Green buildings - An indispensable trend in VNGreen building has become a growing trend worldwide and real estate developers in Vietnam have begun to pay heed. According to the Vietnam Green Building Council (VGBC), green buildings are those posting high efficiency in energy and material usage, minimising adverse impacts on the environment. Vietnamese green building standardsMany domestic firms are applying Vietnamese green building standards (LOTUS) compiled and enacted by VGBC in 2009. Perception-related challengesAlbeit a common trend worldwide, green buildings remain modest in number in Vietnam. According to industry experts, the modest number of green buildings came from limited access to information related to green buildings.