Major cities in Southeast Asia is extremely urgent to create a livable place for its residents. The number of people moving to urban areas in Southeast Asia is increasing.
"It
is positive provide livable and sustainable," says Mann Young, Head of
Sustainability, Lend Lease Asia, in a press conference in Jakarta.
According to Young, Singapore has been actively supporting green building through the design of buildings and infrastructure. In
the last five years, a small island about Singapore property
development concept more and more green, from commercial buildings such
as the Marina Bay Financial Centre and Hyflux Innovation Center to
residential and recreational parks such as The Seafront on Meyer, Sky
Habitat and Singapore Sports Hub.
Last
year, Singapore is one of six cities that received an award from the
World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) in addition to San Francisco,
Mexico City, Birmingham, New York City and Tokyo. Young,
who also serves as the Asia Pacific Regional Network Manager WorldGBC,
said the issue of sustainability and resource conservation is fast
becoming an important priority of the government and businesses around
the world.
"So
the demand for green buildings in the region continues to increase,
collaboration is very important to support green building efforts," said
one of the speakers at the International Green Building Conference
(IGBC) 2012 organized by the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC)
along with Build Eco Xpo (BEX) Asia 2012.
This
year, BEX Asia 2012 offers and event timing is right for the industry
players and market participants to network, exchange ideas, discover new
innovations and enhance future business prospects. This
annual event is the introduction of three new segments Green Interiors,
skyrise Landscaping and Heating Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC)
related to the rapid growth in the urban environment in Southeast Asia.
Louise
Chua, Project Director of Reed Exhibitions said BEX Asia, the presence
of a strong International participants this year are from Australia,
China, Italy, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia and Portugal. BEX
Asia this year will feature FOCUS @ BEX, a special event to present the
technical aspects of the product and the latest green technologies.
One
of the exhibitors was Eco Green who will introduce LVD induction lamps
as a new technology to reduce energy consumption by up to 50 percent. Asahi
Glass Co., other participants, will feature a durable protective layer
architecture that eliminates the environmental impact of repainting and
recoating, while reducing building heat and energy savings.