Three DPSD Projects won at the SGBC-BCA Leadership Awards 2026

Three DP Sustainable Design (DPSD) projects clinched wins across the Community Engagement, Carbon Performance and Intelligent Building sub-categories at the biennial SGBC Gala Awards Dinner.

The SGBC-BCA Leadership Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in sustainable building across the Built Environment industry, recognising projects that demonstrate leadership in environmental performance, innovation and responsible design. DP Sustainable Design returned from the evening with three wins under the Building Project Leadership in Sustainability Award, a reflection of our practice in balancing environmental performance with design excellence.

The Greenhouse at Dulwich College (Singapore) was awarded in the Carbon Performance sub-category. A seven-storey academic building, this project was certified BCA Green Mark 2021 Platinum Zero Energy, with additional accolades in Health and Wellbeing, Intelligence, and Maintainability. Developed through a performance-based design process, the development was informed by extensive environmental simulations, including solar radiation, natural ventilation, wind-driven rain, daylighting and glare analyses, to optimise building orientation, envelope and spatial planning. Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) and campus-wide solar installations achieve 101% renewable energy replacement, while low-carbon materials, structural efficiency, a Concrete Usage Index (CUI) of 0.32 and the full adoption of SGBC-certified low-carbon concrete reduce embodied carbon by 34%. Smart technologies, including occupancy and daylight sensors alongside a Digital Twin platform, enable real-time energy monitoring, indoor environmental quality management, predictive analytics and intelligent facilities management, optimising operational performance throughout the building’s lifecycle.

Paya Lebar Green was recognised in the Intelligent Building sub-category, comprising a refurbished North building and a new South building. The development holds the distinction of being the first in Singapore to attain all five sustainability badges — Health and Wellbeing, Whole Life Carbon, Resilience, Intelligence and Maintainability, for both new and redevelopment buildings, reflecting a comprehensive approach by joint partners Certis and Lendlease that extends beyond typical industry practice. Our ESD team worked closely with the architects and landscape architects, undertaking extensive building performance simulations, including daylight, solar heat gain and environmental analyses, to optimise the building envelope, façade design and passive strategies. These studies informed the integration of high-performance systems, including photovoltaic panels, a dual-temperature chiller plant, hybrid Active Chilled Beam cooling, smart lighting and tenant energy management platforms. Together with adaptive reuse, low-carbon materials and continuous building performance optimisation, the project delivers lower operational and embodied carbon while enhancing occupant wellbeing and long-term building performance.

SAFRA Choa Chu Kang was awarded in the Carbon Performance sub-category. A seven-storey academic building, this project was certified BCA Green Mark 2021 Platinum Zero Energy, with additional accolades in Health and Wellbeing, Intelligence, and Maintainability. Developed through a performance-based design process, the development was informed by extensive environmental simulations, including solar radiation, natural ventilation, wind-driven rain, daylighting and glare analyses, to optimise building orientation, envelope and spatial planning. Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) and campus-wide solar installations achieve 101% renewable energy replacement, while low-carbon materials, structural efficiency, a Concrete Usage Index (CUI) of 0.32 and the full adoption of SGBC-certified low-carbon concrete reduce embodied carbon by 34%. Smart technologies, including occupancy and daylight sensors alongside a Digital Twin platform, enable real-time energy monitoring, indoor environmental quality management, predictive analytics and intelligent facilities management, optimising operational performance throughout the building’s lifecycle.

These recognitions underscore DPSD’s commitment to advancing sustainable design through the integration of environmental performance, design excellence and data-driven innovation. Guided by our practice of balancing sustainability outcomes with thoughtful design, we strive to enable a climate-positive built environment through evidence-based strategies, delivering solutions that enhance performance, resilience and long-term value.