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In the commentary, “Green buildings, Singapore’s natural ally for a greener future”, Mackenzie (2017) reported that promoting eco-friendly building will be the solution for a cleaner and sustainable future for Singapore. The report emphasizes the importance of sustainability in which has to control for the future’s outcome. Singapore is a developed country, with a high population and dense infrastructures, which contributes a massive amount of greenhouse gases and carbon emissions that are drastically affecting the natural environment. As a keen supporter of environmental protection, Building Construction Authority (BCA) aims to spread awareness to developers/designer on the benefits of Green Mark certification. The report also mentioned that the implementation of green buildings was a huge success and it can benefit the developers to save cost in the long term. Green buildings such as the mentioned “Asia Square” proved that design is an important factor, thus giving designers and stakeholders the power to achieve sustainability. Singapore understands the importance of protecting the environment and is taking further action to contribute globally. To attain a greener future for Singapore, everyone must be pro-active and work together to overcome the problem of climate change.