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Sustainable Construction - Building & Construction Authority

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Case Study: The National Library<br />

<strong>Sustainable</strong> <strong>Construction</strong> -<br />

The National Library is one of the first few buildings in Singapore to have performance-based<br />

fire safety design for its structural steel.<br />

Project description:<br />

16-storey building with basement,<br />

divided into 2 blocks (Function and<br />

Programme Blocks)<br />

interconnected by link bridges on<br />

most floors<br />

library areas, drama centre, associated<br />

ancillary areas, and offices<br />

steel-framed construction for all the<br />

above ground floors<br />

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