Building and Construction Authority

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http://www1.bca.gov.sg/

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The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) champions the development and transformation of the built environment sector in Singapore. They oversee areas such as safety, quality, inclusiveness, sustainability and productivity.
Their website http://www1.bca.gov.sg/ provides a range of e-services for building professionals and homeowners. You can find information on their website about building regulations, construction permits and licenses, building codes and standards, green buildings, energy efficiency and more.
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Location

Singapore

Employees

501-1000

Phone

+65 1800 342 5222

Founded date

1999

Mentions in press and media 23

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Feb 3, 2026	How one country is engineering its way out of a construction cost crisis	CONVERGE LIVE - Singapore, 22-23 April 2026. Request invitation. Mega projects such as a new terminal at Singapore’s Changi Airport are contributing to a construction boom in the city-state. But building costs are among the highest in the w...
Jan 16, 2026	RSP Marks the Start of Its 70th Anniversary Year with Design Excellence and Global Engagement	Entering its 70th year, the multidisciplinary firm looks ahead while building on recent achievements in sustainable design, business excellence, and international urban dialogue. SINGAPORE, Jan. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As RSP Architects Pl...
Nov 10, 2025	Coroner’s court hears of safety lapses behind teen’s death after basketball frame fell on him	Listen 7 min New: You can now listen to articles. This audio is generated by an AI tool. SINGAPORE: The basketball frame that fell on a 17-year-old boy in Bedok in 2021, killing him, had not been vetted by a professional engineer. It also h...
Jul 31, 2025	CNA Explains: Is a sinkhole an 'act of God' – and what does that mean for compensation claims?	Listen 9 min New: You can now listen to articles. This audio is generated by an AI tool. SINGAPORE: As the authorities begin what could be a lengthy probe into the cause of the Tanjong Katong sinkhole that swallowed a car and its female dri...
Jul 27, 2025	How quick-thinking workers helped rescue driver of car that fell into Tanjong Katong sinkhole	New: You can now listen to articles. This audio is generated by an AI tool. SINGAPORE: Quick-thinking workers who were near the sinkhole that emerged in Tanjong Katong Road South on Saturday (Jul 26) used a rope to pull the driver of the ca...
Oct 30, 2024	Singapore's Green Shift: Innovations and Challenges in Environmental Management	Singapore stands at a crossroads. The city-state is embracing sustainability with open arms, yet it faces challenges that threaten its pristine environment. Recent developments in the HVAC sector and incidents of pollution highlight this du...
Oct 29, 2024	Johnson Controls-Hitachi Launches Sustainable Solutions for Commercial HVAC Customers in Singapore	The newly launched high-performance VG and S Series chillers help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The new systems align with the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) latest initiative to gradually phase out air conditioning equipment tha...
May 29, 2024	Born with deformed limbs, she pushed for disabled access in Singapore to help those with disabilities	Listen to this article Born with deformed limbs, she pushed for disabled access in Singapore to help those with disabilities 1 min New: You can now listen to articles. Sorry, the audio is unavailable right now. Please try again later. This ...
Apr 8, 2024	New KiddiWinkie Schoolhouse Centres Teach Preschoolers About Sustainability	KiddiWinkie's new centre at Jurong Gateway, the first preschool in Singapore to receive the BCA Green Mark Platinum 2023 award, features the first-of-its-kind, award-winning eco-friendly design that embodies its trademark Sustainable Educat...
Nov 7, 2023	Grundfos introduces new range of end-suction pumps to advance Singapore's smart green city ambitions	The new NK and NKE range take end-suction pumps to the next level in terms of energy efficiency, connectivity, and durability SINGAPORE, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As demand for intelligent solutions accelerates to build more connected, r...
Oct 5, 2023	Two construction tech founders walk into the Tech in Asia office…	Business-to-businessPaid partnershipStartups Stefanie Yeo · 6 Oct 2023 · 7 min readTwo construction tech founders walk into the Tech in Asia office… In partnership with At any given point of time in Singapore, there is something, somewhere,...
