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Green Buildings
Staying on the ‘Green Mark’
Following a revision to significantly tighten the energy efficiency requirements for a Green Mark certification scheme from November, almost 73 per cent of currently certified office buildings in Singapore could now be 'off the mark'.
Policy & Finance
Stimulating the economy sustainably after coronavirus
Government spending should incentivise consumption of public goods and services, not investment in big infrastructure and heavy industry, write Yao Zhe and Wu Yixiu.
Increasingly, we’re hearing that individual action is insignificant relative to needed political change, but that doesn’t mean you’re off the hook.
Green Buildings
Green buildings must do more in fixing climate emergency
Instead of being a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, the built environment industry can do more to reduce buildings' energy use and help generate clean energy.
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Green Buildings
Will climate change drive a revolution in building design?
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Green Buildings
The ecological development revolution
3 September 2013
Green Buildings
Why are some states trying to ban LEED green building standards?
1 July 2013
Green Buildings
Countering the sick building syndrome
18 April 2013
Carbon & Climate
Cutting carbon in the workplace
8 August 2012
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