The green building movement in Singapore has gained momentum and the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) hopes to spur it further by enhancing its Green Mark Incentive Scheme. At the BCA awards ceremony on Thursday, City Developments was named Singapore's first Green Mark Champion. This new award is given to developers and building owners who have at least ten projects that have attained the BCA...
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The Economic Development Board (EDB) has unveiled more details of the Solar Capability Scheme, aimed at spurring demand for clean technology and building up expertise in the new industry. The S$20 million scheme was first announced in Parliament in April by Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, S Iswaran. The EDB said it expects to fund up to 100 projects. Under the scheme, new buildings need...
The private sector can tap on S$20 million to offset part of the capital costs of installing solar technologies in new building projects, the Economic Development Board (EDB) announced on Tuesday. The Solar Capability Scheme (SCS), launched at SEMICON Singapore 2008, is the latest programme by the Clean Energy Programme Office (CEPO). It seeks to build up the capabilities of companies through increased...
New residential properties must now include basic environment-friendly features before the building plans are approved. This is a requirement introduced on 15 April by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA). Under the new guidelines, BCA has set a limit on the amount of heat that can enter a residential building through its facade. This limit is called the Residential Envelope Transmittance Value....
Fund will cushion cost of integrating solar panels into new Green Mark buildings DEVELOPERS of new and green buildings can now tap into a $20 million fund set up by the Government - a decision that is certain to sit well all-round as oil prices continue to surge. The fund will partly offset the cost of integrating solar panels into new buildings “which attain a certain level of Green Mark standard”,...
Singapore and China officials have held their first joint working meeting on the mega Sino-Singapore Eco-City project. Besides preservation and restoration of natural ecology, green consumption and low carbon emissions, it is social cohesion that tops the list of features in the eco-city, said Singapore's Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan. Grand plans are in store for the Sino-Singapore Tianjin...