Singapore has no shortage of green buildings, but when it comes to energy-efficiency, there is one that surpasses all others. Home of the Singapore Building and Construction Authority Academy, the ...

BCA said that all buildings in Singapore are designed to be "sufficiently robust and capable of withstanding lateral forces". SINGAPORE - The recent 4.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Johor early on ...

If you’re a regular Inhabitat reader, you’re probably already familiar with LEED, BREEAM, Passivhaus and even LBC, but there’s another green building certification program that you should know about – ...

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has officially launched its eighth zero energy building on Wednesday (17 May), adding to its list of green developments as part of the ...

Prefabricated modular construction has been the future of the building industry for at least half a century, so I was intrigued when I got a press release announcing "Sustainability, access to green ...

Samsung C&T Corp. has started construction of a multi-use tower that is slated to become the tallest building in Singapore, at 290 meters, when completed in 2016. The South Korea-based contractor won ...

IN 1992, a newly incorporated construction company quietly broke ground in Singapore. Its first project, Sentosa’s now-defunct Volcano Theme Park, marked the beginning of a long and growing commitment ...

Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded two civil contracts with a combined value of $392.51m (S$526m) for the construction of four Jurong Region Line (JRL) stations and associated ...

An inventive new building designed to consume only as much energy as it produces has opened its doors in Singapore. The National University of Singapore welcomed students to the six-storey facility in ...

In this installment of our Digital Transformation series, we speak to Mr. Ang Kian Seng, Group Director, Environmental Sustainability Group, Building and Construction Authority, on how building owners ...

From humble low-rise buildings to gleaming skyscrapers, Singapore’s built environment tells the story of its journey from fledgling nation to global hub. Through 60 structures – each marking a year ...

The recent Johor earthquake has not affected buildings in Singapore, according to a Facebook post by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) on Tuesday (Aug 26). An earthquake with a magnitude ...