BCA International (BCAI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA), provides a multitude of services in developing excellent built environment (BE) worldwide. Here, BCAI shares more about these initiatives.
‘Greener, faster and better’
BCAI offers services such as overseas BCA Green Mark certifications to help overseas developments meet net zero targets; customised training on Singapore best practices; as well as create a marketplace via the annual International Built Environment Week (IBEW) event to facilitate regional business opportunities and collaborations through knowledge exchange, latest technology showcase and business networking.
BCAI fosters strategic partnerships with overseas BE stakeholders to support their building development goals, particularly in areas of quality, sustainability, and productive methods of construction such as prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC). This can be done through signing memorandums of understanding (MOU), with BCAI providing the expertise through collaborations with suitable Singapore firms possessing the required capabilities and proven track records.
1). Build Greener
BCAI helps international developers and build owners, especially in the tropical and sub-tropical regions, develop sustainable and super low energy buildings through the adoption of the international BCA Green Mark. BCAI works closely with Singapore green consultants and ecosystem, to help overseas partners meet their low carbon or net zero targets to facilitate green financing, spanning across 18 countries and 82 cities so far.
For example, BCAI and Singapore’s GreenA Consultants helped their MOU partner Sobha Realty achieve Dubai’s first Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy certification, coupled with the Whole Life Carbon badge, for its premium residence Sobha One, reinforcing Sobha Realty’s strong commitment towards its net zero targets.
2). Build Faster
BCAI supports overseas interests to improve overall construction productivity by using design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) methods, allowing significant savings in manpower resources, enhancing quality and ensuring faster project completion.
With Singapore’s over four decades of DfMA construction experience, and 10 years of successfully adopting modular / PPVC construction methods, the country has set a world record twice for the world’s tallest concrete modular building, with the latest in 2023 being a private condominium – Avenue South Residence (56 storeys), constructed by local company United Tec Construction. Partnering Singapore’s strong DfMA ecosystem and best practices, BCAI helps overseas partners realise their developmental ambitions.
3). Build Better
The BCA Construction Quality Assessment System (CONQUAS) has been implemented in Singapore since 1989 to achieve high construction workmanship quality excellence. With strong overseas interests to benchmark and raise construction workmanship quality for their projects, BCAI collaborates with Singapore consultants to help overseas BE stakeholders implement similar quality assessment systems, enabling them to reduce potential defects and improve branding. BCAI also helps promote and match Singapore innovative technologies and solutions to transform current practices.
International Built Environment Week
BCAI spearheads Singapore’s annual International Built Environment Week (IBEW) every September to generate regional business opportunities and collaborations between local and overseas BE stakeholders. As a one-stop platform for regional BE players, the event features many activities to facilitate exchange of knowledge, showcase latest innovative technologies, network with like-minded peers, and much more.
The upcoming IBEW will take place from 3 to 5 September 2025 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands
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Note: For more information on BCAI and how it can collaborate with your organisation(s), please contact Mr John Tan.
