Greening Singapore’s built environment

THE concept of climate change has gone from being something abstract to being a lived experience. The hottest days on record occurred within just the past few months, and there are ever-increasing extreme weather events globally.

Singapore’s third National Climate Change Study (published on Jan 5, 2024) has projected daily maximum temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius, for up to 351 days a year by 2100. While talk has shifted from mitigation to adaptation, we must not lose sight of the urgent need to reduce emissions.

As an architect working in finance, I can attest to how the built environment plays a most crucial role in our climate change mitigation endeavours.