Over 35% of the electricity consumed worldwide is used in buildings — air–conditioning, lighting, fans. In Singapore, the figure is even higher, close to 50%. Making buildings more energy efficient is critical to lowering our carbon footprint.
The vision of the SinBerBEST program is to generate societal scale impact in the area of efficient and sustainable tropical buildings. The success of SinBerBEST will be judged on its impact in the form of creation of new industry sectors, the development of societal scale systems, and the creation of new knowledge.[learn more]