Jun 8, 2023	Southeast Asia's first electric construction machines arrive in Singapore	The first fully electric construction machines from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) were launched in Southeast Asia at a gala event on June 7, 2023. Over 100 guests gathered to celebrate the landmark moment and see the exciting new ...
Apr 20, 2023	Making strides towards net zero in the garden city	For new buildings in Singapore, green is not just a colour – it’s a sustainability framework for the future. By 2030, the Singapore Green Building Masterplan aims to achieve the goal of 80-80-80: To green 80 per cent of buildings, to see an...
Aug 18, 2022	Singapore’s agritech vision hits speed bumps	Premium Content It takes our newsroom weeks - if not months - to investigate and produce stories for our premium content. You can’t find them anywhere else. Tay Tian Wen · 2d ago · 7 min readSingapore’s agritech vision hits speed bumps When...
Mar 28, 2022	Geberit's Space-saving Innovations Tackle Sustainability Challenges for High-Density Building Developments in SEA	SINGAPORE , March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Geberit Group, the European market leader in eco-friendly drainage systems, is supporting designers, developers and architects in Asia to create sustainable high-rise buildings with its ground-brea...
Oct 12, 2021	Schneider Electric : How smart building technology helps Singapore hotels become healthier, more sustainable, and more attractive	Donovan Chua is Managing Director at Daikin Singapore, a Schneider Electric Master-level BMS EcoXpert. Singapore is the top-ranked most sustainable country in Asia, according to the Environmental Performance Index. To attract investors and ...
Aug 16, 2021	Geberit Leverages Innovations to Achieve a Greener Future across SEA's Built Environment	SINGAPORE, Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Geberit Group, the European market leader in eco-friendly drainage systems, is spotlighting SuperTube, their ground-breaking innovation to create a balance between architecture and an environmentally...
Mar 30, 2021	They aren’t eliminating humans quite yet, but construction is changing	There are those that always take a little longer. The construction sector is often regarded as conservative, holding on to a traditional way of doing things. Lin Shijing, a tech entrepreneur and former CEO of Singapore-based Swat Mobility, ...
Feb 21, 2021	Creating modern, urbanized, and sustainable cities: Q&A with Takatoshi Sasaki of Hitachi Asia	Takatoshi Sasaki is the managing director of Hitachi Asia, a subsidiary of Japanese firm Hitachi Group. Headquartered in Singapore, Hitachi Asia provides solutions to improve infrastructure, industrial systems, telecommunications, and smart...
Aug 13, 2020	Singapore Finds Virus in Cleared Worker Dorm, 800 Quarantined Singapore Finds Virus in Cleared Worker Dorm, 800 Quarantined	(Bloomberg) -- About 800 migrant workers have been quarantined after a case of Covid-19 was discovered in a dormitory that had been cleared, Singapore’s Ministry of Health said in a statement. Singapore earlier this week said it was “active...
Apr 26, 2020	COVID-19: Construction projects could be delayed months, as contractors fear manpower crunch when clearing backlog	SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 “circuit breaker” measures could delay construction projects by months, contractors said, predicting a manpower crunch when they eventually try to clear the backlog. Contractors said they will speed up work after the...
	iPlant Manager: Keeping buildings smart while driving sustainability	In our hot and humid environment, air-conditioning technology is essential for health, productivity and equipment maintenance. In a world faced with climate change, however, the need for more environmentally friendly and sustainable cooling...

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When was Building and Construction Authority founded?

Building and Construction Authority was founded in 1999.

What has the press written about Building and Construction Authority?

Parsers VC has collected 23 articles mentioning Building and Construction Authority, among them “How one country is engineering its way out of a construction cost crisis” (Feb 3, 2026) and “RSP Marks the Start of Its 70th Anniversary Year with Design Excellence and Global Engagement” (Jan 16, 2026).

Is Building and Construction Authority still active?

Yes, Building and Construction Authority is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 23, 2026.