Green Mark Scheme Hits 20th Anniversary Over 2500 Buildings Certified
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) recently honored the success of the BCA Green Mark certification scheme. This green building rating system, introduced in January 2005, has seen 17 certified buildings in its first year.
According to a joint press release by the BCA and SGBC, as of March this year, a total of 2,590 buildings have attained Green Mark certification. These buildings collectively contribute to a yearly energy savings of 4.2 billion kWh, equivalent to powering one million four-room HDB flats annually. Additionally, it also leads to a cost savings of $1.3 billion per year.
During a gala dinner hosted by SGBC on July 11, nine partners and 11 projects were awarded 20 commemorative certificates in recognition of their exceptional contributions to Singapore’s green building journey. Among the partner recipients were City Developments, CapitaLand, Mapletree Investments, Keppel, and Lendlease.
Over the years, the Green Mark scheme has undergone several updates, with the latest edition, the sixth edition, launched in 2021 alongside the Singapore Green Building Masterplan (SGBMP). The SGBMP sets a target of “80-80-80 in 2030” – 80% of buildings by gross floor area (GFA) to be green; 80% of new developments by GFA to be super low energy (SLE) buildings; and 80% improvement in energy efficiency compared to 2005 levels for best-in-class green buildings, all by 2030.
In their joint statement, the BCA and SGBC revealed that 61% of buildings have been greened as of December 2024. Additionally, close to 26% of new developments have been certified as SLE buildings, and best-in-class buildings have achieved a 72% improvement in energy efficiency over 2005 levels.
During the SGBC gala dinner, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat announced two initiatives to promote wider adoption of green buildings moving forward. The first is the development of an updated Built Environment Decarbonisation Technology Roadmap that identifies key emerging technologies and areas for research and development to improve energy efficiency in Singapore’s built environment. Building upon the 2018 Super Low Energy Building Technology Roadmap, the updated plan outlines over 50 technologies and strategies to reduce operational and embodied carbon.
The second initiative is the publication of a report that bridges the gap between green buildings and sustainable finance in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The World Green Building Council, with support from OCBC and the region’s green building councils, will publish this report that aligns green building rating tools from APAC countries with the Asean Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.
Minister Chee stated, “By establishing clear connections between national schemes and regional guidelines, we can facilitate global capital flows and increase investments in decarbonization and green building projects.”
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