Integrated Construction Park Integrated Construction Park, ICP

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GRAPHICS: SIMON ANG, HYRIE RAHMAT

GRAPHICS: HYRIE RAHMAT, CHARMAINE MARTIN, TEOH YI CHIE

A new era in building: Inside Singapore’s Integrated Construction Park

Jurong Port’s strategic location at the heart of the construction supply chain, combined with its public port status and logistics expertise, makes it the ideal site for an Integrated Construction Park (ICP). By 2030, the ICP will integrate with the existing cement terminal, the new Ready-Mixed Concrete (RMC) ecosystem, the future Integrated Construction and Prefabrication Hub and the steel terminal. This streamlined process, from fabrication to assembly, reduces transport time and costs, lowers carbon emissions, and accelerates project timelines, helping Singapore achieve its urban development and sustainability goals.

Construction supplies Raw materials are transported by bulk vessels or moved by barges through deep-water berths.

Cranes and hoppers Cranes will then move the supplies into a rail-type hopper unit that acts as a funnel. Each hopper unit is equipped with a vibrating midsection to help discharge trapped materials.

Enclosed conveyor Raw materials, such as granite and sand, are moved along 700m -long conveyor belts to storage areas or ready-mixed concrete batching areas.

Truck queuing and wash station A semi-enclosed area to queue and wash trucks features a water recycling system and sludge collection tanks underneath to recycle water and sludge.

Storage and mixers Enclosed, high-ceilinged storage areas are equipped with high-reach cranes. At the aft section is the batching plant, where raw materials are mixed with water and additives to produce concrete. The concrete is then discharged into trucks to be transported to construction sites and prefab factories.

What is ready-mixed concrete? It is an essential material for constructing buildings and infrastructure. It is created at batching plants by mixing cement, sand and granite, additives and water.

Land savings The project saves up to 8 hectares of land – roughly the size of 11 soccer fields – which frees up space to be repurposed for other uses. Reduced carbon emissions and truck trips More than a million truck trips have been eliminated annually. Barge vessels can now berth at the port directly, reducing the need for 216 barge trips to various locations each year. This translates to a reduction of 23,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions – equivalent to the electricity needed to power about 11,850 Housing and Development Board (HDB) four-room flats for one year. The 5-megawatt solar photovoltaic cell To be installed on the storage roof, the setup offsets the RMC ecosystem’s annual energy needs by 50 per cent, reducing the carbon footprint by 1,800 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions – equivalent to the electricity needed to power 900 HDB four-room flats for one year.