During the Green Buildings Asia conference, held 2225 February, in Singapore, Dow Corning“s silicone technologies were discussed as alternative materials used in the sustainable construction of green…
During the Green Buildings Asia conference, held 2225 February, in Singapore, Dow Corning“s silicone technologies were discussed as alternative materials used in the sustainable construction of green buildings. The Green Buildings Asia conference is a leading construction event dedicated this year to sustainability products, technologies and practices in green roofing, mobility and energy-efficient building systems. Governments across Asia are seeking to balance rapid economic growth with environmental sustainability efforts, and have recognized that green buildings contribute significantly to energy efficiency targets. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Sustainable Development (IMCSD) of Singapore has set a green building target to have 80% of all buildings certified as green“ by 2030. In fact, in December 2010, Singapore“s Building and Construction Authority revised the criteria for the Green Mark scheme, increasing the minimum energy efficiency standard for all new buildings. Dow Corning“s silicone-based materials are versatile and can be used in many aspects of a building to achieve design freedom and are a durable, long lasting choice for green building designs in Asia. Dow Corning has been involved in major building projects in Asia such as: o Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, where the company was selected as the exclusive provider of all silicone sealants used in constructing one of the world“s tallest twin buildings. o New Beijing Poly Plaza, Beijing, where Dow Corning“s silicone sealants were used to weatherseal the world“s largest cable-net-supported glass curtain wall in the New Beijing Poly Plaza. o Burj Khalifa, Dubai, with Dow Corning materials used to glaze the high performance reflective cladding panels which were specified to save energy. o Kaohsiung World Games Main Stadium, Taiwan, where Dow Corning provided four-sided structural sealant glazing products to bond the glass solar panels to aluminium sub-frame for the first stadium in the world powered by solar energy, which was awarded the Green Building Certification by Taiwanese authorities.