Singapore Green Building Masterplan 2021

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    FOREWORD                                                                                                                    As we “Build Our Green Future Together”, SGBMP serves as a roadmap for our buildings in
                                                                                                                                Singapore to venture further in their journey to decarbonise. With collective efforts of industry
                                                                                                                                and public stakeholders through the various initiatives, we can achieve the targets set out
                                                                                                                                in SGBMP and bring us closer to our vision of building a leading green Built Environment
    Like other countries, Singapore is                          OUR KEY STRATEGIES INCLUDE:
                                                                                                                                (BE) sector mitigating climate change and providing a healthy, liveable and sustainable Built
    experiencing the effects of climate change.
                                                                • Raising the sustainability standards of                       Environment for all.
    The past decade has been the warmest                          existing buildings;
    on record, and in recent years we have                      • Driving the adoption of SLE standards for new
    seen more torrential downpours that have                      buildings; and
    resulted in flooding in parts of our island.                • Pushing the boundaries of energy efficiency                                                                                                Vision
    Such events are happening around the                          through research and innovation                                                                                        “A leading green Built Enviroment
    world, and reinforce the need for all of us                                                                                                                                        sector mitigating climate change and
                                                              The SGBMP would not have been possible without the strong                                                                  providing a healthy, liveable and
    to take urgent collective action to reduce
                                                              support from the industry and community. I would like to                                                                 sustainable Built Environment for all”
    greenhouse gas emissions.
                                                              thank our partners at the Singapore Green Building Council
                                                              (SGBC) and over 80 industry players across the value chain
    We are doing our part in Singapore. In February           for their invaluable contributions. They have shed light on
    2022, we announced that we would raise our                the challenges that the industry faces on our green buildings
    climate action ambition to achieve net zero emissions     journey, as well as the potential to achieve even greater
    by or around mid-century, in line with the assessment     heights. I would also like to thank the more than 5,000
    of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change          stakeholders, including home buyers, tenants and young
    on what is required to limit global warming to below      Singaporeans, who have provided feedback and insights for
    1.5ºC. We also launched the Singapore Green Plan          the SGBMP. Together, we have drawn up a bold collective
                                                                                                                                        80% of buildings                                    80% of new                                             80% EE improvement
    2030 last year to set out our national agenda on          vision and a suite of innovative initiatives to drive our green           to be green                                         developments to                                        (from 2005 levels)
    sustainable development.                                  buildings agenda forward.                                                 by 2030:                                            be SLE from 2030:                                      by 2030:
                                                                                                                                        • Raising mandatory                                 • GreenGov.SG                                          • GBIC Research and
    Buildings account for over 20% of Singapore’s             To build a more sustainable city, collaboration between
    emissions. Greening our buildings is therefore                                                                                        Environmental Sustainability                      • Raise Environmental                                    Development (GBIC R&D)
                                                              the people, public and private sectors is critical. Architects
    key to achieving our emissions reduction targets.                                                                                     Standards                                           Sustainability Standard
                                                              can incorporate maintainability considerations in                                                                                                                                    • GBIC Prototyping
    Since 2006, we have worked steadily towards a             upstream design to reduce the maintenance workload                        • Publication of building                             (including EE requirements)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   • GBIC Demonstration
    low-carbon built environment through successive           downstream. Developers and builders can drive the                           energy performance data                             for projects under GLS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     (GBIC Demo)
    green building masterplans. The latest edition of the     adoption of sustainable construction practices and                                                                              programme
                                                                                                                                        • Green Mark 2021
    Singapore Green Building Masterplan (SGBMP),                                                                                                                                                                                                   • SLE Buildings (SLEB)
                                                              materials. Building owners and facilities managers can                                                                        • Develop SLE standards for
    launched in March 2021 as part of the ‘Energy                                                                                       • Nudging Poor Performers                                                                                    Smart Hub
                                                              ensure that our buildings operate sustainably over their                                                                        residential buildings
    Reset’ Pillar of the Green Plan, builds on the success    lifespan. And building users can adopt sustainable