FEASIBILITY STUDY OF GREEN UNDERGROUND FACILITY

Abstract

As the world moves towards a more sustainable future, green buildings will eventually become the new normal in the future. However, not every country has the luxury of space and eventually, smaller countries such as Singapore will face a shortage of land space. Constructing facilities underground is a way to solve the issue of land shortage. The research aims to study the feasibility of constructing green facilities underground by first conducting a comprehensive literature review to highlight the benefits and challenges that each type of buildings faced as well as the potential solutions which can solve some of the challenges faced. Then interviews were conducted with industry professionals to gather their insights on the construction of Green Underground Facilities. The interview also talks about the challenges they faced when it comes to the construction of such infrastructure and they suggested potential solutions which can solve such issues. A case study was conducted on Smart Green Underground Metro System in Singapore which implemented smart green technology in the underground station allowing such station to be green. The findings from this research shows that the type of facilities is key when it comes to feasibility of it being constructed underground in a green manner and the importance of using Life Cycle Cost Analysis for such project.