Singapore Green Building Product Certification Scheme

While the SGBC is the owner of the SGBP certification scheme, its wholly owned subsidiary, SGBC Pte Ltd, is the certification body responsible for the evaluation of SGBP applications. Stakeholders may reach out to SGBC Pte Ltd at [email protected] to request for any of the following information:

• Information about the SGBP certification scheme, certification procedures and fee structures.
• Procedures for granting, maintaining, extending or reducing the scope of, suspending, withdrawing or refusing certification.
• Information related to the requirements, restrictions or limitations on the use of the SGBP mark, and methods to refer to the SGBP certification granted.
• Information about procedures for handling complaints and appeals, as well as how to submit one.

The SGBP certification scheme is one of the key standards and benchmarks for green building products in the building and construction industry. Products and materials certified by the SGBP are highly recognised under the Green Mark Scheme, Singapore’s national green building rating tool administered by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), which allows certified products to accrue points that count towards a project’s Green Mark rating. The more highly rated a product is under the SGBP Scheme (i.e., the more ticks it has achieved), the more points are awarded towards the Green Mark rating.

SGBP Certification Scheme is also widely accepted by regional green building rating tools for its coverage of product’s sustainability performance. Examples include GreenRE, a rating tool set up by the Real Estate & Housing Developments’ Association (REHDA) of Malaysia, and LOTUS, Vietnam Green Building Council’s rating tool. The SGBP complies with many of the requirements in ISO 14024 Environmental labels and declarations — Type I environmental labelling.

SGBC is always working to improve our SGBP’s quality and usability. The SGBP Certification Scheme is similar to internationally leading eco-labels, such as Cradle2Cradle, DECLARE, Global Green Tag, Good Environmental Choice Australia, Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute. Future versions of the SGBP may provide additional recognition for products that excel in addressing social issues, circular economy, and low embodied carbon, and reorganise the Scheme’s governance to allow for products certified under our Scheme to be recognised under other eco-labels.

FOR PRODUCT SUPPLIERS:

• Analysis of your product’s sustainability performance by experts and certification by a credible source
• Opportunity and insight into how to further develop your products to be more sustainable
• Greater awareness of your product for use in our current and future buildings

FOR DESIGNERS/ SPECIFIERS:

• An overview of products that are certified sustainable
• An understanding of how a product stacks up against others in terms of their sustainability performance
• Easier decision-making when choosing more sustainable products

FOR BUILDERS/ OWNERS:

• An overview of products that are certified sustainable
• Data around the environmental properties of the products you use
• A unique selling point for your building projects

FOR TENANTS/ OCCUPANTS:

• An understanding of how sustainable the spaces you live and work in are
• Health benefits of living/working in a greener building

Once a product is certified, SGBC Pte Ltd will issue the product a certificate. Only certified products will be listed on the SGBP Certification Directory, which is maintained on the Singapore Green Building Council’s website. This Interactive Directory is actively used by building industry professionals such as consultants, contractors, building developers and owners. Stakeholders can demand that products/ materials used for a building are SGBP certified. Certified products can gain credits under various green building rating tools.

As part of the Singapore Green Building Product (SGBP) certification process, applicants will need to have their product(s) independently tested and assessed by an accredited third-party testing laboratory. To reduce time and effort in identifying appropriate laboratories, SGBC works with a number of such testing laboratories that can provide the necessary testing and calibration services. These SGBC Lab Partners are familiar with the requirements of the SGBP and are also accredited by the Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC).

List of SGBC Lab Partners

• ALS Technichem (S) Pte Ltd – [email protected]
• Element Construction Testing (S) Pte Ltd – [email protected]
• Intertek Testing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd – [email protected]
• Isolab (S) Pte Ltd – [email protected]
• OTM Solutions Pte Ltd – [email protected]
• R.A.K. Materials Consultants Pte Ltd – [email protected]
• Setsco Services Pte Ltd – [email protected]
• Singapore Test Lab Pte Ltd – [email protected]
• STATS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD – [email protected]
• TUV SUD PSB Pte Ltd – [email protected]
• UL Environment – [email protected]

Certification applicants can contact the SGBC Lab Partner directly and they will provide you with an official Quotation for Testing based on the applicable certification criteria for the corresponding product’s assessment.

Become a SGBC Lab Partner

If you are a testing laboratory that can provide a range of product testing services not limited to Product U-Value, Acoustic Testing, Noise Emission Testing, Thermal Insulation Testing, etc., join us as a SGBC Lab Partner.

Once onboard, SGBC will direct Certification Applicants to SGBC Lab Partners to perform the necessary testing for their certifying product(s). The contact details of all SGBC Lab Partners are made available on this page.

To be a SGBC Lab Partner, you need to:

• Be a Corporate Member of SGBC
• Share with SGBC your available testing and related services
• Actively participate in SGBC Technical Work Groups

To find out more, contact the SGBC Sustainability Certification team at: [email protected].