ASIA, GLOBAL – The theme for this year’s celebration is Toward a Better Urban Future.World Architecture Day is celebrated in concurrent with UN World Habitat Day, which carries a similar theme...

GLOBAL – The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) launched a new report today focused on the Asia Pacific region that outlines the business and climate opportunities of tackling embodied carbon...

GLOBAL, SINGAPORE – International Built Environment Week (IBEW) 2020The annual IBEW will be a complimentary event this year, starting on 1 September 2020 through to 30 September 2020.Dr Ho Nyok Yong,...

SINGAPORE – National water agency Public Utilities Board’s (PUB) Choa Chu Kang Waterworks (CCKWW) has been named Water Project of the Year at the Global Water Awards 2020, a year after its...

MALAYSIA – The Penang State Government initiated an international design competition in January 2020 to transform Penang South Islands into a sustainable, global destination. Penang’s biodiversity...

SINGAPORE – 19 August 2020 — More building owners are aiming for higher tier Green Mark Certifications (Green Mark Platinum and above), an indication of the industry’s awareness of the positive...

SINGAPORE – Moving on from Newater, Singapore has big plans for Newsand – a promising new construction material culled from incineration waste.More ambitiously, it wants to create Newoil...

SINGAPORE – Singapore, 2 July 2020 —  Carbon emissions make up 97 per cent of Singapore’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Under the Paris Agreement, Singapore has pledged to, by 2030,...

SINGAPORE – Singapore, 27 June 2020 – A new $1.36 billion Construction Support Package will be extended to firms in the construction sector to help them cope with the impact of COVID-19. As the...

GLOBAL – On World Environment day, 5 June 2020, World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) released the 2020 Advancing Net Zero Status Report, highlighting leadership action from GBCs and the...

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s design community rallies behind DBCS’s call to reimagine a better world with the Design for Good initiative: Six most promising projects selected for funding, project...

GLOBAL – The pandemic has exposed that gains made to address poverty, hunger, good health and well-being may face serious setbacks, unless the global community also urgently addresses the global...

SINGAPORE – Over S$2.42 billion in total raised through sustainable finance in less than two years underscoring CapitaLand’s commitment to responsible growthRecords utilities cost avoidance of...

GLOBAL – 3 April 2020 — CO2 emissions are crashing as the world winds down, but experts say the drop won’t last if governments don’t start moving to cleaner energy.It is...

GLOBAL – 2 April 2020Good morning. I’d like to begin by thanking Member States for last week’s briefing. It was inspiring to hear from China, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Singapore...

GLOBAL – 30 March 2020 — A joint statementMillions of people around the world depend on international trade for their food security and livelihoods. As countries move to enact measures...

GLOBAL – 23 March 2020 — An analysis by China Green Building CouncilThe Assessment Standard for Green Building (ASGB) (GB/T 50378-2019) applies new technologies and new concepts in the...

SINGAPORE – 19 March 2020 —  The HSBC SME Green Loan is the first-ever Green loan in Singapore to draw on existing eco-labelling certifications instead of the externally-reviewed bespoke Green...

SINGAPORE – 22 March 2020 —  More than 35 iconic landmarks and bridges such as the Esplanade, Singapore Flyer, Gardens by the Bay and Helix Bridge lighted up in blue to commemorate World Water...

ASIA – 18 March 2020 — From food to tech, coronavirus to spur urban planning rethink in the Asia-Pacific region, home to some of the world’s most densely populated citiesThe...

SINGAPORE – 6 February 2020 – To cater to the fast-changing needs of the manufacturing industry, plans are underway to ensure one of Singapore’s oldest industrial estate continues to remain agile...

GLOBAL – Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara (photo courtesy of Alice Clancy)03 March 2020 — Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Dublin, Ireland, have been selected as the 2020...

SINGAPORE – 11 March 2020 — Pomeroy Academy and The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), UK, today announced the launch of a new scholarship aimed at supporting...

SINGAPORE – 4 March 2020 — Singapore’s Ministry of National Development announced that the new HDB Green Towns programme aims to make HDB towns more environmentally friendly and liveable by 2030....

SINGAPORE – SGBC’s new office encapsulates the collaborative nature of the Singapore Green building industry03 February 2020 — The Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) officially opened...

SINGAPORE – Singapore, although somewhat protected by its equatorial location and its ‘City in a Garden’ policies, has been experiencing the twin crises of climate breakdown and loss of...

GLOBAL – Changing the course of climate action and ambition10 December 2019 – The high-level Segment of the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 kicked off today, with urgent reminders that...

TAIWAN – 29 November 2019, Taichung, Taiwan — WOHA announced the completion of their first project in Taichung, Taiwan. In 2012, WOHA was invited by the Taichung City Government and Feng Chia...

SINGAPORE – HASSELL’s Chengdu Panda Land Master Plan has been widely recognized at Singapore’s 2019 landscape architecture and planning awards, collecting three awards for this standout...

