Surbana Sustainable Design Series
Sustainable design is gaining traction worldwide and becoming a game changer for the building industry. Eco-Business delves into the latest trends and case studies in this latest series.
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News / Cities
To build better cities, let nature work: Surbana
Surbana International Consultants's marine-themed urban design in the Chinese city of Rizhao shows that industrial cities can co-exist with nature through careful planning.
News / Green Buildings
Busting the myth of costly green buildings
EB Studio
Using two of their green-certified projects, Surbana International Consultants seeks to prove that building sustainably does not necessarily require high upfront costs and can lead to greater benefits in the long run
News / Cities
Surbana’s design footprints - red-dotting the world
EB Studio
Surbana International Consultants launches three books that showcase the best of its sustainable design projects across the globe. It draws its experience from decades of designing and building public homes for Singapore, also known as 'the little red dot'.
News / Green Buildings
Mushroom-inspired campus clinches top architecture prize for students
EB Studio
Trio of students from Singapore, Vietnam wins over judges with integrated design techniques and sensitivity to nature
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News / Waste Management
Singapore recycling firm Tay Paper set to close
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News / Energy
ADB backs Indonesia with US$600 million new coal funding despite climate pledge: report
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News / Carbon & Climate
Google appoints Spencer Low as first Asia Pacific sustainability head
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News / Policy & Finance
Verra validated by carbon market watchdog after ‘significant’ procedural changes
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News / Manufacturing
Carbon pricing is seen as a ‘way out’ for the Malaysian steel industry to cut emissions
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News / Food & Agriculture
Practising human rights due diligence in the palm oil industry
The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) defines HRDD as a process of identifying, …
