Surbana Jurong-NTU Corporate Laboratory

Smart solutions for smart future living

About Us

Surbana Jurong-NTU Corporate Lab (SJ-NTU) is a five-year research collaboration between Surbana Jurong and NTU Singapore, supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF). The $61-million corporate lab was set up to develop next-generation sustainable solutions to tackle industrial and complex urban challenges, leveraging NTU’s strengths in engineering and sustainability research and Surbana Jurong’s track record in providing urban, infrastructure and industrial solutions to its global customers.

Research Focus

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The key objectives of the Surbana Jurong-NTU Corporate Lab are to translate research outcomes into practical and viable solutions that are focused around three core themes: Intelligent Urban Solutions, Active Solutions for Sustainability, and Future of Construction and Underground.

Intelligent Urban Solutions

Urban digitisation is key in planning cities and building management and this is increasingly achieved firstly through digitisation and integration of the design services value chain and secondly through effective use of IOT technology, mobile and wearable devices. The Corporate Lab focuses on indoor and outdoor systems, and covers various topics such as cost effectiveness, maintenance, design and comfort.

Active Solutions for Sustainability

The objective is to achieve energy savings from the Code-established baseline for urban area and buildings, and look at various parameters and metrics on how sustainability impacts liveability.

Future of Construction and Underground

Our research will explore new capabilities to optimise LNG storage below ground (i.e. basement or caverns), including containment membrane materials and harnessing the cold energy generated.