Industry News & Media

• 14 Feb 2012
  Liveable Cities Series: Working towards greener offices

  Source: eco-business.com When senior software development manager Keerthi Muthirulandi goes to work at software developer Autodesk’s Singapore office, he enters a bright, modern office whose open floor plan and low workspace dividers allow every...

• 09 Jan 2012
  Builders follow environmental approach

  Source: China.org Architect Wang Jinpeng had never been as busy as he was last year. “We have five ongoing projects on hand,” said the chief of the environmental building department at Tianjin Huahui Architecture Company. “All of them are...

• 03 Jan 2012
  Green Building Booms in India

  Source: greensource.construction.com Over the next five years, experts say, India's green building sector will outpace the growth of the country's overall construction sector. But with today's green infrastructure penetrating just 3% of all...

• 31 Dec 2011
  5 reasons environment-centric developments will dominate in 2012

  Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer Will the buzz coming from Earth-friendly property developers become louder in 2012? Will we see more green than gray in our cities next year? The answers seem to be in the affirmative, based on observations of...

• 29 Dec 2011
  Green buildings make value propositions

  Source: The Business Times Retrofitting commercial buildings can lead to an increase in their value. Companies can not only expect average savings in operating expenses of 10 per cent, but commercial buildings can also potentially see an...

• 22 Dec 2011
  Holcim to launch green cement

  Source: The Edge Malaysia Holcim Malaysia is launching Malaysia‘s first green cement range in early January 2012. It recently secured the eco-label certification from Sirim in October. Chief executive officer Mahanama Ralapanawa (also known as...

• 14 Dec 2011
  Green Architecture to Save Energy

  Source: Viet Nam News HA NOI — Energy shortages have become a serious concern, directly affecting people's daily lives, but green architecture could provide a solution to the problem. According to experts, green architecture would lower...

• 06 Dec 2011
  International recognition for BCA's green building masterplan

  Source: Channel Newsasia SINGAPORE: The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has been conferred international recognition for its Green Building Masterplan. It won the inaugural Regional Leadership Award for efforts to steer the...

• 29 Nov 2011
  Commercial buildings are going green

  Source: International Business Times Going green has been a popular initiative for some time, but the commercial sector has been slow to pick up the trend. Only now are commercial buildings beginning to go green in a variety of ways, and are...

• 10 Nov 2011
  BAHT 1.55billion slated for green equipment

  Source: Bangkok Post The government has earmarked 1.55 billion baht in grants and soft loans for businesses that agree to participate in an energy-saving and production efficiency enhancement programme. Twarath Sutabutr, deputy director-general...