Singapore Green Building Week gets into full swing with three events

IGBC, BEX and WES events ongoing.

The Singapore Green Building Week (SGBW) announced that its series of international events will bring together global green building experts, built environment industry leaders and policy-makers in its three mega green building events, which are expected to attract more than 10,000 participants from 30 countries.

The Building and Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA) will partner Reed Exhibitions to host the International Green Building Conference (IGBC) alongside the Build Eco Xpo Asia (BEX Asia) and the inaugural World Engineers Summit (WES), with the Singapore Green building Council (SGBC) as a strategic partner. The events will be held from 9 to 13 September 2013 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre (Halls A – B) in Singapore as part of SGBW.

Organizers noted that Singapore’s push for sustainable development and green buildings has continued to grow from strength to strength since the release of the first Green Building Masterplan in 2006. In a recent report on World Green Building Trends, by McGraw Hill Construction, Singapore firms recorded the highest level of green involvement compared to other global firms in 2012, with 64 percent engaging in at least 60 percent or more green projects, as compared to 28 percent among their global counterparts. By 2015, this figure is estimated to reach 89 percent.

Dr John Keung, CEO of BCA, remarked, “Achieving a truly sustainable built environment is not the sole responsibility of one sector or one agency, nor can it be achieved in isolation. A Public Private and People (PPP) partnership is critical to help drive Singapore’s green agenda going forward through collaborative efforts between private sector and government, profit and non-profit organisations, countries and individuals. This year’s SGBW has brought together three stellar Green Building events in one location, providing an extensive platform that cuts across industries, sectors and professions, in a concerted effort to tackle green challenges in the region and in Singapore."