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Regulatory Requirements for New Buildings and Existing Buildings Undergoing Major Additions and Alterations (A&A)

To advance sustainable development, the Building Control (Environmental Sustainability) Regulations requires a minimum environmental sustainability standard for new buildings and existing buildings that undergo major retrofitting.  

Scope and details

The Building Control (Environmental Sustainability) Regulations 2008 together with the Building Control (Environmental Sustainability) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and Building Control (Environmental Sustainability) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 applies to:

 • All new buildings with a gross floor area of 5,000m2 or more

• Additions or extensions to existing buildings that involve increasing the GFA by 5,000mor more

• Major retrofitting to existing buildings with a GFA of 5,000m2 or more

Applicable for projects with 1st submission date for planning permission from 1 Dec 2021 onwards

• All new buildings with a gross floor area of 2,000m2 or more

• Additions or extensions to existing buildings that involve increasing the GFA by 2,000m2 or more

• Major retrofitting to existing buildings with a GFA of 2,000m2 or more

Applicable for projects with 1st submission date for planning permission from 15 Apr 2008 to 30 Nov 2021 

Note: Alteration to existing buildings which does not involve major retrofitting works is not subject to this requirement.

Submission requirements

The requirements on environmental sustainability of buildings are integrated with the Building Plan and TOP processes. The qualified person (who submits the building plan) and the other appropriate practitioners are jointly responsible to ensure that their building works meet the minimum environmental sustainability standard. They are to submit their declaration and Submission form along with their Building Plan submission for approval. Upon project completion, they are to submit their declaration and as-built Submission form before making TOP application. 

To generate the Submission form for submission, please use the ES Online Portal (previously known as GM e-filing Portal)

Submission stage

Your 1st submission date to URA for planning permission

Form view (sample)

Submission forms along with Building Plan submission From 1 December 2021 onwards (4th Edition)

Submission form (GM01) for residential buildings

ES Submission form_GM01 (sample) - NonResBldg_4th_ed

From 15 January 2013 to 30 November 2021 (3rd Edition)

Submission form (GM01) calculations for residential buildings

Submission form (GM01) for non-residential buildings

Submission form (GM01) for non-residential transit stations

From 1 December 2010 to 14 January 2013 (2nd Edition)

Submission form (GM01) for residential buildings

Submission form (GM01) for non-residential buildings

From 15 April 2008 to 30 November 2010 (1st Edition)

Submission form (GM01) for residential buildings

Submission form (GM01) for non-residential buildings

As-built submission forms before TOP inspection and application stage From 1 December 2021 onwards (4th Edition)

As-built Submission form for residential buildings

As-built Submission form for non-residential buildings 

From 15 January 2013 to 30 November 2021 (3rd Edition)

As-built Submission form for residential buildings 

As-built Submission form for non-residential buildings 

As-built Submission form for non-residential- Transit Station 

From 1 December 2010 to 14 January 2013 (2nd Edition)

As-built Submission form for residential buildings 

As-built Submission form for non-residential buildings 

From 15 April 2008 to 30 November 2010 (1st Edition)

As-built Submission form for residential buildings 

As-built Submission form for non-residential buildings 

Compliance standard

Compliance with the respective environmental sustainability standards will be based on the first submission date for URA planning permission as stated in the table below.

Note: Projects with building cooling systems will be required to submit the Air Conditioning System information template, endorsed by the PE (Mech) in-charge once ready. 

Mandatory higher Green Mark standard for Government Land Sales (GLS) sites

To maximise the potential for cost-effective energy savings in our built environment, projects developed on land sold under the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme will be subject to higher Green Mark standards.

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