Conference Programme

Note: *Speakers to be confirmed (as at 10 August 2010).

MONDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2010

08:00 - 09:00 REGISTRATION

WGBC International Congress 2010 - Inaugural SGBC Green Building Conference - BEX Asia Exhibition Joint Opening Ceremony

09:00 - 09:15 Welcome Address - Mr. Paul Beh, President, Asia Pacific, Reed Exhibitions 09:15 - 09:30 Opening Address - Lee Chuan Seng, President, SGBC 09:30 - 09:45 Opening Address - Mr. Tony Arnel, Chairman, WGBC 09:45 - 10:05 Opening Ceremony - Ministerial Address by Guest of Honour replace with Ministerial Address – Dr. Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore 10:05 - 10:10 GOH declares Opening of WGBC International Congress 2010 | Inaugural SGBC Green Building Conference | BEX Asia Exhibition

10:10 - 10:30 Tea Break and Tour of Exhibition

10:30 - 12.30 SGBC Participants to visit BEX Asia Exhibitions

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break

LEADERSHIP IN GREEN BUILDING LECTURE SERIES 6 Holistic Sustainability - Design, Construct and Operate The aim of the “Leadership in Green Building Lecture Series” is to motivate industry towards environmental sustainability in buildings as well as to provide a platform for practitioners to gain insights from international award winning projects. In order to inspire enthusiasm at the project level towards an integrative design approach to sustainability and the adoption of innovative green designs, leading green building designers and experts will be invited to share exemplary projects that embrace good building designs, intelligent features, innovative technology and policies which will benefit the built environment. BCA - AUTODESK - SGBC 14:00 – 15:00 Imagine a Design for a World of 9 Billion People - Implementation of a Cradle to Cradle Design Philosophy, David Johnson, West Coast Director, San Francisco, William McDonough + Partners 15:00 – 16:00 Sustainable Challenges in a Global Environment - King Abdullah University for Science and Technology, Bill Odell, Director, Science and Technology Group, The HOK Group

16:00 – 16:30 TEA BREAK

16:30 - 17:30 Improving Building Sustainability Through Integrated Design, Retrofit and Operations, Clay Nesler, Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability for Building Efficiency, Johnson Controls, Inc.

18:30 - 20:30 NETWORKING RECEPTION @ MARINA BAY SANDS SKYPARK Guest of Honour – Ms. Grace Fu Hai Yien, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of National Development & Ministry of Education (by invitation only)

TUESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2010

WORLDGBC INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS (Opening Session) 9:00 - 09:10 Welcome Address  - Lee Chuan Seng, President, SGBC 09:10 - 09:20 Opening Address - Tony Arnel, Chairman, WBGC Address – Romilly Madew, Chief Executive Green Building Council of Australia SESSION 1: » AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS Facilitator: Romilly Madew Green Buildings should no longer be synonymous with only high-end technology driven solutions. This session will look at how different countries are delivering large-scale Green Building solutions that meet their versions and still fit their budgets. • 09:30 - 09:50 | Speaker 1: “Affordable Eco-housing: Punggol Eco-Town”, Lau Joo Ming, Managing Director, HDB Building Research Institute Punggol Eco-Town is a pioneer eco public housing project in Singapore, which features several key eco friendly initiatives which are incorporated into the design of this new town. • 09:50 - 10:10 | Speaker 2: “Affordable and Sustainable – A Housing Enigma”, Cate Collins, Head of Sustainability, Lend Lease Australia Convesso, Melbourne.  One of Australia’s first Green Star Multi Unit Residential towers and how Lend Lease develops green affordable communities • 10:10 - 10:30 | Speaker 3: “Introducing the socio-economic layer to sustainable building solutions”, Bruce Kerswill, Executive Chairman, GBC of South Africa Green Building can help address some of the socio-economic challenges countries face beyond just providing affordable housing. Including socio-economic indicators into measurement frameworks is a vital next step to demonstrate the role building plays in a building a community • 10:30 - 11:00 | Discussion SESSION 2: » POLICIES PARADISE Facilitator: Niclas Svenningsen , UNEP-SBCI (invited) Policies and incentives that have been introduced to increase the sustainability of the built environment are being rolled out across the globe. This session will look at the vital role of government to compliment industry initiatives on Green Building. Asia Pacific Government Officials that are taking part in the UNEP-SBCI round table meetings to develop a Status Report on Sustainable Building Policies in Asia will participate in this session to highlight some of the recent developments within the region. 11:00 - 12:30 Presentations by senior government officials 1. Choo Whatt Bin, Executive Director - Services, Building and Construction Authority (BCA), Ministry of National Development (MND), Singapore 2. Sirinthorn Vongsoasup, Director, Energy Efficiency Promotion for People and Business, Bureau of Energy Efficiency Promotion, Department of Alternative Energy and Efficiency (DEDE), Ministry of Energy (MOC), Thailand 3. Dr. Wang Qingqin, Deputy Secretary General, China Green Building Council (China GBC) and Assistant President, China Academy of Building Research (CABR), China

