Green Buildings

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SingaporeLeading the Way for Green Buildings in the tropicSCONTENTS5 INTRODUCTION8 TAKING THE FIRST STEP14 THE Green building MASTERPLAN26 GREENING THE VALUE CHAIN: building EXPERTISE AND ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS34 THE PATH AHEAD: singapore , A GLOBAL LEADER IN Green Buildings , WITH EXPERTISE IN THE TROPICS AND SUB-TROPICSPrinted on Recycled Paper23INTrOduCTIONCome 2030, singapore will be much greener than today when 80 per cent of its Buildings is certified Green - that is, energy and water efficient, with a high quality and healthy indoor environment, integrated with Green spaces and constructed from eco-friendly materials. The energy consumption in Buildings can be reduced by 30% to 80% using proven and commercially available : United Nations Environment Programme Report40% of global energy consumption and resources1/ 3 of greenhouse gas emissions25% of global water consumptionBuildings account for:This is the goal set by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Sustainable Development (IMCSD) which charts singapore s national sustainability strategies.

green buildings. The introduction of the certification programme was a bold initiative to move Singapore’s building and construction industry towards environmentally-friendly buildings by providing a standard benchmark and guideline for the industry to follow when constructing new buildings or retrofitting existing buildings.

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