Past Events

About this course: Carbon is fast becoming a global key metric to address and communicate sustainability. The decarbonisation of an organisation’s operations also helps in improving a company’s reputation and branding among investors and customers. As goals increasingly shift towards Net Zero Carbon, demand is growing for action from organisations to mitigate carbon emissions in their business operations. In today’s corporate world, the ability to understand and effectively communicate your organisation’s policies and actions towards sustainability and decarbonisation are key skills that will put you at the forefront of organisational goals. Join SGBC's Assessing the Carbon Footprint of your Organisation Course to learn how to assess the environmental impact of your organisation and gain the foundational skills needed to compute and prepare carbon emissions data for sustainability reporting. This course is ideal for: Office managers, quality management team, corporate real estate professionals, sustainability professionals, individuals keen to learn about carbon reporting. Course Objectives: Equip participants with an understanding of organisational GHG emissions, basic emissions calculations using fuel invoices and electricity bills, and the ability to apply these skills in: Target-setting for ISO14001:2015 Carbon disclosures for sustainability reporting and other frameworks In view of the current COVID-19 situation and to continue safeguarding the health and safety of our Course participants, the programme will be fully held online through the Zoom teleconferencing Platform. Register today: https://web.sgbc.online/public/event/rsvp/191

SGBC partners with Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH), the leading technology and enterprise festival for the Global-Asia innovation ecosystem. Happening on 7-11 December 2020—be prepared for an exciting week-long, round-the-clock, digital conference and exhibition showcase! Besides a world-class technology and innovation conference on insiders’ knowledge surrounding deep tech sectors and entrepreneurship, get ready for a phenomenal line-up of activities including SWITCH Market Access Sessions, Country Spotlights and Masterclasses. Join the Market Access Sessions and Country Spotlights hosted by leading innovation players from key global markets across 42 cities, such as 500 Startups, Plug and Play and APEX Brazil. Delve into exclusive knowledge on how you can enter these markets and navigate the innovation ecosystems of these cities. If you are looking to grow your startup, fundraise, improve efficiency and tech capabilities, as well as capitalise on post-COVID opportunities, SWITCH Masterclasses would be a must-have for you to stay ahead of your peers. Click here to find out more.

Sweeping global developments on the public health front have given new meaning to the phrase “a new normal”. While contemporary measures such as remote working and physical dividers serve as stopgap solutions to maintain a semblance of normalcy, true economic recovery can only be possible if we can inch closer to pre-pandemic times. Smart building solutions have been steadily gaining traction over the years, being accelerated in recent times to how technology can be utilised to safeguard human health and wellbeing. With technology helping to ensure the health of a building for its occupants, our built environment can be well-equipped to face the new normal. In this SGBC Webinar supported by SGBC Founding Member Schneider Electric, find out how smart technology can help to shape healthy buildings. Register today: https://mailchi.mp/sgbc/webinar_schneider_12112020-3

About 50 European companies in Construction & Building Technologies are on a virtual business mission to seek long term partnerships in South East Asia. These companies will be showcasing their latest solutions such as low-carbon materials, smart and green building, smart metering, solar, sustainable materials, and other environmentally and sustainable solutions. From 5 to 8 Nov, local companies can visit the EU Pavilion at PhilConstruct VX and meet with the European solution providers online between 1pm to 6pm (SGT). You are also invited to partake in these activities happening during the week:• Exhibitor Spotlight presentations, 5 Nov, 3:00 – 3:45pm (SGT) Get a brief update on how community engagement tool for city planners, sustainable/smart materials, autonomous robots and digital transformation solutions can help you. • Market Insights by Industry Expert session, 6 Nov, 2 – 3pm (SGT) Gain insights about the challenges and opportunities of Singapore’s Construction and Building industry.       Register at  https://bit.ly/2H9bfoU

With the increasing onus on sustainability, building product transparency has started to gain global traction. Changes in consumer expectations, building certification systems, international laws and standards are finally beginning to converge on standardised corporate reporting on environmental, social and health impacts. Many in the design and manufacturing communities are developing ways to easily communicate this information through what is often called a nutrition label for building products. An environmental product declaration, or EPD, is a voluntary declaration of a product’s life-cycle impact and are used for a wide variety of purposes such as green procurement, green building rating programmes and designing for the environment (ecodesign).  

