[P305S0803] Essential Knowledge on Green Buildings and Quality Construction (SGBC)

CPD Category: Professional (2 CPD credits awarded)

Course Duration: 3.0 hours

 

Course Synopsis

This session will equip salespersons with the essential knowledge of what green buildings and quality workmanship mean for the real estate industry and its clients.  With this knowledge, participants will be in a better position to advise the market and guide clients in making more informed purchasing/ leasing decisions.

Such efforts by the real estate industry will also support and steer the building industry in the right direction by creating the demand for more quality and green buildings, which in turn will enable Singapore to meet our sustainability goals.
Course Objectives:

  • Quality Workmanship
    • Construction Quality Assessment System (CONQUAS)
    • Quality Mark (QM)
    • Benefits of Quality Mark
    • Quality Housing Portal and information on Construction Quality (IQUAS) website
  • Green Buildings and Sustainability
    • definition of green buildings and features of green buildings,
    • evolution of Singapore’s Green Building Masterplans and national green building assessment scheme (Green Mark),
    • Green Mark requirements and range of ratings,
    • various benefits of green building, including
      • economic,
      • environmental, and
      • social.
  • Green Building Case Study