Singapore’s built environment sector on track to hit green targets: BCA chief

SINGAPORE’S best-in-class buildings have achieved about 71 per cent improvement in energy efficiency compared to 2005 levels, but Building and Construction Authority (BCA) chief executive officer Kelvin Wong foresees that hitting the 80 per cent target will be a technical challenge. 

One of three targets in the Singapore Green Building Masterplan, this goal involves pushing the boundaries of energy efficiency through research and innovation. The other two goals are to green 80 per cent of all buildings by gross floor area (GFA) by 2030, and have 80 per cent of new developments to be Super Low Energy (SLE) buildings from 2030. 

Speaking to The Business Times, Wong said: “The first milestone I think we are on track to achieving. The second milestone, we are also quite confident of reaching.”