Why Green Real Estate is the Way Forward

JLL Real Views | January 5, 2017

by Ang Kian Seng Going green has gone from being a luxury option to a necessity for the built environment sector today. For cities around the world it has a key role to play in helping to cut their long-term carbon footprint. In Singapore, for example, the built environment is responsible for almost a quarter of our carbon emissions. To reduce this we need to change not just the way buildings are constructed and run but also the perception of sustainability. In the early stages of Singapore's green building movement, green building practices were not perceived to offer any competitive advantage. However, today, we are seeing a shift in ...