12:30 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

SESSION 3: » Innovations in Financing Green Solutions The increased capital investment often needed to complete a deep retrofit or build a new green building is viewed as a barrier to many developers. This session will investigate innovative financial approaches to remove this barrier. • 14:00 - 14:10 | Introduction: “Why Green Buildings are Key to Asia’s Future”, Clay Nesler, Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability for Building Efficiency, Johnson Controls, Inc. • 14:10 - 14:35 | Paper 1: “Government Enhanced Financing Initiatives”,  Roger Platt, Senior Vice President of Global Policy & Law, USGBC • 14:35 - 15:00 | Paper 2: “Cap and Trade Programme as a Green Building Policy of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government”, Yuko Nishida, Planner, Urban and Global Environment Division, Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government • 15:00 - 15:20 | Paper 3: “Approaches to Financing of Energy Efficient and Green Buildings”, Harry Verhaar, Senior Director Energy & Climate Change, Philips Lighting Global • 15:20 - 15:40 | Panel discussion • 15:40 - 16:00 | Tea Break SESSION 4: » WORLD EVENTS AND HOW THEY SHARE GREEN SOLUTIONS & GREEN BUILDING TRENDS IN A CITY AND COUNTRY. Facilitator: Jane Henley, CEO, WorldGBC • 16:00 - 16:30 | Case Study 1: How World events can jump-start sustainable building,   Ms. Lisa Bate, Partner, B+H Architects and Chair, Canada Green Building Council • 16:30 - 17:00 | Case Study 2: Sustainable Planning & Design of World Expo 2010 Shanghai   China - An Experiment for Future City, Prof. Dr. Wu Zhiqiang, Assistant President, Tongji University; Vice Director, ChinaGBC and Chief Planner, Shanghai World Expo 2010 • 17:00 - 17:30 | Case Study 3: The London Olympic 2012 – UKGBC    Dan Epstein, Head, Sustainable Development & Regeneration, Olympic Delivery Authority 17:30 – 17:45 Closing remarks – Lee Chuan Seng, President, SGBC 17:45 – 18:00 Closing remarks – Tony Arnel, Chairman, WGBC

19:00 - 21:00 SGBC First Anniversary Dinner Reception @ the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Level 5 Ballroom (for SGBC members and invited guest only)

WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2010
INAUGURAL SGBC GREEN BUILDING CONFERENCE
ZERO ENERGY BUILDINGS & CUTTING EDGE GREEN BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES & DESIGNS 09:00 - 09:45 Keynote Speech 1: Singapore Zero Energy Building, Ang Kian Seng, Director, Research & Development, BCA and A/P Dr. Lee Siew Eang, Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, NUS 09:45 - 10:30 Keynote Speech 2: Sanyo's smart energy system for Buildings, Dr. Shinya Tsuda, Vice President, General Manager of R&D HQ & General Manager of Environmental Management HQ, SANYO ELECTRIC CO.LTD
10:30 - 11:00 TEA BREAK
Super Energy Efficient Buildings	Cutting Edge Green Building Technologies and Designs	Valuating & Financing Green Buildings
11:00 - 11:30 Low Energy Buildings: GEO & ST Diamond Building Gregers Reimann IEN Consultants Sdn Bhd	11:00 - 11:30 Modern solutions for energy-efficient (residential) construction Timo Jutzi, General Manager China, Styrostone ICF; Wilm-Joeran Matthies,  Manager Asia-Pacific, Construction Industry Target Group, BASF	11:00 - 11:30 Returns on Sustainable Investment Ms. Sarah Daly, Managing Director, Health Avery Architects
11:30 - 12:00 Sharing Design: The Story of a Building Ye Qing, Dean, Shenzhen Institute of Building Research	11:30 - 12:00 Organically Cool Buildings: Affordable Solutions for AirCon Savings, LED Lighting Standards and High Light Energy Conversion Solar Panelling- Dr. Charles Li,  Head, R&D Division, Genesis Photonics, Inc (GPI) Elaina Olivia Chong, CEO, Real Kaiten Pte Ltd	11:30 - 12:00 Sustainable Energy Finance Program: Catalyst for Investments in Green Buildings Dr Romel Carlos Associate Operations Officer, Sustainable Energy Finance (SEF) Program, IFC East Asia and Pacific
12:00 - 12:30 Zero Energy Office Building: The Pearl River Tower Silas Chiow, AIA, Director of SOM China	12:00 - 12:30 How to improve your buildings energy efficiency with Vertical Transportation Johannes De Jong, Director/Technology Kone Elevators	12:00 - 12:30 Creative Trade Financing for Green Project Owners Ms. Elaina Olivia Chong, CEO, Real Kaiten Pte Ltd
		12:30 - 13:00 “Achieving Grid Parity through Solar System Leasing”, Frank Phuan, Sunseap Enterprises Pte Ltd
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
CASE STUDIES ON GREEN BUILDINGS & SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION 14:00 - 14:45 Keynote Speech 1: Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Liat Teng Lit, CEO, Alexandra Healthcare and A/P Dr. Lee Siew Eang, Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, NUS 14:45 - 15:30 Keynote Speech 2 : A case study: New headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Switzerland Professor Sarah Graham, Founding Partner of agps.architecture in Los Angeles and Zurich, and member of the Holcim Awards jury for North America
15:30 - 16:00 TEA BREAK
Green Mark Platinum Award Building Showcase	Green and Sustainable Construction	Retrofitting Existing Buildings
16:00 - 16:25 313@Somerset Mann Young, Head of Sustainability - Asia Lend Lease	16:00 - 16:25 SGBC Green Products Certification Ng Eng Kiong, Founding Board Member & Honorary Secretary, SGBC and Managing Director, Squire Mech Pte Ltd	16:00 - 16:25 Retrofitting the Empire State Building Clay G Nesler Vice President, Global Energy and Sustainability for Building Efficiency, Johnson Controls, Inc.
16:25 - 16:50 Tree House – Allen Ang, Assistant General Manager, City Developments Ltd; Tang Kok Thye, Associate Partner, ADDP Architects	16:25 - 16:50 Green & Gracious Construction Ms Audrey Perez, Head, QSE & Maintenance, Dragages Singapore	16:25 - 16:50 Practical energy solutions that benefit business and the environment for existing buildings Lee Eng Lock, Technical Director, Asia Energy Solutions, TRANE Singapore
16:50 - 17:15 United World College Simon Thomas, Project Director United World College	16:50 - 17:15 Eco Binder System – Low Carbon Footprint Flooring and Green Concrete Solutions Matthias Gelber Maleki GmbH	16:50 - 17:15 The Galen Beh Lean Hooi, Assistant Vice President Ascendas Service
17:15 - 17:40 IDEA House Jason Pomeroy Director, Broadway Malyan Asia Pte Ltd	17:15 - 17:40 Recycled Concrete Aggregates in Structural Concrete Applications - Samwoh Eco-Green Building Case Study by Dr. Ho Nyok Yong Technical Director, Samwoh Corporation Pte Ltd	17:15 - 17:40 Sustainability Certificate of Real Estate Dr Stefan Heuss, Head of TÜV SÜD Center of Competence, Energy Efficiency, TÜV SÜD Industry Services
	17:40 - 18:00 Green Buildings and Sustainable construction Dr Sun Qiqing, Assistant Vice President, Mechanical Centre, Industry Service, TÜV SÜD PSB Singapore	14:40-18:00 Challenges in Retrofitting Harry Verhaar, Senior Director Energy and Climate Change, Philips Lighting Global

Note: Programme subjected to changes

THURSDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2010

ECO TOUR Sites - 35 seats per route ROUTE A: Zero-Energy Building, Bosch SEA Regional HQ, Mapletree Anson ROUTE B: Zero-Energy Building, Tampines Grande, Tampines Concourse ROUTE C: Applied Material Building, 313@SOMERSET, National Library ROUTE D: City Square Mall, The GALEN, Mapletree Business City ROUTE E: Caterpillar Reman Facility (Tuas), InnoVillage@Singapore Poly, Poh Ern Shih Temple ROUTE F: Samwoh Eco Building, KTP Hospital, Zero-Energy Building