Vietnam Green Building Week to take place in December
The Vietnam Green Building Week 2020 will be held at InterContinental Hanoi Landmark 72 in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem district by the Ministry of Construction in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) from December 9-11.
The Solforest Ecopark which is located in the outskirt of Hanoi is expected to have air quality equivalent to New Zealand’s (Photo courtesy of Solforest)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Green Building Week 2020 will be held atInterContinental Hanoi Landmark 72 in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem district by theMinistry of Construction in collaboration with the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP) from December 9-11.
The event, organised in response to the World Green Building Week, aims tocreate a forum to share experience and exchange information on policy building;and new technologies, products, equipment and materials to developenergy-efficient buildings.
The organisation of the week is a vivid illustration for Vietnam’s efforts torealise international commitments to climate change response and sustainabledevelopment.
According to the nation’s update on the Nationally Determined Contribution(NDC), Vietnam commits to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 9 percent by2030, and this could be further brought to 27 percent with internationalsupport through cooperation and mechanisms under the Paris Agreement.
As parts of efforts to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, the countryissued a wide range of policies and programmes such as the Politburo’s DecisionNo.55-NQ/TW on orientations of a national energy development strategy by 2030with a vision until 2045, a national programme on effective use of energyduring 2019-2030, and a strategy on building material development during2021-2020 with a vision until 2050.
Promoting construction of green buildings as well as energy efficiency aredescribed as necessary measures to the efforts. In recent years, many firmshave worked to roll out green buildings into the market. However, Vietnam onlyhad 155 green buildings receiving certificates by the third quarter of 2020,lagging behind regional countries./.
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The Solforest Ecopark which is located in the outskirt of Hanoi is expected to have air quality equivalent to New Zealand’s (Photo courtesy of Solforest) 
