Singapore’s Green Building Progress
For 20th Energy Conservation Workshop under the ASEAN-Japan Energy Efficiency Partnership (ECAP20)

Toh Eng Shyan
Director, Green Mark for Existing Buildings
Building and Construction Authority,Singapore

Outline
1. Singapore’s Green Building Progress
2. Next Lap

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Current Status
Focus
New Buildings

Focus
Occupants and Tenants

Focus
Existing Buildings(early focus on commercial/
institutional buildings due tohigher energy footprint)
EXISTING
BUILDINGS

2009
NEW
BUILDINGS

Launched BCA
Green Mark Scheme

OCCUPANTS ANDTENANTS

2014

2017

80% GFAby 2030

Mid-term
Review of3rd GBMP

Legislation for
Existing
Buildings
Legislation for
New Buildings

OUTCOME FOR
2030

Green2012

2008

2006
2005

Focus
Super Low Energy
Buildings

2005

2010

Sept
2019

< 0.1%
GreenBuildings> 13%GreenBuildings>40%
GreenBuildings

2030
2020

>50%
Green
Buildings

80%>

Green Buildings3

Current Status% of Green Buildings (by GFA)

100%

80% green buildings
by 203080%>40% green buildings today

2030: 80%
60%

BCA’s Green Mark
scheme launched in 2005

2025: 65%40%

2018: 40%
20%

2005: 0.5%

2012: 20%0%
FY05

FY10

FY15

FY20

FY25

FY304Going Forward
2013

Phase 1ALegislation on
Mandatory
Submission

Mandatory Disclosure
20142016

2017

Phase 1B

Phase 2A

Phase 2B

Naming ofTop 10
Commercial
Buildings in
BCA BEBR

Anonymised
Disclosure of
Building Energy
Performance
Data

Voluntary
Disclosureof Building Energy
Performance
Data

Beyond 2020

Phase 3
Mandatory
Disclosure

Upcoming

Going Forward

Embrace Higher Standards
P O T E N T I A L T O R A I S E M I N I M U M S TA N DA R D S

Green Building Profile (FY16-18)
30%

75% over the last 3 years
26%

26%

Key analysis from the green building profile in thelast 3 years26%25%
22%

 Majority has gone beyond the legislative standards
to higher standards (i.e. Green Mark)20%

 High-tier take-up rate mainly attributed to PSTLES,
GLS and GM GFA levers

15%

10%

5%

0%
Legislated/Certified

GoldGoldplusPlatinum

 In particular, Non-Residential Buildings have shownstrong adoption rate for Platinum standard potential to strive for SLE
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Going Forward

Business Case to Raise Minimum Standards

Result from Independent Review of Green Mark Schemes

 Green Mark buildings reap net positive savings over their lifecycle
 Strong case to raise minimum standards
Green MarkRating

Green Cost
Premium1

Simple Payback(years)

Platinum

1.00 % - 4.40%

2.3 – 5.8

GoldPLUS

0.70% - 1.87%

1.9 – 3.6

Gold

0.12% - 1.80%

0.8 – 2.5
1Analysis based on Non-Residential Buildings (NRB)

Independent consultancy study on BCA Green Mark Scheme by
Squire Mech, BSD, RSP Architect, Arcadis.
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Going Forward

EE Standards for New Non-Residential Buildings% Energy
Efficiency (EE)
Improvement over2005 Baseline

Minimum Legislated Standards

Minimum EE of GM Platinum
Minimum EE of SLE

80.0%SLE 60.0%

60%

50.0%

50%

43.7%

50%

38%

30%

Baseline as at 2005 0%2005

2008

Launch ofGreen MarkGM Legislation(Apr 08)

2010

2015

2018
Launch of
GM SLE

Beyond 2020

Year

8

Next Lap for GreenBuildings

Focus Areas Identified

Key Focus Ar ea 1

Super Low Energy Buildings &Solar

Reducing energy demand through Super Low Energy(SLE) Programme and increasing energy supply throughsolar deployment

Key Focus Ar ea 2

Sustain performance throughFacilities Management

Sustaining optimum performance of well-designed
green buildings through good quality facilities
management (FM)9Next Lap for Green
Buildings

Tripartite FM implementation committee (FMIC)FM Implementation
Committee (FMIC)

A1

Design for
Maintainability (DfM)

DfM Guide

May 2019

Maintainable
DesignAssessment
System(MiDAS)

A2Smart FM

Guide toSmart FM

Ops-Tech
Roadmapping(OTR)

Oct 2019

Oct 2019

B

Procurement

Tender Evaluation framework

Procurement
GuideC

Manpower &Industry Development

FMC
Certification

FM Skills
Framework

FMC Registration(for public sector)

GM-MiDAS
10Next Lap for Green
Buildings

Raising the Efficiency Standards for VRF and Aircon Plant

Minimum Ener gy Perfor manceStandards (MEPS)

Raise average energy efficiency ofproducts n the market

Extending the minimum energy performance standards to include
Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air-conditioners

Mandatory Energy Labelling
Scheme (MELS)

Helps consumers make informed purchasing
decisions

Display of energy label on Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) airconditioners products and all publicity materials

Minimum Energy Efficeincy
Standards (MEES)

Set standards for Water-Cooled
Chilled Water Systems in industrial
facilities

Any industrial facility that has an electrically driven water-cooled
chilled water system and conduct yearly reporting11End of Presentation