THE Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) will host the World Green Building International Congress in its first year as an exclusive member of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC).
The international congress, to be held on Sept 13 and 14, is an annual forum where representatives of GBCs around the world meet to discuss objectives, policies and development strategies.
The congress will also attract influential stakeholders from related industries as well as international experts on sustainable development.
The SGBC hopes that hosting the international congress will bring more attention to environmentally sustainable building construction which will help companies save on utility costs in the long run. Green buildings are the cheapest way to reduce carbon emissions.
Lee Chuan Seng, founding president of the SGBC, notes that companies may already want to be environmentally responsible but need environmentally friendly products to be easily accessible and tested by trusted authorities.
To address this need, SGBC is also partnering Reed Exhibitions, organisers of Build Eco Xpo Asia (BEX Asia), to deliver a trade event for the industry with a focus on bringing green building to the forefront of the industry’s needs.
BEX Asia will give exhibitors the opportunity to present products and highlight the benefits of environmentally friendly solutions. It will be held at Marina Bay Sands on the same week as the international congress. There are expected to be 300 exhibitors and about 7,500 visitors.
The SGBC website was also launched yesterday. There, companies can find a list of green products that have been certified by the SGBC.
SGBC is aiming for 80 per cent of Singapore’s buildings to achieve the Green Mark Standard by 2030.
Source : Business Times – 20 Mar 2010
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