#buildings News
Green Buildings
HK property firms object to proposed SBTi rule change; say it will make net-zero targets ‘impossible to achieve’ in Asia
Exclusive
Real estate firms are lobbying against a proposed change to the Science Based Targets initiative's accounting methodology for measuring Scope 2 electricity emissions, expected to be launched by the end of the year.
Green Buildings
As Indian cities heat up, climate-resilient traditional buildings are coming into fashion
Vernacular architecture, which uses locally-sourced natural materials and traditional designs, could be key to climate resilience in India's built environment as extreme weather events become more common.
Green Buildings
Singapore real estate firm CapitaLand Development appoints first post-demerger head of sustainability
The property development arm of CapitaLand Group has appointed National University of Singapore's associate director of sustainability services Giovanni Cossu to lead its sustainability function.
Carbon & Climate
As net-zero pressure mounts, Singapore corporates grapple with setting 2050 targets without visibility
Tech and regulatory uncertainty, along with buyers unwilling to pay the green premium, means mid-century targets often appear more aspirational than realistic. Frequent updates to interim targets and strategies will be crucial, experts say.
Green Buildings
Property firms ‘alarmingly slow’ to respond to climate emergency
#buildings Opinion
Existing homes in Australia tend to have a poor thermal performance even in current climate conditions, yet the urgency to retrofit homes for better energy efficiency and comfort is given little political attention.
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'.
#buildings Podcasts
Can the hotels sector, traditionally resource-intensive and wasteful, reinvent itself and go green? Eco-Business asks two hospitality executives about balancing post-Covid recovery, and if luxury can be made compatible with sustainability.
EB Studio
The built environment's sprawling carbon footprint can be reined in by giving old buildings a 'climate makeover' as cities grow. The Eco-Business Podcast talks to Vinod Jethani about the benefits and challenges of retrofitting old buildings.
#buildings Press Releases
International Built Environment Week
IBEW 2022: Building blocks for the future
Schneider Electric
Path to greener Singapore
Energy Development Corporation
First-Gen EDC enables more PH companies to shift to green energy
