In Singapore's densely built-up urban environment, with limited land and few natural resources, greening buildings is vital to sustainability and one of the most effective ways for a city to reduce its carbon footprint. As recently as the 1990s, countries in tropical and subtropical regions had...
Air PollutionThere is no conclusive evidence in the existing literature to show that green buildings save more energy than conventional buildings. Why do buyers pay premiumsAgarwal, SumitSing, Tien FooYang, ZoeSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
This paper addresses the issue of awareness of Green buildings, Green lifestyle and environmental matters with the aim to depict if GM (Green Mark) rating tool operates in a consumer climate that is knowledgeable. The post-occupancy evaluation of 11 office buildings in Singapore documented a range...
Singapore, just 1 degree north of the equator, has seen a plethora of green buildings since the government launched its voluntary Green Mark Certification Scheme in 2005. South Beach, built by City Developments Ltd., is rated platinum under the system, meaning it can achieve more than 30 perce...
So, how do they achieve this? In the year 2005, Singapore put into place the Green Mark scheme, which is an evaluation system that rates buildings with respect to their performance and impact on the environment. The Green Mark evaluation system largely focuses on cutting down water and energy...
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China established Evaluation Standard for Green Building (ESGB) in 2005 to promote green construction in China. Green Mark launched in 2005 intends to promote more environmentally friendly buildings in Singapore. ...
Staying on the ‘Green Mark’ Following a revision to significantly tighten the energy efficiency requirements for a Green Mark certification scheme from November, almost 73 per cent of currently certified office buildings in Singapore could now be 'off the mark'.作者 David Berger ...
aThis project is awarded Singapore’s Green Mark Platinum, the nation’s highest environmental certification. The hotel officially opened in January 2013. 这个项目被授予新加坡的绿色标记白金,国家的最高的环境证明。 旅馆正式地开始于2013年1月。[translate]...
The BCA Green Mark provides an internationally recognized best practices in environmental design and building performance. The award yield benefits on the stakeholder such as better corporate image, potentially achieving higher rental, the resale value of buildings, and many operational savings due to be...
Transportation of building raw materials requires a large amount of energy, specifically for countries such as Singapore, which are highly dependent on raw materials (Worrell and Price, 2001). Moreover, the on-site construction of buildings is not always effective and may result in unnecessary CO2...