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented challenges for many industries including the built environment. With a challenging global economic outlook ahead, how can sustainability goals continue to be advanced and accelerated towards a low carbon future? In this SGBC Education Spotlight webinar, speakers from SP Group will share more about digital energy technologies and case studies that bring together operational efficiency, energy efficiency and improvement in occupant well-being for commercial buildings, townships and districts. To gain perspectives and insights on how to advance sustainability to the next level in the built environment, this webinar is not to be missed. Registration is now closed. Contact [email protected] for assistance. 

  In view of the current COVID-19 outbreak, indoor environmental controls are of vital importance to prevent the spread of diseases and maintain building occupants’ health. HKGBC invited professionals from different fields including academia, consulting firms, and service or technology providers to share professional information on prevention of disease transmission, disinfection methods and air quality monitoring in indoor environment. Register here: https://www.hkgbc.org.hk/eng/news-events/events-trainings/events-detail?eventId=297

Organisations are increasingly moving towards a more sustainable future while environmental, social and governance materiality are beginning to factor heavily into business operations. Green financing has been gaining momentum here in Singapore since 2018, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) setting up a US$2 billion green investments programme (GIP) in November 2019 to invest in public market investment strategies that have a strong green focus. MAS also released in June 2020 a consultation paper on new guidelines to manage environmental risks for financial institutions. These will help to support the Singapore financial centre in promoting environmentally sustainable projects and mitigating climate change risks in Singapore and the region. What impact will green financing have on industries such as building and construction and how can businesses tap on its benefits? In this SGBC Webinar series supported by HSBC, find out more about sustainable financing and how it could help your business unlock growth and value in the future by funding growth, driving innovation and delivering improved margins.

The inaugural BuildTech Asia Digital Series will showcase the region’s most comprehensive range of products, services and technological innovations in the entire building life cycle. In addition to the virtual networking with more than 100 international and regional brands from the built environment, there will be Free-To-Attend Webinars over the 2 day’s events of BuildTech Asia Virtual Exhibition, curated by thought leaders in the Built Environment and Construction Industry. Stay updated with new trends. Discover new services, tools, equipment and materials, as well as the advanced technologies in the field of the built environment. Meet with regional exhibitors and visit the various technologies on exhibits at the comfort behind your desk. Get your complimentary trade visitor pass here: https://buildtechasia.com/buildtech-asia-digital-series/  here

Do you know that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has consistently ranked indoor air pollution as one of the most concerning environmental dangers we all face daily? Ventilation is an important aspect for the design of buildings, embraced to prevent the spread of airborne disease. Indoor air pollutants are detrimental to the buildings' occupants' performance, affects the potential of a buildings' energy efficiency, and has wide-reaching implications on business performance as seen by the recent pandemic. In this SGBC Webinar, join speakers and experts from Education Partner Siemens as he talks about how implementing a pandemic-proof Indoor Air Quality system together with an Energy as a Service business model can assist with business continuity and ensure savings. Register for the event here: https://web.sgbc.online/public/event/rsvp/180

Buildings which are designed for people with intelligent lighting systems and interoperable building services are able to enhance comfort, improve occupant productivity as well as promote health and welling. These buildings are able to make sense of environmental parameters and continuously work to make the workday better for occupants. In this SGBC Webinar series supported by Education Partner Helvar, find out how workplaces can be transformed by putting wellbeing at the heart of spatial design. In the 1st session, the intrinsic linkage between intelligent lighting, smart sensing, interoperable building services to wellbeing will be discussed. Additionally, a case study will illustrate how intelligent and interoperable systems can reduce energy consumption, improve efficiency and positively impact health and wellbeing. Thursday, 8 October 20203:00PM - 4:00PM (SGT) The 2nd session will delve into the power of data in relation to the maintenance and monitoring of lighting systems and other building services. Through case studies and project references, the presentation will cover how intelligent lighting solutions can help drive down energy consumption, reduce operating costs, and improve building performance. Thursday, 15 October 20203:00PM - 4:00PM (SGT) Register here: https://web.sgbc.online/public/event/rsvp/181

