Prof Yan Da from Tsinghua University shared how AI is revolutionising building energy systems by improving energy efficiency, operational performance, and sustainability on Thursday, 21 August 2025, at the SDE4 Forum. He discussed innovative AI applications, including real-time occupancy detection, occupant monitoring, and occupancy prediction, that optimise energy use in complex buildings. The talk addressed challenges such

Facilities Management Experts Summit 2025 (FMES) 15 August 2025 Congratulations to our NUS Alumnus, Adjunct Professor Teo Ho Pin, on receiving the Singapore International Facility Management Association (SIFMA) Apex Award for his distinguished service to the Facilities Management (FM) Industry! Congratulations also to our undergraduate student, Sayyid Harith Bin Mohd Haron, on receiving the Facilities

Assistant Professor Ali Ghahramani and PhD student Chen Kai from the Department of the Built Environment, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, have developed a smart thermostat algorithm called ComfortGPT. ComfortGPT is a novel machine learning architecture trained on historical home thermostat interaction data from over 100,000 buildings spanning several years. Unlike

A research team from the Construction Performance Analytics & Innovations Research Unit (cPAIRu), Department of the Built Environment, College of Design and Engineering, NUS, led by Prof Hwang Bon-Gang and comprising PhD students Maruoyan Shi, Hanjing Zhu, and Mingxuan Liang, was awarded Third Prize in the poster category at the AI4X Conference 2025, organised by

📢 PF3209 & PF4212 Receive Tier 4 and Tier 2 DDM Accreditation The Department of the Built Environment is pleased to share that two of our BIM-focused courses under the Bachelor of Engineering (Infrastructure and Project Management) programme have been formally accredited by the Accreditation Board of the Digital Delivery Management (DDM) Accreditation Scheme. 🎉

Congratulations to Sparsh, Dr Ang Yu Qian and Dr Chew Lup Wai. Dr Ang and Dr Chew, as Principal Investigators of the Thermal Floater Project, together with their team, achieved Runner-Up at the Grand Finals of both the MIT Climate & Energy Prize and the London CleanTech Award held in April, following their earlier win

The Department of the Built Environment is delighted to welcome Professor Jiang Hongbin. Professor Jiang brings 30 years of experience in large infrastructure project development, particularly for investment project structuring and financing, procurement and contract management. His work spans China and over 30 other countries, with extensive expertise in the energy, transportation, environment, urban development

Congratulations to Associate Professor Kua Harn Wei on his invitation to serve as an Associate Editor for the new journal “Biochar X.” Biochar X will cover topics such as energy, construction, health, policy, and unconventional fields of biochar application. He will contribute to the journal’s establishment while maintaining scientific standards. We look forward to Associate

Associate Professor Kua Harn Wei and Research Associate Abhimanyu Goel were invited by Dr Dong Kaijun, the Head of the Guangzhou Institute of Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, to deliver talks on their research concerning biochar building materials and 3D printing. Their presentations focused on the use of biochar to enhance the sequestration of carbon

The Department of the Built Environment would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our faculty members who have received awards in acknowledgement of their contributions to educating our students. College Teaching Excellence Award AY23/24 Associate Professor Gabriel Kor Dr Vincent Gan Dr Alexander Lin (not in picture) College Educator Award AY23/24 Associate Professor Adrian

The Department of the Built Environment hosted a delegation from Tsinghua University and buildingSMART China on 20 March 2025 for a discussion on Building Information Modelling (BIM) and automated code compliance checking technologies. The delegation comprised Dr. Gao Ge, Prof. Gu Ming, Dr. Du Xinyi, and Mr. Wei Lai, Secretary General of buildingSMART China. Prior

Congratulations to Associate Professor Stephen Tay on his election to the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) Board (2025/2027). This marks his second term as an elected Board Member in the SGBC Board. The SGBC is a non-profit organisation that advocates green building design, practices, and technologies to achieve a sustainable built environment in Singapore through