SHMC2023_LamKheePoh | SingHealth Academy

Professor Lam is a licensed architect (UK), educator and researcher who specializes in computational design support systems for total building performance analysis and building diagnostics. He is a member of the Singapore Future Economy Council Urban Systems Cluster Sub Committee, Advisory Panel member of the Centre for Liveable Cities Ltd., Singapore, Advisory Board member of Delos, USA, Co-Chair of the International Well Building Institute (IWBI) WELL City Advisory, and a World Health Organization South East Asia Region Expert Panel Member on Urban Health and Healthy City Network.

He is a building performance consultant for several major award-winning projects and certified green buildings in Singapore, China and USA. He was awarded the 2013 Alexander Schwarzkopf Prize from the US National Science Foundation “for exemplary research contribution to technology innovation and positive impact on technology, industry and the society as a whole”. He also received the IBM Faculty Award in 2010. He was conferred the inaugural iBuildSG LEAD Distinguished Fellow by the Building and Construction Authority, Singapore in 2020.

Presentation Synopsis
HM15: Sustainability and the Healthcare Sector
Sustainability is a term that has been very widely used in all walks of life around the world. While this awareness is much desired in the face of evolving crises such as climate change and pandemic episodes, it has also inadvertently created significant confusion in the ensuing critical debate on the subject. This talk will address some of the sustainability related challenges and highlight various opportunities that the healthcare sector may encounter in its business as they relate to the built environment as a whole. Reference will be made to certain pertinent UN Sustainable Development Goals, e.g., 3. good health and well-being, 7. affordable and clean energy, 11. sustainable cities and communities, and 12. responsible consumption and production.

Speakers (SHMC) - 2023