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 marked the 20th anniversary of the BCA Green Mark certification scheme. The green building rating system, designed to review a structure’s environmental effect and performance, was initially launched in January 2005, with 17 buildings accredited in its inaugural year.
The first is the development of an updated Built Environment Decarbonisation Technology Roadmap that lays out essential arising technologies and locations for research and development to enhance energy performance in Singapore’s developed environment. Structure on the 2018 Super Low Energy Building Technology Roadmap, the upgraded plan determines over 50 technologies and techniques to reduce functional and embodied carbon.
The Green Mark scheme has undergone a variety of alterations, with the 6th and latest release launched in 2021 in conjunction with the Singapore Green Building Masterplan (SGBMP).
In its shared announcement, BCA and SGBC claim that 61% of structures have been greened as of December 2024. Additionally, near 26% of brand-new projects have been accredited as SLE properties, whilst best-in-class structures have attained a 72% development in power efficiency over 2005 status.
“By developing clear links between nationwide schemes and local guidelines, we can assist unlock global capital circulations and scale up investments in decarbonisation and environment-friendly structure jobs,” stated Chee.
At SGBC’s gala dinner, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat introduced 2 campaigns to help drive larger taking in of eco-friendly buildings moving forward.
At a gala dinner held by SGBC on July 11, 20 commemorative certificates were awarded to 9 associates and 11 ventures in recognition of their “excellent inputs to Singapore’s green structure journey”. City Developments, CapitaLand, Mapletree Investments, Keppel and Lendlease were among the associate recipients.
The SGBMP developed the “80-80-80 in 2030” mark, consisting of 80% of buildings by gross flooring area (GFA) to be eco-friendly; 80% of new developments by GFA to be super low energy (SLE) buildings; and 80% improvement in energy performance compared to 2005 levels for best-in-class green structures– all by 2030.
As of March this year, 2,590 structures have obtained Green Mark accreditation, according to a joint press release by the BCA and SGBC. The structures jointly conserve over 4.2 billion kWh of power each year, enough to power one million four-room HDB flats annually, the agencies add. It is also equal to $1.3 billion in expense savings annually.
The 2nd effort is the publication of a report that links 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 area’s green building councils, will align green building rating devices from Apac nations with the Asean Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.
