Green Mark scheme hits 20th anniversary, with over 2,500 buildings certified
As of March this year, 2,590 buildings have acquired Green Mark accreditation, according to a shared statement by the BCA and SGBC. The structures jointly save over 4.2 billion kWh of energy every year, enough to power one million four-room HDB flats each year, the companies add. It is also equal to $1.3 billion in expense savings annually.
At SGBC’s gala dinner, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat reported two campaigns to assist drive bigger taking in of eco-friendly buildings moving forward.
The SGBMP established the “80-80-80 in 2030” mark, comprising 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 performance compared to 2005 levels for best-in-class green structures– all by 2030.
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The first is the development of an updated Built Environment Decarbonisation Technology Roadmap that lays out major emerging technologies and areas for research and development to enhance power performance in Singapore’s constructed setting. Building on the 2018 Super Low Energy Building Technology Roadmap, the upgraded plan determines over 50 innovations and techniques to reduce operational and embodied carbon.
The Green Mark scheme has gone through a variety of alterations, with the 6th and newest edition launched in 2021 in conjunction with the Singapore Green Building Masterplan (SGBMP).
“By establishing clear connections between nationwide schemes and regional guidelines, we can assist unlock global capital circulations and scale up investments in decarbonisation and green structure projects,” said Chee.
In its shared announcement, BCA and SGBC claim that 61% of structures have been greened since December 2024. On top of that, near 26% of new projects have been accredited as SLE buildings, whilst best-in-class structures have accomplished a 72% improvement in energy performance over 2005 status.
At a gala dining held by SGBC on July 11, 20 celebratory qualifications were awarded to 9 associates and 11 projects in acknowledgment of their “excellent inputs to Singapore’s environment-friendly structure journey”. City Developments, CapitaLand, Mapletree Investments, Keppel and Lendlease were among the associate recipients.
The 2nd effort is the magazine of a record that bridges the gap in between green buildings and lasting finance in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region. The record, to be released by the World Green Building Council with support from OCBC and the region’s green 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, created to review a building’s environmental impact and performance, was initially launched in January 2005, with 17 buildings accredited in its inaugural year.
