Vietnamese housing projects to be granted EDGE green building certification

VOV.VN - Capital House and SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance) Vietnam is expected to sign a consulting contract on granting EDGE green building certification to the EcoLife Capitol project in Nam Tu Liem precinct and EcoHome Phuc Loi project in Long Bien precinct, Hanoi. 

EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) certification is initiated by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – World Bank for emerging markets, aiming at providing on-site solutions for the construction of green buildings.
  

Nguyen Trung Hoa, director of the Department of Science, Technology, and Environment under the Ministry of Construction emphasised that this trend will significantly reduce the cost of using natural resources and greenhouse emissions.

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