Singapore Green Building Projects bag accolades at ASEAN Energy Awards 2024
The 24th ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF-24) hosted an Awarding Night to announce the winners of the ASEAN Energy Awards of 2024 on Friday, 27 September 2024, in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The event is organised by the ASEAN Centre for Energy and hosted by the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) of Lao PDR. The […]
IBEW 2024: CEOs In-Conversation
The CEOs In-Conversation plenary – a key event of International Built Environment Week (IBEW) 2024 held on 6 Sept. 2024 – was a pivotal gathering for built environment leaders and industry stakeholders committed to addressing climate change. The focus on decarbonsing the built environment highlighted the urgent need for innovative solutions and a collective effort […]
IBEW 2024: Carbon Reporting in the Built Reporting
Session 1 of the International Built Environment Week (IBEW) wrapped up a valuable panel on carbon accounting and reporting. Led by Junice Yeo, SGBC CEO Yvonne Soh, CDL Chief Sustainability Officer Esther An and UOB Managing Director, Head of Real Estate & Hospitality and Construction & Infrastructure Jasper Wong, discussed the critical importance of understanding […]
A Brighter Shade of Green
Singapore’s skyline is a testament to its rapid development, but it also represents a sustainability challenge. While the city-state is on track to green 80% of all buildings by 2030, with 58% of our buildings already greened as of December 2023, many buildings still need to be greened. Furthermore, the buildings left to be worked […]
Innovations in Sustainable Construction
Innovations in the built environment are critical in transforming the built environment into one that is more sustainable and low-carbon. Advancements within the building the construction industry present opportunities to drive Singapore’s national decarbonisation goals through innovations in sustainable construction. Returning to an in-person format for the first time since 2019, the BRI-SGBC Seminar 2024 […]
International Sustainable Finance Guide
Singapore is part of an international alliance of world leading green building rating system organisations that has launched the first global practical guide to facilitate the $35 trillion investment needed by 2030 to meet global energy transition goals. Financing Transformation: A Guide to Green Building for Green Bonds and Green Loans details how various building […]
SGBC-BCA Leadership in Sustainability Awards 2024
The Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC), in partnership with the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), officially unveiled on 6 June 2024 the 24 distinguished winners of the SGBC-BCA Leadership in Sustainability Awards 2024. This year’s edition witnessed a surge of high-quality submissions, highlighting the industry’s heightened commitment to sustainability. “The strong response to the Awards […]
Going Green from the Inside Out
The Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) and SGBC Founding Member launched a joint report highlighting the critical challenges that need to be tackled as well as key recommendations to accelerate green building adoption in Singapore. The report titled “Going Green from the Inside Out: Accelerating Green Building Adoption in Singapore”, presents and analyses the findings […]
AfA for Sustainable Spaces launches Industry Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Ms Grace Fu officially launched the “Industry Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality” at a visit to C&W Services, the facilities and engineering arm of global real estate services firm, Cushman & Wakefield today. The industry guidelines are part of efforts by the Alliance for Action (AfA) on Sustainable Spaces […]