Initial research pathway - Description of Obayashi Corporation's Port Plus Building

[Port Plus (oyproject.com)]

- The team read SCAL and IES monthly/quarterly newsletters to seek ideas.

- The team conducted further research into sustainable materials through Google search engine.

- The team read Singapore's Five Strategic Thrusts of Sustainable Construction Master Plan.

- Gordon recalled from TikTok a sustainable building call Port Plus in Yokohama, Japan - Japan's first fully wooden building.

- The team utilised gAI using Google Bard. Our prompt was "Features of the Port Plus building in Yokohama.". 

- Ewan checked media releases from government authorities such as BCA, HDB and EDB for news articles and journals related to sustainable building.

- The team selected a Bloomberg article on Port Plus through the Obayashi Corporation official website. [Will pure wooden skyscrapers be a game changer for decarbonization, Obayashi's challenge - Bloomberg]

- The team obtained key specifications of Port Plus through Obayashi Corporation company website.

- The team researching google scholar for research journals and articles to be use for reader analysis. [Current as of 26/1/2024]