Green Mark scheme hits 20th anniversary, with over 2,500 buildings certified
The very first is the development of an updated Built Environment Decarbonisation Technology Roadmap that lays out essential emerging technologies and locations for research and development to improve energy efficiency in Singapore’s developed surrounding. Building on the 2018 Super Low Energy Building Technology Roadmap, the upgraded plan identifies over 50 innovations and techniques to lower functional and embodied carbon.
The 2nd campaign is the publication of a record that links the gap in between green structures and lasting finance in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region. The report, to be released by the World Green Building Council with assistance from OCBC and the region’s eco-friendly building councils, will align green building rating devices from Apac countries with the Asean Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.
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 evaluate a building’s ecological influence and efficiency, was very first released in January 2005, with 17 structures accredited in its inaugural year.
“By developing clear links between nationwide schemes and local guidelines, we can help unlock global funding flows and range up investments in decarbonisation and environment-friendly structure jobs,” said Chee.
The Green Mark scheme has undertaken a number of revisions, with the sixth and newest release released in 2021 combined with the Singapore Green Building Masterplan (SGBMP).
The SGBMP developed the “80-80-80 in 2030” target, consisting of 80% of properties by gross flooring area (GFA) to be eco-friendly; 80% of new developments by GFA to be super low energy (SLE) establishments; and 80% improvement in energy performance compared to 2005 levels for best-in-class green buildings– all by 2030.
At SGBC’s gala dinner, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat introduced 2 initiatives to aid drive broader adoption of green buildings moving forward.
Since March this year, 2,590 buildings have attained Green Mark accreditation, according to a joint statement by the BCA and SGBC. The buildings together conserve over 4.2 billion kWh of energy every year, enough to power one million four-room HDB flats annually, the agencies add. It is additionally equivalent to $1.3 billion in price savings per year.
At a gala dinner held by SGBC on July 11, 20 commemorative certificates were granted to nine associates and 11 ventures in recognition of their “exceptional contributions to Singapore’s environment-friendly structure journey”. City Developments, CapitaLand, Mapletree Investments, Keppel and Lendlease were among the associate recipients.
In its joint announcement, BCA and SGBC state that 61% of buildings have actually been greened as of December 2024. On top of that, near to 26% of new properties have been accredited as SLE buildings, while best-in-class buildings have attained a 72% development in power performance over 2005 status.
