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BCA Green Mark Criteria

BCA Green Mark criteria (Singaporean standard) for residential buildings:

 

1. The energy efficiency 

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- Advanced features for building insulation to reduce heat generated leads to reduced cooling load requirements for buildings.

- Comfortable conditions inside the apartment: Increase comfort conditions or use air conditioning or efficient use of natural ventilation design. The natural ventilation system can take advantage of natural conditions such as wind, the conditions of each region... Also can use the openings to ensure effective ventilation.

- Natural ventilation in general public areas as the lobby, hallways, stairs.

- Lighting: Encourage the use of high-performance lighting or natural lighting in common areas to save energy during use, while maintaining sufficient illumination. The areas for natural lighting can be; lobby, hallways, stairs, parking.

- Ventilation of parking: Encourage the use of energy efficient design and control in the wind system. Natural air for the parking lot, using a CO sensor to control the ventilation requirements.
- Lifts: To encourage the efficient uses of energy, such as using an alternating current voltage and change the frequency of the motor.

- Energy efficiency: Encourage use energy efficiency, such as exchange thermal, heat pipe, gas heater, etc. With those improvements, it will have good effects in public buildings

2. Efficiency in use water

 

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Encourage the use of devices or accessories with high efficiency, the system provides the ability to make appropriate use of rainwater or water circulation system to reduce power consumption.
3. Environmental protection

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- Encourage the use of structural and environmentally friendly materials and sustainable.
- More trees to reduce heat.
- Implementation of environmental management in the apartment as control and aims to reduce energy use, water use, waste awareness. Providing facilities or garbage collection between floors of apartments.
- Facilitate traffic.
4. Air quality inside
 

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- Noise levels: 55dB (6am - 10pm), 45dB(10pm - 6am).
- Ensure hazardous substances and dust at least as materials used for products with low volatile organic compounds and adhesives for wood products.
- Providing natural ventilation holes open or in natural light to the kitchen space, bathroom, toilet.

 

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