According to Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction, our country has too few green buildings. After more than 10 years of development, Vietnam has only achieved more than 200 green buildings, and at the same time, no project has been designed, built, managed and operated to achieve “zero net emissions”. (ZingNews Newspaper)
On the afternoon of July 29, under the auspices of the Ministry of Construction, the seminar “Building materials solutions to meet green buildings with sustainable architecture” was organized by the Department of Building Materials, Department of Science and Technology and The environment and Eurowindow Joint Stock Company co-organized the organization successfully.
The seminar has the pleasure to have the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Sinh – Deputy Minister of Construction, Mr. Jean Yves Legazic – Chief Representative of Saint Gobain Glass Facade in Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Canh Hong – General Director of Eurowindow, and leaders of the Ministry of Construction. construction, leaders of associations, research institutes, Vietnam Green Building Council, representatives of international organization certifying green building IFC, design consulting companies, contractors, investors and partners. work. Especially, Mr Nguyen Trung Kien – director of VILANDCO – played an important role in this special seminar.
Speaking at the seminar, Deputy Minister Nguyen Van Sinh said that over the years, the Government, the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Construction have issued legal documents to encourage and create a legal corridor for organizations and individuals to research, develop and apply science and technology to invest in the production of green building materials, save mineral resources, save energy, and be environmentally friendly. used in green buildings and sustainable architecture.
Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh speaking at the workshop. Photo: EUROWINDOW
Also, at the seminar, Mr. Nguyen Canh Hong, General Director of Eurowindow Joint Stock Company shared: That the orientation of sustainable development is associated with the interests of businesses as well as the common interests of society to contribute to environmental protection. Eurowindow Joint Stock Company is actively accompanying architects, investors, consultants, designers, and contractors to promote the application of sustainable and safe material solutions for the industry. used, environmentally friendly, recyclable, resource-saving, contributing to energy saving and minimizing negative environmental impacts, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Eurowindow gradually applies 4.0 technology to the project and builds smart production processes to optimize productivity and save energy, which is the right steps.
Mr. Nguyen Canh Hong, General Director of Eurowindow Joint Stock Company shared a speech at the Conference. Photo: EUROWINDOW
Mr. Hong affirmed, the Company has been and will continue to accompany the Government, implement policies and implement international commitments on efficient use of energy. In the spirit of enterprises, responding to the Government’s policies and implementing the goals set out at COP 26.
Through the seminar, he hoped that leaders of the Ministry of Construction and experts, investors, designers, architects and contractors would have discussions and learn about solutions to make suitable choices. suitable, high efficiency for the project to work with the Government to achieve the goal of net zero emissions by 2050 as committed at COP 26.
In addition, Mr. Nguyen Cong Thinh – Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Environment gave a speech to share about the policy of developing energy-efficient buildings, green buildings, and energy-saving materials in the city. Vietnam. Understanding the positive value of buildings with sustainable architecture for the economy, society and environment, the Government has issued many guidelines and policies, including the content of promoting the development of green buildings in the projects. international commitments, laws, projects… However, the actual implementation of green building construction and certification of green building materials in Vietnam still faces many limitations. Faced with that situation, representatives of state management agencies encourage businesses to implement green labeling for their products, and investors consider learning about green credit programs from organizations. international like IFC.
Mr. Nguyen Cong Thinh – Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology & Environment, sharing about mechanisms and policies to encourage green building development in Vietnam
The Seminar. Photo: EUROWINDOW
Through the useful sharing of experts, interesting exchanges in the seminar, the program is expected to contribute to raising the awareness of ministries, agencies, businesses and people, applying the solutions to the problem. green and modern design methods and materials, towards sustainable construction in Vietnam, from office buildings of agencies to residential buildings, hospitals, schools…