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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2010-04-02
Green Building Saves Money
THE Residences at W Singapore Sentosa Cove do not come cheap, at up to $3,000 per square foot (psf).
Thankfully, the energy bills for owners of the newly launched waterfront project promise to be a different story.
Every year, each unit is expected to save its efficient fittings in the bathrooms will cut about $400 a year in water bills for each home.
The 228-unit residential project received the Green Mark Platinum award last year. It is the highest rating the Building and Construction Authority hands out to green buildings in Singapore.
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Source: The Straits Times, 2010-03-26, Link
Thankfully, the energy bills for owners of the newly launched waterfront project promise to be a different story.
Every year, each unit is expected to save its efficient fittings in the bathrooms will cut about $400 a year in water bills for each home.
The 228-unit residential project received the Green Mark Platinum award last year. It is the highest rating the Building and Construction Authority hands out to green buildings in Singapore.
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Source: The Straits Times, 2010-03-26, Link
2010-03-10
Singapore buildings to get leaner and greener
Singapore’s Building & Construction Authority (BCA) is set to make changes to some of its regulations to push the construction industry towards green building and greater productivity.
The mandatory minimum energy efficiency standard that must be met before a new building can receive a Green Mark certification will be raised by 10 per cent from today’s standard. The energy efficiency standards for other Green Mark levels - Gold, GoldPlus, and Platinum - will also be upped.
BCA will also increase the regulated minimum buildability score so that firms will have to use labour-efficient construction technologies. The industry regulator said that it has not yet decided on the new minimum score, which now stands at 75 - a significant climb from 61 in 2001.
‘The industry can seek government funding to build capability in areas such as prefabrication, precast technology and other construction technology to meet the new buildability requirements,’ said Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of National Development. She announced the changes in Parliament yesterday.
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Source: Eco-business, 2010-03-09, Link
The mandatory minimum energy efficiency standard that must be met before a new building can receive a Green Mark certification will be raised by 10 per cent from today’s standard. The energy efficiency standards for other Green Mark levels - Gold, GoldPlus, and Platinum - will also be upped.
BCA will also increase the regulated minimum buildability score so that firms will have to use labour-efficient construction technologies. The industry regulator said that it has not yet decided on the new minimum score, which now stands at 75 - a significant climb from 61 in 2001.
‘The industry can seek government funding to build capability in areas such as prefabrication, precast technology and other construction technology to meet the new buildability requirements,’ said Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of National Development. She announced the changes in Parliament yesterday.
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Source: Eco-business, 2010-03-09, Link
2009-12-13
Singapore to Train Up Green Building Professionals
Singapore must train up to 20,000 more green building professionals by 2030.
They will be needed to help introduce innovations for carbon emission reduction in buildings - one of the biggest carbon culprits in Singapore.
Buildings produce six million tons or 16 per cent of Singapore's carbon emissions - mainly from using electricity to power lighting and air-conditioning.
To reduce electricity use in buildings, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is targeting to green 80 per cent of Singapore's buildings by 2030. Currently, only five per cent of buildings in Singapore are green.
The City Square Mall is Singapore's first eco-friendly mall, receiving the BCA's Green Mark Platinum rating - the highest achievement in green buildings.
Its building cost of S$188 million is five per cent more than conventional ones. But its energy consumption is 39 per cent less, thanks to its green features, inspired mainly by buildings in Japan.
"It is through these visits that we learn about foreign best practices. We learn about what unique features they have... we implement it and make it even better," said Allen Ang, assistant GM of Projects Division, City Developments.
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Source: Channel News Asia, 2009-12-10, Link
They will be needed to help introduce innovations for carbon emission reduction in buildings - one of the biggest carbon culprits in Singapore.
Buildings produce six million tons or 16 per cent of Singapore's carbon emissions - mainly from using electricity to power lighting and air-conditioning.
To reduce electricity use in buildings, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is targeting to green 80 per cent of Singapore's buildings by 2030. Currently, only five per cent of buildings in Singapore are green.
The City Square Mall is Singapore's first eco-friendly mall, receiving the BCA's Green Mark Platinum rating - the highest achievement in green buildings.
Its building cost of S$188 million is five per cent more than conventional ones. But its energy consumption is 39 per cent less, thanks to its green features, inspired mainly by buildings in Japan.
"It is through these visits that we learn about foreign best practices. We learn about what unique features they have... we implement it and make it even better," said Allen Ang, assistant GM of Projects Division, City Developments.
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Source: Channel News Asia, 2009-12-10, Link
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