The Energy Smart Building Labelling Programme, developed by the Energy Sustainability Unit (ESU) of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the National Environment Agency (NEA), aims to promote energy efficiency and conservation in the buildings sector by according recognition to energy efficient buildings.

Every year, an official ceremony will be held to honour the award winners and a designed plaque will be presented to them during the ceremony. An Energy Smart Building Label, which is valid for three years, needs to be reviewed upon the expiration of the award.

Benefits of Programme

Apart from helping to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions within the buildings sector, Energy Smart Buildings stand to

• Reap energy savings due to active energy management
• Enjoy higher satisfaction levels by occupants
• Enhance the company’s corporate image

Benchmarking in Energy Smart

The Energy Smart Tool is an online benchmarking system that can be used to evaluate the energy performances of office and hotel buildings. It enables building owners to review the energy consumption patterns within their buildings and compare them against the industry norms. The benchmarking system was developed based on a rigorous study and analysis of two representative databases on office and hotel buildings in Singapore.

Eligibility Criteria

Buildings that are in the top 25 percentile in terms of energy efficiency of the total building cohort are awarded with a certificate and an Energy Smart Label. In addition to its energy performance, the building's indoor environmental conditions such as air quality, thermal comfort, ventilation and lighting level are taken into consideration when evaluating a building for the award. Detailed eligibility criteria and other technical information are available in the following guides:

Technical Guide towards Energy Smart Office
Technical Guide towards Energy Smart Hotel  

Accredited Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)

An applicant will first engage an accredited ESCO to evaluate and certify the building physical and operating characteristics, energy consumption as well as conformance to current indoor environmental standards.

The ESCO engaged shall carry out a serious and rigorous assessment about the building. They are required to visit the building, and measure/verify the physical, operational and environmental parameters of the building. They need to identify the building's energy consumption pattern and suggest feasible measures to improve the building's system performance where necessary.