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Kaer Delivers Cooling as a Service Model for Paya Lebar Green

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Singapore-headquartered Kaer is executing its third project with global real estate group Lendlease, this time for Paya Lebar Green, a development between Certis and Lendlease. Lendlease’s adoption of the CaaS model on its third project demonstrates the growing large-scale adoption of sustainable cooling solutions in building projects across the region. Kaer’s CaaS solution is currently deployed at two of Lendlease’s projects – Paya Lebar Quarter and The Exchange, TRX. The introduction of the CaaS model at Paya Lebar Green brings Kaer’s CaaS portfolio to 20 million sq. ft of space with 250,000 tons of CO2 saved every year.

 

Justin Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Kaer, said: “The CaaS business model is playing a crucial role in decarbonising our built environment, while simultaneously reducing operating costs for owners and driving up building valuations. We are extremely proud to continue our partnership with Lendlease,  a global leader in delivering low-carbon, Grade-A offices and mixed-use developments. We look forward to unveiling this latest project in Singapore’s vibrant Paya Lebar precinct.”

 

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Set to comprise the most sustainable development in Singapore, Paya Lebar Green has been awarded the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy certification and is the first development in Singapore to attain all five sustainability badges under the latest BCA Green Mark 2021 scheme. Set for completion in 2024, Paya Lebar Green will serve as the headquarters for Certis, with approximately 220,000 square feet of prime, decentralised Grade-A office space.

 

Kaer’s CaaS offering will deliver another efficient cooling system for Lendlease’s portfolio, and through the Kaer Connect app, will allow Kaer and Lendlease to measure and report carbon emissions down to the minute. It provides real-time tracking to assess energy efficiency and associated carbon emissions data for regulatory reporting, making it seamless to monitor, report and, improve ESG metrics over time.

 

Richard Paine, Head of Development (Singapore), Lendlease, added: “Through Kaer’s CaaS model, we’ve achieved significant portfolio efficiency gains, reducing our carbon emissions. With this sustainable cooling model introduced at Paya Lebar Green, we are elevating our sustainability efforts even further, as part of broader strides towards Lendlease’s global Mission Zero ambitions.”

 

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As part of its Mission Zero commitment, Lendlease is tracking to achieve Net Zero Carbon (Scope 1 & 2) in Asia by 2025. With approximately 90% of total carbon emissions by Lendlease globally attributed to Scope 3 emissions – from upstream activities, such as the manufacturing of building materials and downstream activities, such as emissions from the use of electricity and natural gas by building tenants – Lendlease is turning to tackling Scope 3 emissions in its journey to reach Absolute Zero by 2040.

 

Kaer’s ongoing expansion across Asia underscores the escalating demand for sustainable cooling solutions, driven by rapid urbanisation and climate change, and aligns with global calls for a carbon-resilient future.

 

 

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Paya Lebar Green to Comprise Most Sustainable Retrofitted Building in Singapore

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Paya Lebar Green – set to be one of the greenest, healthiest and smartest workplaces in Singapore – has been awarded the Building and Construction Authority’s (BCA) Green Mark Platinum Super Low Energy certification under the latest Green Mark 2021 scheme.

 

In a first for Singapore, Paya Lebar Green has also been awarded the highest accolade receiving all five sustainability badges in both New Non-Residential and Existing Non-Residential Building categories under the latest Green Mark 2021 scheme: the Health and Wellbeing (Hw), Resilience (Re), Whole Life Carbon (Cn), Intelligence (In), and Maintainability (Mt) badges across its two buildings.

 

Situated along Paya Lebar Road previously occupied by Certis Headquarters, Paya Lebar Green broke ground on 1 December 2022. The development comprises two buildings come 2024 – a brand new, 12-storey South building and the refurbished eight-storey North building, where the new Certis Group Headquarters will be located at. The project is jointly developed by Certis and Lendlease.

 

This achievement demonstrates both Certis and Lendlease’s commitment as partners to meet the “80- 80-80 in 2030” outlined in the Singapore Green Building Masterplan: the first 80 is a target to green 80% of buildings by Gross Floor Area (GFA) by 2030, the next 80 is for 80% of new developments by GFA to be certified as Super Low Energy (SLE) from 2030 and the last 80 is to achieve 80% improvement in energy efficiency for best-in-class green buildings over the 2005 baseline by 2030.

 

Mr Paul Chong, President & Group Chief Executive Officer, Certis, shared, “We set out right from the start to make this redevelopment of our headquarters an example of what we can achieve when we bring together technology and experience to create long-term, sustainable solutions fit for the future of working patterns and the needs of our people. I’m glad we have secured this certification by BCA in recognition of our efforts and look forward to helping raise the sustainability standards of both buildings new and old across Singapore and beyond.”

 

Ms Ng Hsueh Ling, Managing Director, Lendlease Singapore, added, “Paya Lebar Green represents our wider global effort to reach our Mission Zero goals of Absolute Zero by 2040. Bringing our development expertise and Certis’ technology together, we will make Paya Lebar Green an exemplar not just of our joint green commitments, but one where we prioritise occupants’ wellbeing and  productivity.”

 

Mr Ang Kian Seng, Group Director of the Environmental Sustainability Group at the Building and Construction Authority, said, “Green buildings have a good return on investment over their life cycle, and they also help cushion building owners from the heightened risk of volatile energy prices. With more than 100 Super Low Energy buildings to date, we are seeing more developers and building owners striving to achieve higher energy performance using innovative design and technologies. With features such as hybrid cooling and onsite photovoltaics (PV), supported by an advanced smart facilities management platform, Paya Lebar Green is the first building to attain all five sustainability badges under  Green Mark 2021. It demonstrates that going beyond Super Low Energy standard is achievable for both new and redevelopment projects.”

 

Lendlease will bring its expertise in green and sustainable construction with a focus on minimising environmental impact by reducing direct carbon onsite emissions, recycling building materials, and using low embodied carbon materials and renewable energy sources. The project is slated to attain more than 80% overall recycling rate for construction and demolition waste.

 

Visitors to Paya Lebar Green can expect various tech-enhanced health and well-being features drawn from Certis’ Smart Facilities Management capabilities. The buildings will offer embedded solutions such as enhanced filtration systems and bi-polar ionisation, IoT sensors measuring occupancy, and optimising light levels and temperatures for a comfortable yet sustainable working environment while providing environmental data analytics for continuous operational efficiency improvements. The embedded smart and sustainable solutions will help achieve greater energy performance for the buildings.

 

Aside from its quality indoor environment, Paya Lebar Green will also feature biodiverse, vertical greenery. Paya Lebar Green has also received other accolades beyond the Green Mark Platinum Super Low  Energy certification. Paya Lebar Green South has received the International WELL Building Institute  (IWBI) WELL Core Silver pre-certification, which attests to the development’s commitment to sustainability, health and well-being and people-centric design, and the WiredScore Platinum certification for digital connectivity, which is the global accreditor’s highest-awarded rating. Paya Lebar  Green North has received the WiredScore Gold.