Ms Chan Hui Min is a Director and the Head of Green-Well-Tech at DP Architects (DPA). Green-Well-Tech (GWT) is DP Architects’ strategic initiative to drive growth and excellence throughout its business thrusts and unify its actions and capabilities toward innovative and sustainable solutions. She heads the efforts to decarbonise DPA’s operations towards their net zero commitment, and to uplift the sustainable design baselines of all their projects. As part of her role, she also oversees DPA’s digital technology development ventures.
Trained in architecture, urban planning, and sustainable building design, her experience spans leadership roles in planning, urban design, and complex mixed-use building projects in Singapore, Turkey, and the Middle East. Her key project credits in Singapore include Woods Square, a catalytic commercial development for Woodlands Regional Centre, the Orchard Road Business Study, and the redevelopment of Alexandra Hospital. Her overseas project credits include Trilliant mixed development with the Intercontinental hotel in Tashkent, Emaar Square in Istanbul, the urban regeneration of historic Tersane Istanbul Shipyards on the Golden Horn, Seef Lusail, a major waterfront master plan in Qatar and the urban redevelopment master plan of Okmeydani in downtown Istanbul.
Hui Min graduated with a Master of Architecture from Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at, Columbia University in 2000, and obtained a Master of Science in Sustainable Building Design from the University of Nottingham in 2015. She is also the Co-chair of the Women’s Leadership Initiative of the Urban Land Institute in Singapore.
Panellist – Retrofitting the Future: Transforming Urban High-Rise Buildings for Sustainability
Track 1B: Reimagine, Retrofit, Renew | Thursday, 10 July 2025, 3:00 PM
As urbanisation accelerates, cities face an urgent imperative: how can we decarbonise the towering skylines we’ve already built? Buildings account for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, with aging high-rise buildings representing a critical—and often overlooked—piece of the sustainability puzzle.
Unlike new constructions designed with green principles from the ground up, retrofitting existing urban towers presents a complex web of technical, financial, and logistical challenges. Yet the potential impact is staggering: strategic retrofits can dramatically slash energy use, extend building lifespans by decades, and futureproof assets against tightening climate regulations—all while enhancing occupant health and productivity.