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Tag: Green Building

Incentives for Skyrise Greenery in Singapore

By Bruce Boyes Posted on 9 July 2013 Posted in Grants and Funding Tagged with Green Building, Sustainability

As more and more land is taken up by buildings, we need to ensure that greenery lost on the ground is replaced in the urban environment. Skyrise Greenery reinforces Singapore’s ‘City in a Garden’ aspiration even as the environment becomes …

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Asian Development Bank ‘Green Cities’ book

By Bruce Boyes Posted on 2 April 2013 Posted in Books Tagged with Development, Green Building, Sustainability

Asia’s cities have been the drivers of the economy and have lifted millions out of poverty. However, the environmental consequences of this rapid development are apparent, and the citizens of Asia’s urban areas are increasingly insistent that something should be …

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Using buildings to green the city

By Bruce Boyes Posted on 20 March 2013 Posted in Reports and Publications Tagged with Green Building

The article Is there room for nature in our cities? in The Conversation discusses the environmental and health benefits of greening the city, and compares Australian cities to leading international examples. The article advises that buildings have long been in the …

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