Green building trending: expertsInvesting in a green factory is a strategic factor in achieving sustainable growth, both bringing tangible benefits to investors and enhancing their public image, experts have told a workshop. The Green Factory workshop held at the Long Hau Industrial Park in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An on Friday to raise awareness and share experiences in building green factories attracted the park’s tenants, business groups and the green building industry. According to the Viet Nam Green Building Council (VGBC), the organiser of the workshop along with Long Hau Joint Stock Company, a green building trend is developing in Viet Nam. Currently, there are four rating systems for green building certification, LEED of USA, GREEN MARK of Singapore, LOTUS of Viet Nam and EDGE of the International Finance Corporation. “Some investors think that green buildings only help marketing and sales or are only for foreign and export enterprises.”2-5% costlierLe Luong Vàng, a green building engineer from the Royal HaskoningDHV Viet Nam Ltd, said the cost of a green building is only 2-5 per cent higher than that of a normal building.

Source: VietNamNet News October 02, 2017 04:07 UTC