspen Institute for its efforts in promoting "green"...
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is mulling a possible law to get property owners make their existing buildings more environmentally-friendly. The rule will cover all existing buildings, with the main focus on commercial and office buildings and hotels. This could come in two to three years to help Singapore meet its goal of "greening" 80 percent of its buildings by 2030. So far, only 8...
On a global scale, buildings are responsible for 70% of all electricity consumed and they use up to 40% of raw materials. Building and construction activities also account for 40% of carbon dioxide emissions. In the face of mounting pressure from governments and green groups to control its oversized carbon footprint, the building industry is turning to technology providers like Autodesk for a new design...
From Seletar Aerospace Park to Biopolis and Fusionopolis, estates showcase green technologies for a sustainable environment DEVELOPING industrial parks used to be relatively straightforward - clear the land, build the factory blocks and companies will come and set up their production lines. But JTC Corporation's job has got more complex over the years as Singapore's manufacturing sector moved up the...
It will be a 'seed' building to testbed and showcase innovative green solutions The first building at Singapore's CleanTech Park is expected to be up by end 2011 at a cost of $90 million, JTC Corporation said yesterday. With a gross floor area of 403,646 square feet, CleanTech One is expected to house about 40 green tenants, such as cleantech companies' headquarters, firms financing cleantech activities,...
Singapore's first eco-business park will have a new S$90 million building called CleanTech One. The building is the first structure for the CleanTech Park, and is due to be completed in December next year. JTC Corporation, the industrial landlord, announced this at a news conference on Monday. The two towers of the building have been designed with green sustainable features, including sky trellises that...