Green-rating research in Singapore’s independent review

Building and Construction Authority · Independent consultancy team

At a glance

Role: Report reference
Host: Building and Construction Authority · Independent consultancy team
Publication: Independent Review of BCA Green Mark Schemes
Contribution: Report reference
Evidence: References, printed page 10

The story

Research reaching practice

Professor Amir’s comparison of green-building rating systems is cited in the independent professional review of Singapore’s BCA Green Mark schemes. The commissioned study examines robustness, benchmarking and lifecycle costs.

The documented contribution

References, printed page 10. The verified connection is inclusion in the report’s references. It does not establish that the paper changed Green Mark criteria or produced the study’s cost-saving results.

Research and coauthor credit

A critical comparison of green building rating systems — Dat Tien Doan; Ali Ghaffarianhoseini; Nicola Naismith; Tongrui Zhang; Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini; John Tookey. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.07.007

Evidence