AI × Sustainability: Making Sense of the Built Environment

AI is everywhere in the built environment conversation. From designing lower-carbon buildings and reducing energy use to improving day-to-day operations, new applications seem to emerge every week. Yet it can be difficult to tell where the field really stands.

Which ideas are already being deployed? Which ones are still emerging? Where is the industry heading? And what does it really take to move from research into real-world implementation?

Let's explore those questions together.

This session marks the first in a series by Lorong AI and Climate Change AI (CCAI), Lorong AI's community partner for sustainability, exploring where AI meets sustainability across different domains.

We'll begin with the built environment, bringing together voices from research, venture capital, and implementation. Each offers a different perspective on the same question. Together, they'll help us make sense of the landscape.

We'll start with short scene-setting sharings from each speaker before moving into a moderated panel and an open discussion shaped by everyone in the room.

Bring your questions, experiences, and perspectives.

*As the programme is still being finalized, do note that details are subject to change.

More About the Panelists

Beth Henderson leads innovation and technology commercialisation initiatives at The GEAR by Kajima, Kajima's technology translation and innovation platform in Singapore. She has been working in the startup ecosystem for over 12 years spanning roles in corporate innovation, leading startup accelerators, running technology product management and as a startup founder. With a passion for bridging emerging technology with commercial impact, Beth has led dozens of startup collaboration projects with multi-national corporations.

Andrew Chia is a Director at Taronga Ventures, managing the investment portfolio of technologies for real assets. He has extensive experience across public and private markets, and real estate. Before joining Taronga Group, Andrew was at City Developments Limited (CDL) where he managed the group's fund management and international direct real estate investments. At CDL, Andrew was also part of the corporate innovation team to implement new technologies into their core real estate portfolio. Prior to CDL, Andrew was at Blue Edge Advisors, a multi family office hedge fund where he covered equity and fixed income investments. Andrew graduated from Singapore Management University with a degree in accounting and finance.

Dr. Adrian Chong is an Associate Professor in the Department of the Built Environment at the National University of Singapore (NUS).  He leads the IDEAS Lab, an interdisciplinary group addressing the multi-faceted challenges of optimizing building energy efficiency and performance. His research challenges conventional approaches to cooling and comfort in tropical buildings, advancing sustainable, adaptive, and data-driven alternatives to conventional building systems and

​More About the Moderator

Dr Ivan Poon is Asia Lead at Climate Change AI (CCAI), a global nonprofit at the intersection of AI and climate, where he builds the AI-for-climate community across the region. He holds a PhD in the built environment from NUS, with a research background in ML-driven modelling of urban solar energy and building performance, and works at the meeting point of technical research and implementation. He is convening this session as part of CCAI's collaboration with Lorong AI.

More About the Series

Off‑Script is a conversation series by that brings together practitioners to explore ideas at the intersection of technology, design, and society. Through candid dialogue, live feedback, demos, and shared experiences, the series creates space for thoughtful exchange beyond slide decks.

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