GLOBAL – The latest issue, Year-End 2021: “Now & Then” is now available for our digital magazine subscribers to read anytime, anywhere from the convenience of the...

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MALAYSIA – MALAYSIA – 27 November 2021: Malaysia Green Building Council (malaysiaGBC), in conjunction with the World Green Building Council’s Advancing Net Zero project, has...

GLOBAL – The village harbour during daytime. Image by OCEANIX/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group November 2021: The ocean is under threat from land reclamation. As coastal cities struggle to...

SINGAPORE – Associate Professor Tong Yen Wah, who leads the NUS team, is pictured next to the anaerobic digester at the East Coast Lagoon Food Village. 17 November 2021: The hawker...

GLOBAL – The Enterprise Centre, UK. Image by Dennis Gilbert The built environment has a central role to play in supporting the world’s transition to a net zero carbon economy and...

SINGAPORE – Three-storey floating school. Kunle Adeyemi at Archifest 2021. The vast majority of the world’s largest cities are located next to water and face challenges such as sea...

SINGAPORE – Moderator and speakers of the Archifest 2021 Conference on 13 October. On the second day of Archifest 2021’s conference event, three speakers presented their thought-...

SINGAPORE – Sustainability and heritage are key issues to be considered amidst rapid development in Singapore, which are highlighted as the main themes of this year’s Archifest....

GLOBAL, HONG KONG – After an amazing response to the first Virtual World Tour, during the peak of the pandemic in late 2020 early 2021, the event series Architects, not Architecture decided...

GLOBAL – September 15, 2021 — The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) is officially launching bold, new requirements for the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment to address embodied...

SINGAPORE – 1 September 2021: At the BCI Asia Awards 2021 Singapore event today, the Singaporean winner of FuturArc Prize 2020 finally took home their award. The 2020 cycle for Asia’s leading...

– 04 June 2021 – Across the globe, governments, communities and individuals honour to celebrate the United Nation’s World Environment Day, the most significant annual event for...

– 27 May 2021: At the BCI Asia Awards 2021 Jakarta event today, the Indonesian winners of FuturArc Prize 2020 finally took home their awards. The 2020 cycle for Asia’s leading Green...

SINGAPORE – Environmental impact of disposables 10 April 2021 — Disposables, regardless of whether they are made of paper, plastics, or degradable materials, have some impact on the environment...

VIETNAM – The newest member of the City Science Network is Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. As part of this collaboration, the MIT City Science team will work with the Architecture Research Center...

SINGAPORE – Singapore, 30 March 2021 — The Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) has announced the members of the 7th Board, who will lead the Council through the 2021–2023 term. Tang Kok...

GLOBAL – Image courtesy of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) On Saturday, 27 March at 8:30 p.m. (your local time), Earth Hour will unite individuals, businesses and leaders from all over the world...

SINGAPORE – Singapore has completed the installation of one of the world’s largest floating solar farms on sea water in the Straits of Johor. With the successful building of the 5-MW-peak...

SINGAPORE – CAPTURING THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF PLASTIC WASTE  The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (the Alliance), an international non-profit organisation, today announced on 8 March 2021 the...

SINGAPORE – PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, has curated a series of presentations and resources from government agencies and local technology providers in a one-stop online platform....

SINGAPORE – 4 March 2021 —  The Ministry of National Development announced several key initiatives during its Committee of Supply debate today. These initiatives will further accelerate the...

GLOBAL – 25 February 2021 — According to the latest data released by GWEC Market Intelligence, the global offshore wind industry had its second-best year ever in 2020. A total of 6 GW of new...

GLOBAL – February 2021 — The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) welcomes four new additions to its Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment: Siemens AG City Developments Limited...

SINGAPORE – Large swathes of Kranji woodland along the rail corridor were mistakenly cleared while the authorities were in the midst of biodiversity impact assessments there. The National Parks...

SINGAPORE – February 2021 — City Developments Limited (CDL) is the first real estate developer in Southeast Asia to sign the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment by the World Green Building Council...

SINGAPORE – 4 February 2021 — Water security in Singapore has been boosted with the opening of the country’s fourth desalination plant. The Keppel Marina East Desalination...

FRANCE – State found guilty of ‘non-respect of its engagements’ aimed at fighting global warming 3 February 2021 — A Paris court has convicted the French state of failing to address the...

SINGAPORE – Singapore, 18 January 2021 — The pandemic has caused much disruptions globally. Closer to home, while the built environment sector is facing unprecedented challenges amidst much...

SINGAPORE – Singapore, 13 January 2021 — The Singapore Environment Council (SEC) honoured 12 organisations with the GreenDNA certification as champions of environmental stewardship in Singapore....

PHILIPPINES – World Green Building Council launched a series of mini-documentary style films on 11 November 2020, highlighting the impact of buildings on the environment and human health as well as the...