Green Mark scheme hits 20th anniversary, with over 2,500 buildings certified
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) recently noted the 20th anniversary of the BCA Green Mark certification scheme. The green building rating system, designed to assess a structure’s ecological impact and performance, was first launched in January 2005, with 17 buildings accredited in its inaugural year.
“By establishing clear connections in between national schemes and local standards, we can help unlock global capital circulations and scale up investments in decarbonisation and green building jobs,” mentioned Chee.
The SGBMP established the “80-80-80 in 2030” mark, consisting of 80% of properties by gross floor area (GFA) to be green; 80% of new developments by GFA for being super low energy (SLE) buildings; and 80% improvement in energy efficiency contrasted to 2005 levels for best-in-class green buildings– all by 2030.
The 2nd effort is the publication of a record that bridges the gap between green structures and lasting finance in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region. The record, to be published by the World Green Building Council with support from OCBC and the region’s environment-friendly building councils, will align green building rating devices from Apac countries with the Asean Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.
As of March this year, 2,590 buildings have actually attained Green Mark certification, according to a shared press release by the BCA and SGBC. The structures jointly conserve over 4.2 billion kWh of energy annually, sufficient to power one million four-room HDB flats per year, the agencies add. It is also comparable to $1.3 billion in cost savings per year.
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The first is the development of an updated Built Environment Decarbonisation Technology Roadmap that outlines essential arising technologies and areas for research and development to improve power performance in Singapore’s developed setting. Structure on the 2018 Super Low Energy Building Technology Roadmap, the updated strategy recognizes over 50 technologies and strategies to minimize operational and embodied carbon.
The Green Mark scheme has actually undertaken a number of revisions, with the 6th and latest edition released in 2021 together with the Singapore Green Building Masterplan (SGBMP).
At SGBC’s gala dinner, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat introduced two campaigns to help drive broader adoption of eco-friendly buildings moving forward.
At a gala dinner hosted by SGBC on July 11, 20 commemorative certificates were granted to nine associates and 11 projects in acknowledgment of their “excellent contributions to Singapore’s eco-friendly building journey”. City Developments, CapitaLand, Mapletree Investments, Keppel and Lendlease were amongst the partner recipients.
In its shared statement, BCA and SGBC claim that 61% of buildings have actually been greened since December 2024. In addition, close to 26% of brand-new projects have been certified as SLE buildings, whilst best-in-class structures have accomplished a 72% development in energy performance over 2005 status.