SINGAPORE – First-in-the-world development planned from ground up that integrates used water and solid waste treatment in a compact footprint 24 October 2019 – Singapore’s Tuas Nexus —...

HONG KONG – Being part of Government’s Climate Action Plan, retro-commissioning (RCx) is one of the key promulgated measures to reduce Hong Kong’s carbon emission. Aligning with Government’s...

GERMANY – Düsseldorf, Germany, 4 Sep 2019 — The corporate network B.A.U.M. awarded Thomas Fuhr, CEO GROHE AG, with the 2019 Environmental and Sustainability Award for the category “Large...

SINGAPORE – 4 September 2019, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore — The inaugural International Built Environment Week (IBEW) welcomed more than 12,000 overseas and...

GLOBAL, SINGAPORE – Singapore-based architecture firm WOHA has been appointed to design the Singapore Pavilion for the 2020 World Expo, held in Dubai. The Singapore Pavilion is led by the Urban Redevelopment...

USA – Pelli and his firm’s best-known work is Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Towers, twin 88-story skyscrapers linked by a 41st-floor sky bridge. Built in 1998 and standing at 452...

GLOBAL – Gothenburg, Sweden, will be hosting BEYOND 2020, the World Sustainable Built Environment Conference, from 9 – 11 June 2020. The mission of this large event is to engage the global...

GLOBAL – WorldGBC also announces partnership with RESET on a Plant a Sensor campaign collecting crucial air quality data from across the worldThe World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) is...

Thailand – Pioneering grassroots campaign invites Asia’s eco-conscious warriors to shoot a 60-second video on the environment to win prizes and show to leading industry pros at PHIST 2019....

CAMBODIA – Vision: By 2030, Phnom Penh will become a clean, Green and competitive city offering a safe and quality lifestyle to its residents.The Phnom Penh Sustainable City Plan provides a...

SINGAPORE – New all-in-one platform combines sustainability, productivity, energy efficiency as well as smart city solutions and innovations in building and construction from across the globe....

SINGAPORE – Industry leaders BCI Media Group and SmartBuild Asia join forces to fuel international growth and advance big data and artificial intelligence solutions throughout the construction...

MALAYSIA –18 June 2019, Kuala Lumpur — FuturArc Forum was created to expand the conversation on Green architecture and development beyond the printed FuturArc magazine, onto a more personal and...

SINGAPORE – PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, 6 June 2019 – National water agency PUB intends to deploy a 50 megawatt-peak (MWp) floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system on Tengeh Reservoir by...

GLOBAL – The world turns the spotlight on air pollution.PRESS RELEASE – 05 June 2019, Hangzhou, China – Governments, industry, communities and individuals around the world today...

SINGAPORE – Two significant announcements have been made at the Regional Built Environment Forum (BEF) 2019 on Tuesday, 4 June 2019.1. IMDA, Australian Government sign built environment MoUAs...

USA – NEW YORK: IM Pei, whose modern designs and high-profile projects made him one of the best-known and most prolific architects of the 20th century, has died, the New York Times...

GLOBAL – Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg brought her class-boycott campaign to Paris on Friday, hoping to encourage more French students to hit the streets with demands for bold...

MALAYSIA – The recent International Construction Transformation Conference (ICTC) held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) from 18 to 19 March 2019 shone the spotlight...

GLOBAL – Arata Isozaki, photo courtesy of the Pritzker Architecture PrizeArata Isozaki, distinguished Japanese architect, city planner and theorist, has been selected as the 2019 Laureate of...

GLOBAL – 30 November 2018 – Kampung Admiralty, designed by WOHA, has won the prestigious World Building of the Year 2018 award at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Amsterdam....

SINGAPORE – 29 November 2018, Singapore – The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and its strategic partners, including 12 trade associations and chambers (TACs), will launch a new...

GLOBAL – The Award recognises Ms Chan’s integral role in the early development of Green buildings in Hong Kong, and her involvement in industry initiatives like the Green Shop...

SINGAPORE – A joint title between CLC and 100 Resilient Cities, A Resilient Singapore is a book that explores two key resilience changes: climate change and changing demographics, both of which have...

GLOBAL –Report by McKinsey Global Institute: How technology can deliver a better quality of life  In a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute, produced in collaboration with the...

HONG KONG – HKGBC is delighted to announce that Director Ms Ada Fung Yin-suen, BBS, JP, is appointed to the Board of Directors of World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) for a two-year term from 1...

SINGAPORE –Designers and architects come together for a night of Pecha Kucha at GROHE ICONIC Tour (image courtesy of GROHE Asia Pacific).The iconic tour in Singapore took place for the...

CHICAGO – Council on Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat named 2018 Best Tall Building Worldwide, among 9 other awardsThe Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) have announce the...