Bridge Data Centres (BDC) and BCA International (BCAI) announced a new partnership to advance sustainable data centre practices across global markets and support Singapore’s ambitions as a global leader in green digital infrastructure. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on 4 September 2025 at the International Built Environment Week (IBEW) 2025 event in Singapore. 

The partnership will leverage BDC’s leadership in energy efficiency and environmentally responsible operations, recognised by the recent award of BCA’s Green Mark Platinum Award—the highest rating achievable under the framework set out by Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). 

Mr Eric Fan, CEO of Bridge Data Centres, said, “Our partnership with BCA International underscores a shared commitment to sustainable, future-ready data infrastructure as we address the region’s growing demand for hyperscale capacity. We look forward to working with Singapore’s built environment firms to advance green data centre practices and to build partnerships that support our ongoing commitment to achieving 100% renewable energy usage.” 

Mr. Heng Teck Thai, Executive Director of BCA International and Deputy CEO of Building and Construction Authority, said, “We are pleased to partner with Bridge Data Centres to support sustainability across the region. Through knowledge exchange and collaboration with Singapore’s built environment firms, we are pleased to help BDC advance towards their net zero goals whilst sharing best practices globally.”

The partnership with BCAI, a subsidiary of BCA, will focus on promoting sustainability and innovative construction methods in green and smart data centre development. Key areas include knowledge exchange, capacity building, and best practice sharing. The collaboration also creates new opportunities for Singapore-based built environment firms to expand internationally. These initiatives will support BDC’s regional data centre projects, promote sustainability through the BCA Green Mark certification, develop industry talent, and strengthen collaboration to advance innovative digital infrastructure worldwide.

Setting new benchmarks in sustainability and energy efficiency

BDC was awarded the Provisional BCA Green Mark Platinum Award for its MY06 Campus (Building 1) in Johor, Malaysia. Granted under the BCA-IMDA Green Mark International for Data Centres 2024 (GMDC: 2024) framework, the award recognises BDC’s ability to build faster to meet growing demand for data centre capacity while minimising environmental impact. MY06 is one of the first data centres in the region to incorporate Prefabricated Prefinished Volumetric Construction (PPVC), a method that assembles large building sections off-site. This enabled BDC to complete the facility within eight months—40 per cent faster than traditional methods—while reducing on-site dust, waste, and noise.

Designed for efficient performance in tropical climates, the facility will add more than 100 megawatts (MW) to BDC’s total planned capacity of 600MW across all facilities by end-2025, supporting the growing needs of large-scale cloud and technology customers in the region, including Singapore. 

Other key sustainability features include:

• Advanced cooling technologies, such as cold plate liquid cooling and indirect evaporative cooling that improve Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE).
• Eco-friendly infrastructure, including carbon monitoring, low-impact fire suppression, indoor green spaces, and advanced air filtration.
• Smart operations with central dashboards, secure remote access, and asset tracking.

Mr Fan added, “Sustainability is a core responsibility we embrace at every stage of our work. The Green Mark Platinum Award recognises our commitment to setting new benchmarks in sustainability and energy efficiency for hyperscale facilities in the region. This milestone also reinforces BDC’s contribution to advancing sustainable growth in the data centre industry, while aligning with Singapore’s vision to be a global leader in green, future-ready infrastructure that delivers lasting positive impact.”

The Asia-Pacific data centre sector is forecast to grow by around US$116 billion (S$155 billion) over the next five to seven years. In 2024, Singapore announced plans to add at least 300 megawatts (MW) of new capacity, a significant increase from the 80MW allocated in 2023. 

BDC is aligning with this trajectory by embedding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into its growth strategy. This includes renewable energy adoption, efficiency optimisation and circular economy practices. In Johor, BDC has built Southeast Asia’s first large-scale water reclamation plant and pipe network to cool its upcoming 400MW campus in Ulu Tiram, reducing dependence on freshwater while improving overall water use efficiency.