#green building News
Paris has just hosted what was billed as the most sustainable Olympics in history. Can Indonesia or India make credible bids to host a green Games in 2036?
Carbon & Climate
CBRE expands its sustainability team with acquisition of Singapore-based firm Paia Consulting
Through the deal, the global real estate giant aims to meet the rising demand for sustainability services from clients across Asia, as regulators roll out mandatory ESG reporting rules.
Green Buildings
Cooling down urban campuses: Can AI do it in a sustainable way?
EB Studio
Extreme heat is making air conditioning a necessity. For commercial offices and large-scale city campuses, the use of artificial intelligence and demand response-ready cooling systems could promise efficiency gains.
The rising cost of energy has made energy poverty a challenge – there are people who cannot afford to turn on air conditioners and need "cool places" to go to, says the city’s co-chief heat officer Krista Milne.
#green building Opinion
It can provide a wider choice of green products such as energy saving appliances, e-vehicles, and sustainable building materials. Government departments can be mandated to purchase such products, and the aggregation of demand can nudge manufacturers to reduce the carbon footprint of their products and seek green certification.
How people in low-income communities are coping with heating cities could set the example for future heat-stressed citizens to follow.
The Indonesian city of Surabaya put in public parks where others put in buildings. It is now reaping the creative, economic and cooling benefits.
Green Buildings
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'.
#green building Podcasts
Policy & Finance
How did Covid change sustainability events?
EB Studio
Covid-19 didn't kill events, but it did change them. Teymoor Nabili and Veemal Gungadin tell the Eco-Business Podcast how a pandemic transformed the way sustainability events are conceived and organised.
#green building Press Releases
International Built Environment Week
A new format of International Built Environment Week (IBEW) to inspire lateral thinking
Singapore Business Federation
New guidelines to improve indoor air quality in Singapore
