Greening buildings inside-out: A collective effort

WITH accelerated urbanisation across the globe, half of the world's population - 3.5 billion people - now reside in cities and by 2050, most of the world will live in cities and buildings. City dwellers spend 90 per cent of their lives in buildings.

Against a backdrop of rapid population growth, energy footprints have been rising steadily and can be expected to continue to increase in highly urbanised cities such as Singapore.

Where does Singapore stand?

Ranked second among global cities such as Paris and London for green buildings in a recent White Paper published by management consultancy firm Solidiance, Singapore has emerged as a beacon for our neighbouring Asian cities. In addition, leadin…