{
  "id": 4992730,
  "title": "$112 million more set aside for built environment research, innovation: Chee Hong Tat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/112-million-more-set-aside-for-built-environment-research-innovation",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-02T02:11:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/112-million-more-set-aside-for-built-environment-research-innovation-chee-hong-tat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat announced an additional $112 million set aside for research and innovation in the built environment over the next five years. The funds, allocated under the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2030 (RIE2030) plan, will focus on developing safer and more productive demolition techniques, maintaining aging buildings, reducing operational and embodied carbon emissions, and facilitating the commercialization of solutions for both Singapore and overseas markets. Chee emphasized the importance of these efforts to achieve Singapore's goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to optimize limited land resources. The first grant call for RIE2030 is expected to be launched later this year to encourage companies to co-develop new solutions and adopt promising innovations in their projects.",
  "summary": "New BCA energy rating for building owners to get Green Mark certification through energy performance",
  "key_points": [
    "$112 million allocated for built environment research over five years",
    "Funds focus on safer demolition, aging building maintenance, carbon reduction",
    "First grant call expected later this year to spur innovation"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The additional funding underscores the government's push for sustainable development and low-carbon solutions, aligning with Singapore's net zero carbon emissions goal by 2050 and efficient land use objectives.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}