The inaugural Singapore Green Building week started on Monday with the launch of Singapore's first "Zero Energy Building." National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said the three-storey office building showcases how it can be up to 50 per cent more energy efficient. It cost some S$11 million to retrofit but the building is expected to generate as much electricity as it consumes in a year. The...
Zero Energy Building
THE $10.47-million contract for Singapore’s first zero-energy building has been awarded to local firm ACP Construction. Work to retrofit an existing building at the BCA Academy along Braddell Road starts this month and should be completed by next year. As announced earlier, everything in the building, from the lights and air-conditioning, to the water in the toilets, will be sourced from renewable...