Smart buildings
From cleaning floors to driving portfolio value: How AI will disrupt facility management
Artificial intelligence may prove the decisive factor in nudging building owners in Singapore to finally embrace outcome-based contracts
A brighter shade of green
Transforming Singapore’s older buildings for a sustainable future
Planning Singapore’s industrial estates for greater sustainability
SINGAPORE stepped on the accelerator for its climate change goals when it declared net-zero emissions by 2050. Industrial estates play a big role in meeting this bold commitment, with industry and bui...
Private sector R&D crucial to Singapore’s energy efficiency: Amy Khor
THE private sector is most crucial in introducing new and innovative green solutions to improve the energy efficiency of the built environment, said Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Sustai...
World's tallest 'hemp hotel' trails South Africa's green credentials
With 12 storeys, a breathtaking view of Cape Town’s imposing Table Mountain and a minimal ecological footprint, the world’s tallest building made with industrial hemp is set to soon open its doors in ...
Smart buildings: What happens to our free will?
SMART buildings are a new generation of buildings in which technological devices, such as sensors and other non-conscious cognitive systems, are embedded in the structure of the buildings themselves. ...
