When Singapore's Building and Construction Authority issued its Green Mark guidelines in 2006, the South Asian island city-state moved to the forefront of sustainable design and construction for the 21st century.

The program, a tropical-climate version of the U.S. LEED rating system, immediately gained acceptance in the one-party state, where public policy is put into practice quickly. By 2013, 15 countries had submitted more than 200 projects for certification, according to John Keung, BCA chief executive, who led the rollout of Green Mark's third iteration in 2013.

新加坡会担任领导角色也就不足为奇了。该国拥有500万人口，占据了纽约市的一半面积，是富裕的，技术先进的，并且在透明国际的诚信指数中排名最高，公共腐败最少。

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凭借一党的规则，“我们是由城市建筑管理局开发的政府机构，” Keung说。“我们可以更好地确保您根据设计建造。如果不这样做，您将没有建造许可证。”

Singapore imports all its energy, so research and development is important, says Keung, who studied urban planning in Canada, the U.K. and France. "We need to innovate, push the boundary [and] go into R&D to encourage better design."

在Keung的领导下，BCA正在取得成功：公共建筑的平方英尺中有21％符合绿色商标认证。到2030年，目标是80％。

该计划的当前版本侧重于能源效率，并激励开发人员愿意进行必要的前期投资，以在建筑物的生命周期中削减能源成本。新利18备用官网登录Keung说：“由于激励计划，我们越来越多地看到开发人员变得绿色。”