Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item

    Sustainable facilities: Institutional compliance and the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city Project

    Access Status
    Fulltext not available
    Authors
    Low, S.
    Liu, J.
    Wu, Peng
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Journal Article
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Low, S. and Liu, J. and Wu, P. 2009. Sustainable facilities: Institutional compliance and the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city Project. Facilities. 27 (9-10): pp. 368-386.
    Source Title
    Facilities
    DOI
    10.1108/02632770910969612
    ISSN
    0263-2772
    School
    Department of Construction Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3430
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Purpose - The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city Project, the agreement of which was signed in 2007, is an important milestone that would further cement ties between Singapore and the People's Republic of China (PRC). The Eco-city Project will be used to showcase the latest green technologies adopted in buildings with a view to reducing the adverse effects of global warming, carbon emissions, and climate change; leading in the process to sustainable facilities. The purpose of this paper is to examine the institutional compliance framework for transferring environmental sustainability regulations from Singapore to China. Design/methodology/approach - The paper examines the current environmental sustainability regulations that are already in place in Singapore, with a view to possibly transfer these regulations as well as the supporting green technologies, codes and practices to the joint Sino-Singapore Eco-city Project in the PRC. The study proposes an understanding of the institutional compliance framework to facilitate this transfer. Findings - There are existing statutory provisions within the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) in the PRC that encourage the use of solar and renewable energy with a view to fostering sustainable construction, including provisions dealing with water pollution. However, beyond these generic areas, it appears that statutory provisions within the MEP do not institutionalize the same level of details that can be found in Singapore relating to the conceptualization, design and construction of sustainable facilities. Hence, transfer of such provisions from Singapore to the Tianjin Eco-city Project can be facilitated through an understanding of the institutional compliance framework from the Chinese side. Research limitations/implications - The environmental sustainability regulations that are already in place in Singapore will be examined in the paper. The study explains the reasons why these regulations were implemented in Singapore, and the framework within which such provisions may be transferred to the Tianjin Eco-city Project. Practical implications - The paper observes that while the legal systems in both Singapore and the PRC may be different, it would be strategic and expedient for the Chinese partners in the Eco-city joint project to familiarize themselves with the environmental sustainability regulations within Singapore's jurisdiction with a view to possibly adopting them in the PRC through the institutional compliance framework. Originality/value - Singapore is probably the first and only country in the world to enact building regulations pertaining to environmental sustainability with attendant inputs from an appropriate Code for Environmental Sustainability of Buildings and the Green Mark Scheme. The successful completion of the Tianjin Eco-city Project could provide a role model for further development of Eco-cities in the world, leading to greater emphasis to be placed on sustainable facilities anchored on the institutional compliance framework. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • The eco-city: ten key transport and planning dimensions for sustainable city development
      Kenworthy, Jeffrey (2006)
      Making existing cities and new urban development more ecologically based and livable is an urgent priority in the global push for sustainability. This paper discusses ten critical responses to this issue and summarises ...
    • Green Banking Practices
      Rengasamy, Dhanuskodi (2014)
      Green banking practices BY DR DHANUSKODI RENGASAMY ON FEBRUARY 11, 2014, TUESDAY AT 2:02 AMOTHER COLUMNS BANKS play a very important role in the economic development of nations. As economic development is a dynamic and ...
    • Green Banking Practices
      Rengasamy, Dhanuskodi (2014)
      Green banking practices BY DR DHANUSKODI RENGASAMY ON FEBRUARY 11, 2014, TUESDAY AT 2:02 AMOTHER COLUMNS BANKS play a very important role in the economic development of nations. As economic development is a dynamic and ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.