A special session held in support of both International Built Environment Week 2020 and World Green Building Week 2020, the Act On Climate webinar aims to provide an actionable overview of the decarbonisation landscape in the Asia Pacific, with a primary focus on Singapore. The webinar will deep dive into the barriers, drivers, challenges and opportunities for the built environment to Act On Climate for a greener, more sustainable future. Click here to attend: https://www.workcast.com/ControlUsher.aspx?pak=1146304737036265&cpak=4063714484186331  

In the wake of sweeping global developments, there is a great opportunity to communicate the importance of the built environment in keeping families healthy and safe, as well as for businesses to identify new opportunities. Embedding sustainability into business operations is quickly becoming the new normal, alongside a broader systemic relook of our buildings and cities. In this SGBC Webinar series supported by Education Partner UL, explore the key built environment trends of carbon neutrality, environmental product declarations and healthy real estate.

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) announced a bold vision to address climate change - by 2030, all new buildings, infrastructure and renovations will have at least 40% less embodied carbon with significant upfront carbon reduction, and all new buildings are net zero operational carbon. Come 2050, new buildings, infrastructure and renovations will have net zero embodied carbon, and all buildings, including existing buildings, must be net zero operational carbon. Through the “Balancing the Net Zero Equation” SGBC Webinar series held in July 2020, industry experts have covered decarbonisation efforts in the Asia Pacific and shared crucial perspectives from the built environment's key stakeholders. In this special SGBC virtual roundtable, gather deep insights and actionable knowledge to begin your own net zero journey. Read more about the event here. Register for the complimentary roundtable today.

The emphasis on human health and wellbeing has never been greater in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, with cleanliness and hygiene becoming key weapons in addressing public health concerns. The built environment sector must step up to deliver healthy, equitable, resilient spaces and places for people to live, work and play in the new normal. In this 3-part SGBC Webinar series supported by Education Series Partners Dyson and Softbank Robotics, dive into the intricacies of what is now the new normal for the foreseeable future. From enhancing workplace wellness to determining if a place is sufficiently clean, gather insights, best practices and industry intelligence from our speakers to adapt facilities for the new normal. Session #1 - Enhancing Workplace HealthTuesday, 14 July 2020, 3pm - 4pm Post-coronavirus restart, designing and adapting workplaces catering to the greater emphasis placed on public health and hygiene will be crucial for organisations. Find out how to configure and redesign your workplaces to keep occupants safe and healthy. Session #2 - How Clean is Clean?Tuesday, 21 July 2020, 3pm - 4pm Regular and effective upkeep of cleanliness have become one of the most effective weapons against the pandemic. But how clean is clean? Find out more about the metrics for cleanliness and how to take preventive cleaning measures to benefit the health and wellbeing of building occupants. Session #3 - Creating Greener, Cleaner, & Healthier Places & SpacesTuesday, 28 July 2020, 3pm - 4pm As public health converges with workplace health, workplaces now have to incorporate occupant health and wellbeing as an essential dimension to workplace design and configuration. Learn more about the evolving industry trends and associated trade-offs through a special panel discussion helmed by SGBC. Find out more and register for the series today: https://web.sgbc.online/public/event/rsvp/176

The built environment, responsible for more than a third of global carbon emissions, is in a prime position to address climate challenges through low-carbon and net-zero building principles. The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC)’s Advancing Net Zero (ANZ) project aims to consolidate and catalyse action across the globe, and highlight leadership action in total sector decarbonisation. Through a combination of thought leadership and direct intervention action, the global project aims for buildings to be Net Zero Energy by 2030 and for all buildings to be Net Zero Carbon by 2050. In this 3-part webinar series, hear perspectives on going net zero from different stakeholders in the built environment value chain, the possible pathways towards net zero and how challenges can be addressed. A roundtable discussion with the WorldGBC ANZ team will be held after the 3rd webinar session to help translate notion into action and for the WorldGBC to share about the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. Registration for the roundtable is complimentary, and separate from the webinar registration and will be shared once finalised. Click here for more information: https://mailchi.mp/sgbc/webinar-series-anz2020?e=8ef57f98e4 Click here to register: https://web.sgbc.online/public/event/rsvp/173

