Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Building Control (Environmental Sustainability) Regulations 2008
Regulation 4
Minimum ES score and relevant Green Mark Certification
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of these Regulations, the minimum requirement for any building works to which these Regulations apply shall, subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), be the following:
where the building works relate to a residential building not referred to in sub-paragraph (c), (d) or (e) — an ES score of 50 points calculated in accordance with the Code;
where the building works relate to a non-residential building not referred to in sub-paragraph (c), (d) or (e) — an ES score of 50 points calculated in accordance with the Code; and
where the building works relate to any building on land sold on or after 5 May 2010 but before 30 June 2022 under the Government Land Sales Programme and the building is wholly or partly within an area described in the first column of the First Schedule — the relevant Green Mark Certification indicated in the second column of the First Schedule; (d)where the building works relate to any building on land sold on or after 20 July 2012 but before 30 June 2022 under the Government Land Sales Programme and the building is wholly or partly within an area described in the first column of the Second Schedule — the Green Mark Certification indicated in the second column of the Second Schedule; (e)where the building works relate to any building on land sold on or after 1 September 2014 but before 30 June 2022 under the Government Land Sales Programme and the building is wholly or partly within an area described in the first column of the Third Schedule — the relevant Green Mark Certification indicated in the second column of the Third Schedule;
where the building works relate to any building on land sold on or after 30 June 2022 under the Government Land Sales Programme — a Green Mark Certification of Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy.
Subregulation 2
Where any building works to which these Regulations apply relate —
to both residential and non-residential buildings and the respective parts of building works relating to the residential building and to the non-residential building each involve a gross floor area of 2,000 square metres or more; or
to any mixed-use building and the building works relating to each of the following parts of the building involve a gross floor area of 2,000 square metres or more:
the part of the building which is constructed or used, or is to be constructed or used, as a residence or private dwelling; and
the remaining parts of the same building,each part of those building works shall be regarded as separate building works, and the minimum ES score or relevant Green Mark Certification in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f), as the case may be, shall apply to each part as if each were separate building works.
Subregulation 3
Where any building works to which these Regulations apply relate —
to both residential and non-residential buildings and any respective part of the building works relating to the residential building or to the non-residential building involve a gross floor area of less than 2,000 square metres; or
to any mixed-use building and the building works relating to either of the following parts of the building involve a gross floor area of less than 2,000 square metres:
the part of the building which is constructed or used, or is to be constructed or used, as a residence or private dwelling; or
the remaining parts of the same building,the smaller part of the building works shall be disregarded and the minimum ES score or relevant Green Mark Certification in paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f), as the case may be, shall apply to the building works as if it comprised only the larger part.
Subregulation 4
Where any building works to which these Regulations apply relate only to such part of a mixed-use building which is constructed or used, or is to be constructed or used, as a residence or private dwelling, the building works shall be regarded as relating to a residential building.