IBEW and BEX Asia 2026 Put AI’s Built Environment Test on the Floor
This September, the paired conference and exhibition turn attention to applied intelligence: where AI, robotics, data and sustainability tools meet delivery, operations and workforce capability.
Industry Interview with Melissa Lok, Associate Director, Climate Asia
Melissa Lok discusses why Southeast Asia’s built environment climate transition now depends on reliable carbon data, product-level baselines, and the practical capacity to turn disclosure into decisions.
The 50% Nobody Fully Counts
The Missing Half of Building Emissions: Singapore’s data shows tenant electricity use can account for about half of total building electricity consumption in office and retail developments. As electricity is a major driver of operational carbon—and recurring fit outs add significant embodied impacts—tenant interiors are emerging as a critical decarbonisation blind spot that most building level metrics fail to accurately capture.
From River System to Material System
RiverRecycle is a test of whether polluted waterways can support a working recovery system—one tied to local labour, river conditions, and downstream material use, rather than to one-off environmental campaigns.
Exclusive Interview With Allen Ang, Head, Green Building, Decarbonisation & Safety, City Developments Limited; President, Singapore Green Building Council
Allen Ang looks at what Singapore’s built environment decarbonisation agenda demands as it moves beyond targets and into the owner realities.