Lighting is an integral part of our places and spaces, playing a vital role in the health and wellbeing of occupants, as well as contributing to energy optimisation and savings. A growing body of research has linked good lighting with improved occupant comfort, including an improved quality of sleep for occupants in workspaces that prioritise the use of daylight. In this 3-part live webinar series, delve into the intricacies of lighting design and controls, illuminating this aspect of green and healthy buildings. At each interactive webinar, hear from industry professionals and specialists on key lighting design considerations and take the opportunity to have your questions answered. The third session of Lighting the Way to Health & Sustainability is about daylighting systems. Human beings are attuned to daylight, with a body of research showing that improving employee access to natural daylight can reap productivity and health benefits. By automating daylight penetration with an efficient control strategy, workplaces and spaces can make full use of natural daylight to improve the health and wellbeing of its occupants. Session 3 features speakers Michael Heinemeier, Director at Lutron GL Limited, and Robert Tsu, Senior Lighting Designer at Aurecon. Find out more here

As the world gradually recovers from the activity restrictions imposed due to the global pandemic, employees worldwide are slowly returning to the workplace. While working-from-home has become the new norm, offices and other workplace premises still cannot be done away, but are our workplaces ready and safe for employees to return? Buildings, being where we spend the majority of our time in, have key roles to play in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of its occupants. Worldwide, building-based prevention and control measures have become one of the most important methods of fighting against the effects of the pandemic. In this special webinar, join us as we take a look at how our buildings can prepare for the resumption of work and the new business as usual. Click here to register: https://mailchi.mp/sgbc/webinar-26052020

Lighting is an integral part of our places and spaces, playing a vital role in the health and wellbeing of occupants, as well as contributing to energy optimisation and savings. A growing body of research has linked good lighting with improved occupant comfort, including an improved quality of sleep for occupants in workspaces that prioritise the use of daylight. In this 3-part live webinar series, delve into the intricacies of lighting design and controls, illuminating this aspect of green and healthy buildings. At each interactive webinar, hear from industry professionals and specialists on key lighting design considerations and take the opportunity to have your questions answered. The second session of Lighting the Way to Health & Sustainability highlights the effects of lighting on productivity. Good lighting plays a major role in ensuring the productivity and wellbeing of employees in any workplace and is one of the seven features outlined by the World Green Building Council that defines a green and healthy workplace. By placing the occupant at the heart of lighting control strategies, light can be used to foster greater employee satisfaction and motivation. Session 2 features speakers Michael Heinemeier, Director at Lutron GL Limited, and Angela Woo Scott, Design Director at Light Collab. Find out more here

Live Webinar/SIBL-RICS Joint Seminar: Enhancing Collaborations in Built Environment Projects – 14 May 2020  (with a panel discussion on Covid-19’s disruption to projects)How can employers or contractors distribute the risks and make use of the reliefs in Singapore under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020?We will look at COVID-19’s disruption to projects, challenges faced by stakeholders and the legal assessment process companies can put into place to deal with the new Act.Join our speakers Amos Cheong, PMP from Arcadis, Hsieh-Min Loy from Faithful+Gould and Kelvin Kek from Allen & Gledhill LLP on latest updates, case studies and lessons learnt in project management and legal developments in Singapore and the region’s build ecosystem. CPD Accreditation: PEB (3 PDUs); SILA (6 CPD points); IES (3 PDUs) Pending CPD Accreditation: SISV, QS division CIJC Member organisations enjoy discounted rate at $80.25. For more details and registration, please visit https://rics.org/enhancing-collaborations

