ECOLOGY & BUILT ENVIORNMENT

Hemanth Reddy G (1BM14AT038)8b

BMS College of Architecture

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE is an Island which gained independence from the British Empire in 1963 by merging
with Malaysia Sabah & Sarawak later after 2 years it became Sovereign Nation in 1965 due to
Ideological issues. After early years of turbulence and despite lacking natural resources and a
hinterland, the nation developed rapidly as an Asian Tiger economy, based on external trade and its
workforce.

After early years of turbulence and despite lacking natural resources and a hinterland, the nation
developed rapidly as an Asian Tiger economy, based on external trade and its workforce.

As of June 2017, the island's population stood at 5.61 million with Total Area of 722.5 km2
(279.0 sq mi).

NEEDS

Access to clean air, clean water, power, and sanitation are challenges in many
countries. Low-lying coastal communities such as Singapore are also more vulnerable to
rising sea levels due to climate change.

Individuals, companies, countries, and the global community will need to work together to
develop solutions for sustainable development.

As a small, densely populated island nation with no natural resources, Singapore’s own
sustainable development experience has focused on four key areas:

 Building a sustainable economy

 creating a sustainable living environment
 ensuring sustainable development for our people and
 contributing to international collaboration.

Sustainable economy

With no natural resources, Singapore has had to be resourceful to make a living for
ourselves. This has entailed finding ways to create and add value, producing goods and
services that are in demand by others, and making careful use of resources.

This has required integrated and long-term planning to optimise resources such as budget, land,
manpower, energy, and more recently, carbon emissions, to ensure sustainable growth. They
planned to introduce a carbon tax from 2019 so that those who emit the most carbon emissions
will bear the cost to our environment and be encouraged to reduce their emissions. There is also
much potential for our industries to save costs as we raise energy efficiency.
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Hemanth Reddy G (1BM14AT038)8b
BMS College of Architecture

Sustainable living environments: The pioneer generation had a vision for a clean, green and
sustainable Singapore for all Singaporeans. They instilled in all of us the consciousness that this
little island is all that we have, and we have to look after it well.

 Over the past 50 years, they have vast improvements in our housing, water, public
health, and sanitation. Today, we are a City in a Garden with about 47 per cent green
cover in Singapore. More than 80 per cent of households are within a 10-minute
walk from a park.
 We have 72 hectares of rooftop gardens and green walls today, and aim to triple this by
2030. These plans are outlined in our Sustainable Singapore Blueprint.

They have also just launched the Public Sector Sustainability Plan, which will catalyse
sustainable practices, generate demand for green products and services, and encourage our public
officers to think green. These initiatives will achieve a green and sustainable living environment
for all Singaporeans.

International collaboration

Singapore remains committed to the Paris Agreement and supports the United Nations
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which provides a framework to guide national
efforts in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The Singapore Sustainability Criteria

The Singapore government has released a green building certification program called Green Mark in
2005 The aim was: “to move Singapore’s building and construction industry towards environment-
friendly buildings and help strengthen Singapore’s position as a global city committed to balancing its
development with care for the environment”.

The objectives:
The objectives of Green Mark are to: promote environmental sustainability in the construction industry
and raise the awareness among developers, owners and professionals of the environmental impact of
their projects; recognise building owners and developers who adopt practices that are environmentally
conscious and socially responsible; and identify best practices in the design, construction, management
and operation of buildings.

It encompasses new and existing buildings in both the residential and commercial sectors and has five
main assessment criteria:

1. Energy efficiency

2. Water efficiency

3. Environmental Protection

4. Indoor Environmental Quality and 5. Innovation

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Hemanth Reddy G (1BM14AT038)8b
BMS College of Architecture

To ensure that buildings given the Green Mark are well maintained, they are assessed every 2 years.

There are four levels of Green Mark ratings:

Green Mark Certified
Green Mark Gold
Green Mark Gold Plus
Green Mark Platinum

To Achieve the Above Criteria the GOVT has made some schemes for Builders & Public.

Building Retrofit Energy Efficiency Financing (BREEF) Scheme - provides credit facilities for commercial
building owners.

Enhanced Green Mark Incentive Scheme for New Buildings (GMIS-NB)

Green Mark Gross Floor Area Incentive Scheme (GM-GFA)

Green Mark Incentive Scheme - Design Prototype (GMIS-DP)

Green Mark Incentive Scheme for Existing Buildings (GMIS-EB).

Person of Responsibility:
The developer or building owner shall engage a Qualified Person and other appropriate practitioners to
ensure that the building works are designed with physical features or amenities, and may be carried out
using methods and materials to meet the minimum environmental sustainability standard stipulated in
Building Control (Environmental Sustainability) Regulations.

To achieve Green Mark Award

Pre-Requisite Requirement
.
All relevant pre-requisite requirements for the specific Green Mark Rating
are to be complied with

Energy Related Requirements Other Green Requirements

Minimum 30 points Minimum 20 points
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Hemanth Reddy G (1BM14AT038)8b
BMS College of Architecture

BCA RATINGs for Buildings

RATING for Residential Buildings RATING for Non-Residential Building

Green Mark Rating Green Mark Score Green Mark Rating Green Mark Score

90 and above Green Mark Platinum 70 and above

Green Mark Platinum

85 to < 90
Green Mark GoldPlus Green Mark GoldPLUS 60 to < 70

75 to < 85
Green Mark Gold Green Mark Gold > 50 to < 60
50 to <75
Green Mark Certified Green Mark Certified Compliance with all pre-
requisite requirements