THE Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) will host the World Green Building International Congress in its first year as an exclusive member of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC). The international congress, to be held on Sept 13 and 14, is an annual forum where representatives of GBCs around the world meet to discuss objectives, policies and development strategies. The congress will also...
Singapore Green Building Council
Singapore has set up a new council to help accelerate the "greening" of buildings in Singapore. Buildings in the city-state are the second largest guzzlers of electricity - after the industrial sector. But this is also the area where energy use can be easily reduced. A UN study has concluded that energy consumption in new and old buildings can be lowered by 30 to 50 per cent without significantly...