Sein Yin Mar

Early exposure to both Civil Engineering and Sustainability in Architecture has led Yin Mar to develop an appreciation for both disciplines, passion for sustainable design and the ability to bridge the gaps between a designer’s vision and an engineer’s technical requirements. It has also informed her belief that human wellbeing is intrinsically linked to planet health, and her advocacy of sustainability as part of good building design.

Design and delivery excellence, for Yin Mar, is thus, anchored in life-centred purpose and characterised by well-calibrated, data-backed solutions for better-than-sustainable outcomes. As project overseer for One Bernam, a mixed-use development in Singapore’s Central Business District, Yin Mar conducted the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations for wind and wind-driven rain, and translated complex data into practical design insights. This was key in enabling the architectural design to realise the demands of the brief, which called for a green-forward development that features naturally ventilated spaces, lush landscaping and low-energy consumption, and earning One Bernam the Green Mark Platinum certification under BCA’s 2016 criteria.

She was also the Lead Energy Modeler for the award-winning Paya Lebar Green. The project, which involved the refurbishment of the existing Certis building (now Paya Lebar Green North) and the newly-built block, Paya Lebar South, pushed the team to look beyond individual components and understand how integrated systems work together. Completed in 2024, Paya Lebar Green has been certified Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy and is the first office building to receive all five sustainability badges under the BCA’s GM2021 scheme.

Beyond deep competency in advanced building simulation and whole building energy modelling, Yin Mar is also versed in the review and documentation process for Green Building Certification including the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) standards.