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The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) celebrated a significant milestone as they marked the 20th anniversary of the BCA Green Mark certification scheme. This green building rating system was first launched in January 2005, with 17 buildings receiving certification in its first year.

According to a joint press release by the BCA and SGBC, as of March this year, 2,590 buildings have attained Green Mark certification. These buildings collectively save over 4.2 billion kWh of energy annually, which is equivalent to powering one million four-room HDB flats per year. It also leads to cost savings of $1.3 billion per year.

During a gala dinner hosted by SGBC on July 11, 20 commemorative certificates were awarded to nine partners and 11 projects for their outstanding contributions to Singapore’s green building journey. Among the recipients were City Developments, CapitaLand, Mapletree Investments, Keppel, and Lendlease.

The Green Mark scheme has had several revisions, with the sixth and latest edition launched in 2021 together with the Singapore Green Building Masterplan (SGBMP). The SGBMP has set the ambitious target of “80-80-80 in 2030” which means that by 2030, 80% of buildings by gross floor area (GFA) should be green; 80% of new developments by GFA should be super low energy (SLE) buildings; and there should be an 80% improvement in energy efficiency compared to 2005 levels for best-in-class green buildings.

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As of December 2024, 61% of buildings have been greened, as stated in the joint statement by BCA and SGBC. In addition, nearly 26% of new developments have been certified as SLE buildings, while best-in-class buildings have achieved a 72% improvement in energy efficiency compared to 2005 levels.

At SGBC’s gala dinner, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat announced two initiatives to further encourage the adoption of green buildings. The first initiative involves the development of an updated Built Environment Decarbonisation Technology Roadmap that highlights key emerging technologies and areas for research and development to improve energy efficiency in Singapore’s built environment. Building on the 2018 Super Low Energy Building Technology Roadmap, the updated plan includes more than 50 technologies and strategies to reduce operational and embodied carbon.

The second initiative is the publication of a report that bridges the gap between green buildings and sustainable finance in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region. This report, supported by OCBC and the region’s green building councils and will be published by the World Green Building Council, will align green building rating tools from Apac countries with the Asean Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.

“By establishing clear links between national schemes and regional guidelines, we can help unlock global capital flows and scale up investments in decarbonisation and green building projects,” said Chee.