Singapore-ETH Centre in the News
Visit to FCL by the Urban Greenery Systems team, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
FCL Global Singapore hub welcomed a delegation from the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) Department of Landscape Planning and Design, Poland.
FCL Global, SUTD, NUS, bioSEA, and Arup Launch ‘Urban Ecological Corridors’ Research Project
Launch of ‘Urban Ecological Corridors’ research project
Building Breathable Cities: Bio-Centric Urban Design
FCL Global Director Prof Dr Thomas Schroepfer and Associate Director (Research) Dr Srilalitha Gopalakrishnan will be part of the lecture “Building Breathable Cities,” hosted by the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore.
Understanding Household Carbon Emissions in Singapore
A Lianhe Zaobao article cites household emissions data from a study by FRS researchers.
A better designed Singapore, from bicycle paths to sustainability
A Business Insider story on Singapore quotes Prof. Dr Thomas Schroepfer, Director, FCL Global, on improving the city with bicycle paths and future-proofing Singapore from future challenges.
Addressing myths about eco-friendly eating
Dr Bianca Wassmann from SEC's Mircoalgae Project explains how to choose food that is good for the planet in her article for 360info.
Building scenarios, addressing urban heat
The Cooling Singapore project shared details of their Digital Urban Climate Twin (DUCT) at their CS Symposium and to The Straits Times on 30 May and 2 June respectively.
Higher temperatures may cause economic losses of S$2.22 billion in 2035
Dr Natalia Borzino's study on the impact of higher temperatures on the productivity in the services, manufacturing, agriculture and construction sectors was featured in Singapore's Chinese-language paper Lianhe Zaobao on 2 June.
Fewer utopias, more concrete solutions
FCL Global Executive Director Prof. Sacha Menz and the programme were featured in NZZ’s biannual special issue.
Measuring the socio-economic cost of heat stress
Dr Natalia Borzino's findings in Project HeatSafe highlighted the high cost of heat on productivity and the economy.