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 Singaporeโ€™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 held on 30 Aug. 2024 dived into sustainable construction efforts, innovative building technologies as well as best practices in the industry. Close to 100 industry professionals listened with rapt attention as our speakers covered:

  • ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต & ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: Mr. Tan Sze Tiong, Group Director (Building & Research Institute) / Chief Sustainability Officer, Housing & Development Board, shared on advanced research and innovation initiatives within the public housing sector. This effort aims to enhance the quality, sustainability, and liveability of public housing developments through the application of research, technology, and forward-thinking strategies.
  • ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜-๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ – ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต & ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: Mr. Dickson Liew and Mr. Cheong Wei Jiann from BBR Holdings (S) Limited explained in detail how this construction technique and technology can enhance structural strength while optimising material usage for a project, contributing to a more sustainable built environment.
  • ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ & ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป – ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Mr. Ben Sheng from China Construction (South Pacific) Development Co Pte Ltd took participants through a journey of discovery as he shared how robotics and automation technologies are improving efficiency, safety, and accuracy on building sites, while minimising waste and environmental impact.

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Attendees also got the opportunity to tour the Centre of Building Research, receiving a first-hand look at the 3D Concrete Printer, one of the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, amongst other building research innovations.