Green Building Movement Taking Off In Singapore
Green buildings are gaining in popularity as countries worldwide explore ways to reduce their carbon emissions.
For Singapore, thanks to the Building and Construction Authority’s (BCA) green building masterplans, we have a significant policy tool to help our nation lower energy consumption, create green jobs and support environmental protection, all at the same time.
Educating Singaporeans to be savvy in green buildings:
- BCA’s Green Building Exhibition to give a glimpse into “green” homes and “green” professions
- Launched by BCA, Green Building Exhibition gives the public an overview of Singapore’s “green” efforts in the built environment
So far, the green building movement has been industry-driven and significant progress has been made to get the building industry on board. Hence, BCA is taking the green building movement a step further to reach out to
consumers to help them better understand what a green building or a green home actually means.
To empower consumers to make intelligent, informed decisions on green buildings, BCA started its first roving public exhibition today to inspire Singaporeans with the message that everyone plays an important part in the green building movement.
For the first time, Singaporeans will get a feel of how the model “green” home of the future looks like, an overview of the green building movement and a better appreciation of how the built environment is gearing up towards a “green” Singapore by 2030 – all in one exhibition.
The Green Building Exhibition was launched today at City Square Mall by BCA and officially opened by the Senior Minister of State for National Development and Education Ms Grace Fu.
Another highlight of the exhibition is the faces behind green buildings. It provides insight into the careers of “green” building professionals along the whole value chain. An estimated 18,000 to 20,000 of these professionals will need to be trained to achieve the target of 80% of green buildings in Singapore by 2030.
The Exhibition also features the use of advanced technology such as the 3D Building Information Modelling, which allows “green” building professionals to design, build and manage buildings seamlessly, as well as analyse building energy needs and consumption to improve the buildings’ energy efficiency.
To facilitate the development of “green” buildings in Singapore, BCA will be introducing an electronic platform for the industry to submit building plans based on Building Information Modelling from January 2010.
Commenting on the rise in demand for “green” building professionals, BCA Chief Executive Officer Dr John Keung said, “Through this Exhibition, we want to emphasize the attractiveness of green building careers. It is indeed a meaningful career path for youths to consider as firstly, they will be involved in the worthy cause of mitigating climate change and secondly, they will be working with advanced technologies to produce creative solutions to achieve environmental sustainability.
Furthermore, with more countries in the world making a commitment to environmental sustainability, such “green” building expertise will also be in demand regionally and internationally.
“We hope that this Exhibition will challenge our youths’ traditional perceptions about the built environment and encourage them to join us in ‘greening’ the built environment in Singapore, the region and the world,” Dr Keung added.
The launch of the Green Building Exhibition marks the start of BCA’s twoyear public outreach and engagement programme on Singapore “green” efforts in the built environment. It is a roving exhibition that will be held at malls and other public areas across Singapore.
The competitions and activities held in conjunction with the Exhibition aim to inspire younger generation of Singaporeans to take up the challenge of “greening” our buildings and homes by pursuing a “green” building career.
About the Building and Construction Authority (BCA)
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore champions the development of an excellent built environment for Singapore.
At BCA, our mission is to shape a safe, high quality, sustainable and friendly built environment, as these are four key elements where BCA has a significant influence. In doing so, we aim to differentiate Singapore’s built environment from those of other cities and contribute to a better quality of life for everyone in
Singapore. Hence, our vision is to have “the best built environment for Singapore, our distinctive global city”.
Together with our education and research hub, the BCA Academy of the Built Environment, BCA works closely with its industry partners to develop skills and expertise that help shape the best built environment for Singapore.
Please visit www.bca.gov.sg for more information.
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