Green Mark scheme hits 20th anniversary, with over 2,500 buildings certified
Since March this year, 2,590 structures have actually obtained Green Mark qualification, according to a joint press release by the BCA and SGBC. The structures together conserve over 4.2 billion kWh of power every year, enough to power one million four-room HDB flats per year, the companies add in. It is also equivalent to $1.3 billion in expense savings annually.
At a gala dinner held by SGBC on July 11, 20 celebratory qualifications were granted to 9 partners and 11 projects in acknowledgment of their “excellent contributions to Singapore’s green building journey”. City Developments, CapitaLand, Mapletree Investments, Keppel and Lendlease were among the associate receivers.
The Green Mark scheme has gone through a variety of alterations, with the 6th and latest release launched in 2021 together with the Singapore Green Building Masterplan (SGBMP).
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 review a structure’s environmental impact and efficiency, was initially introduced in January 2005, with 17 structures accredited in its inaugural year.
The SGBMP established the “80-80-80 in 2030” goal, comprising 80% of structures by gross flooring area (GFA) to be green; 80% of brand-new developments by GFA to be super low energy (SLE) buildings; and 80% improvement in energy efficiency compared to 2005 levels for best-in-class green buildings– all by 2030.
“By developing clear connections between national schemes and regional standards, we can assist unlock global funding flows and range up investments in decarbonisation and eco-friendly structure tasks,” said Chee.
The first is the development of an updated Built Environment Decarbonisation Technology Roadmap that outlines key emerging technologies and areas for research and development to enhance power efficiency in Singapore’s constructed environment. Building on the 2018 Super Low Energy Building Technology Roadmap, the upgraded plan recognizes over 50 technologies and techniques to decrease operational and embodied carbon.
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At SGBC’s gala dinner, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat released two initiatives to help drive wider adoption of eco-friendly buildings moving forward.
In its joint claim, BCA and SGBC say that 61% of buildings have actually been greened since December 2024. Additionally, near 26% of new properties have been certified as SLE properties, while best-in-class buildings have actually accomplished a 72% development in energy efficacy over 2005 ranks.
The second effort is the publication of a report that links the gap between green buildings and sustainable finance in the Asia Pacific (Apac) region. The record, to be published by the World Green Building Council with support from OCBC and the region’s environment-friendly building councils, will align green building rating devices from Apac nations with the Asean Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.
