BCA opens SkyLab to lift green building technology research
Its rotatable lab can be angled to the sun and wind in energy-efficiency tests
Singapore
A FACILITY of the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) that advances tests and research into innovative energy-efficient building technologies was declared open on Wednesday.
The BCA SkyLab, built at a cost of S$4.5 million, features a rotatable lab that can be angled to any orientation to the sun and wind for the purpose of such studies, and has extensive instrumentation and sensor networks that are scalable when the need arises.
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