“The cleanest energy is the energy we do not use.”
This was made clear during the keynote address delivered by SGBC President Mr. Allen Ang at the Asia Clean Energy Summit 2025 held at the Marina Bay Sands on 29 October 2025. As we accelerate the clean energy transition, energy efficiency remains our “first fuel”: the most immediate and cost-effective lever to decarbonise our cities, and the built environment plays a central role.
In Singapore, the impact of green, energy efficient buildings is clear:
🏙️ 4.2 billion kWh in annual energy savings from over 2,500 BCA Green Mark certified buildings – enough to power one million 4-room HDB flats annually.
💡 BCA Green Mark Platinum buildings can command up to 12% higher rents, proving that green is not just good for the planet, it’s also good for business.
To steer our sector beyond 2030, SGBC, together with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the A*STAR – Agency for Science, Technology and Research, is developing a Built Environment Decarbonisation Technology Roadmap. Through a collaborative road mapping effort, more than 50 key technologies and strategies (existing and emerging) have so far been identified in the draft roadmap to help building owners decarbonise their building portfolios. The full roadmap is expected to be officially launched in Q1 of 2026.
But technology alone is not enough. Scaling impact requires collaboration, innovative financing, and strong public-private partnerships. We must turn ambition into action, and roadmaps into reality.
A heartfelt thank you to Infrastructure Asia and the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) for the platform, and to all our partners and leaders driving this transformation.
Explore the Built Environment Decarbonisation Technology Draft Roadmap here.