Sat, Jul 5 06:56 AM
Singapore, July 5 (DPA) Renovations to a research institute will turn the facility into Singapore's first zero-energy building by next year, news reports said Saturday.
Officials plan to cover the government-run BCA Academy with half a football field's worth of solar panels.
'Hopefully, with a little help from heaven, there won't be too many rainy days,' The Straits Times quoted National University of Singapore Professor Lee Siew Eang as saying.
The ultra-efficient institute is scheduled for completion next year, at the forefront of a drive to reduce power consumption and cut greenhouse gas emissions in the city-state.
Referring to homes and offices of the future, Lee said using renewable energy without improving efficiency would be futile.
He said daylight, natural ventilation and visitor-tracking systems will improve efficiency.
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