SE Asian NEWS
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1. World Green Building Council launches the Asia Pacific Network
In October 2009, a gathering of SE Asian Green Building Councils including Sinagpore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, India and China met under the auspices of the World Green Building Council and the Australian Green Building Council to form the world's first regional GBC partnership. ecospecifier was present to witness this important event and discuss the importance of innovative products in implementing high performance low cost green buildings.
For more information contact admin@ecospecifier.org or see www.worldgbc.org
2. Zero Energy Building Up
SINGAPORE'S first building that can produce as much power as it uses - zero energy, in industry jargon - opened with much fanfare on Monday. The Building and Construction Authority's ZEB @ BCA Academy is SE Asia's first zero energy retrofit building.
The Braddell Road building integrates passive ventilation and light pipes as well as other ground-breaking design features while also harnessing Photovoltaics - to generate the energy it uses for air-conditioning and other uses.
The building is intented to serve as a test-bed for green technology that can later be incorporated in standard construction projects, while students and designers can study first-hand the nuts and bolts of energy efficiency and 'green' building.
National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said the opening of the building 'marks a key milestone in Singapore's building and construction history'.
The existing structure was retrofitted in an $11 million project in which the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) joined forces with the National University of Singapore, the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore and private sector partners to convert the old three-storey workshop.
A 1,540sqm array of solar panels is installed on the roof to generate energy to run the lights, office equipment and air-conditioning.
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_446951.html
