THE Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and City Developments Limited (CDL) have joined hands to organise a first-of-its-kind competition to generate green ideas that existing buildings in Singapore can adopt.
The inaugural BCA-CDL Green Sparks Competition has attracted about 120 student participants from five local tertiary institutions. The challenge is to enhance green features of Fuji Xerox Towers, which attained Green Mark Gold award under the BCA Green Mark Scheme.
Ideas that participants come up with should qualify Fuji Xerox Towers for the highest accolade under the BCA Green Mark Scheme - the Green Mark Platinum status.
Participants, in teams of five to 10, are to submit a retrofitting proposal. The best eight entries will be shortlisted for the final competition on Aug 19, when teams will present their projects to the judges.
The judging criterion include energy savings and environmental benefits, feasibility and cost effectiveness of ideas, creativity, replicability and presentation.
Leading the panel of judges is Mr Lee Chuan Seng, president of the Singapore Green Building Council. The other panellists include BCA's technology development division director Tan Tian Chong, CDL's property and facilities management general manager Lim Tow Fok, DP Architects director Tai Lee Siang and G-Energy Global director Vincent Low.
Source: The Strait Times, 2010-04-01, Link
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