Lighting is an integral part of our places and spaces, playing a vital role in the health and wellbeing of occupants, as well as contributing to energy optimisation and savings. A growing body of research has linked good lighting with improved occupant comfort, including an improved quality of sleep for occupants in workspaces that prioritise the use of daylight. In this 3-part live webinar series, delve into the intricacies of lighting design and controls, illuminating this aspect of green and healthy buildings. At each interactive webinar, hear from industry professionals and specialists on key lighting design considerations and take the opportunity to have your questions answered. The first session of Lighting the Way to Health & Sustainability is an in-depth discussion on lighting metrics. Lighting metrics help building and space designers to understand and assess how a lighting system will operate. By taking into consideration and understanding the key metrics of light quantity, quality and efficiency, lighting can be designed cost-effectively for optimum efficiency and coverage. Jewel Changi Airport will be used as a case study for this session, showcasing how its indoor lighting was conceptualised and designed for 24-hour operations and how lighting helps to create an outdoor environment indoors. Session 1 features speakers Michael Heinemeier, Director at Lutron GL Limited, and Yusuke Hattori, Associate Director at Lighting Planners Associates. Find out more here.

  The health and wellbeing of all SGBC Members remain paramount during these challenging times. In view of the ongoing public health concern, the SGBC Annual General Meeting 2020 will be held as a teleconference. The event date and time remains unchanged: Date: 31 March 2020 (Tuesday) Time: 12:00pm to 1.00PM Upon confirmation of registration, a system-generated email will be sent to the registered participant’s email address with a unique URL and a password to access the AGM teleconference on 31 March 2020. If you are unable to attend the AGM, you may nominate a staff member from your organisation to register on your organisation’s behalf with the Attending Representative Form. If you would like for another SGBC Corporate Member to attend the AGM as your proxy, please complete the Proxy Form. The completed and duly signed form(s) should be returned via email to [email protected] before 30 March 2020. Please contact the SGBC Secretariat at 6732-5518 or [email protected] should you require any clarification.

Deferment of renewal requirements for Singapore Green Mark Professional Qualification Scheme for year of practice 2020/21 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a key requirement of the SGBC Green Mark Professional Qualification Scheme to ensure that Green Mark Accredited Professionals (GMAPs) continue to maintain knowledge and skills aligned with current industry and regulatory developments. All qualifications under the SGBC Green Mark Professional Qualification Scheme require annual renewal. Renewal of qualifications is granted only upon the fulfilment of requisite CPD points for the respective qualification. For more information on the SGBC Green Mark Professional Qualification Scheme, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions. Change in 2020 Renewal Requirements for Green Mark Professional Qualifications expiring 30 June 2020 In view of the current COVID-19 situation and cancellation of most CPD events, the renewal of Green Mark Professional Qualifications that are expiring on 30 June 2020 will be deferred by 1 year to 30 June 2021. Renewal fees for 2020 will also consequently be waived. To qualify for the deferment, GMAPs are required to complete the following actions: Update personal profile, academic qualification, career history and competencies by 31 May 2020. Update CPD activities that have been undertaken in the current CPD year as the points will be brought forward to the next year. CPD activities include completed Green Mark projects, relevant Masters degree/ Doctorate programmes, research publications, seminars and courses. CPD points that have been earned in current CPD accumulation period (01 June 2019 – 31 May 2020) will be carried forward in full to the next CPD accumulation period (01 June 2020 – 31 May 2021). All GMAPs are required to log in to the SGBC-GMAP portal and update profile details by 31 May 2020, failing which the account will be made dormant and deactivated. For a guide on updating CPD activities, click here. Continuation of CPD Events (with control measures) and Shift to e-Learning Platforms SGBC continues to seek avenues for GMAPs to continue their professional development. Seating capacities for physical seminars will be scaled-down to take into account social distancing recommendations and refreshments will be served individually. SGBC’s CPD programmes are in the midst of being shifted to online platforms and more information will be provided in due course. As an added option for professional development, GMAPs may enrol in e-learning programmes offered by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) as SGBC has reciprocal CPD arrangements with GBCA. CPD points awarded by GBCA will be recognised in full by SGBC’s Green Mark Professional Qualification Scheme. Reciprocal arrangements are being made progressively with other GBCs and further information will be provided when arrangements have been finalised. For more information on enrolling in GBCA's e-learning programmes and upload of CPD points, click here.