The Building and Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will work together to establish and promote sustainable building practices in Southeast Asia.
“We are very pleased to formally establish BCA’s Centre for Sustainable Buildings as a centre collaborating with UNEP,” said Dr. Arab Hoballah, Chief of UNEP’s Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch.
“Access to BCA’s expertise and regional network will broaden our collective ability to not only widen adoption of sustainable building policies in the region through outreach and awareness, but will also expand the research and analysis needed to establish baselines, facilitate best practices and look more specifically at the unique aspects of sustainable building in tropical countries.”
The collaboration formally establishes BCA’s Centre for Sustainable Buildings as a “Centre Collaborating with UNEP” to help in developing tools, approaches and support for countries in Southeast Asia in a coordinated effort to elevate sustainability in the building sector.
“Singapore remains fully committed to sustainable development and climate change mitigation, and we will do our part as a global citizen to reduce carbon emissions,” said BG (NS) Tan Chuan-Jin, Minister of State for National Development and Manpower.
Dr. John Keung, Chief Executive Officer of BCA, said the collaboration with UNEP is also an endorsement of BCA’s efforts in driving sustainability in the built-environment and in building capabilities, both regionally and internationally.
“We will strive to grow the BCA Centre for Sustainable Buildings into a hub for green buildings in the region and contribute to the global efforts of reducing carbon emissions from buildings.”
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