Need to "legalize" green buildings

“The Ministry of Construction is directing and we have also included the draft law to submit to the National Assembly. We will try to legislate green buildings for investors to implement,” said Mr. Nguyen Cong Thinh, deputy director of the Department of Science, Technology and Environment (Ministry of Construction).

Inevitable trend

According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Manh Nguyen, Director of the Vietnam Green Urban Research and Development Institute, a green building is understood as a building that is less harmful to the environment, including the environment inside the building and the underground environment. , terrestrial, water and air environments. These are constructions designed to conserve ecosystems, connect communities, and adapt to climate change; use water sparingly, make full use of wastewater and conserve groundwater; save energy and use renewable energy; waste is strictly managed; Furniture ensures safety and health for users.

Talking about green trends at the recent annual Real Estate Forum, Chairman of the Vietnam Real Estate Association, Mr. Nguyen Tran Nam affirmed, green real estate is inevitable when it just meets the needs of the real estate market. sustainable development while meeting the needs of increasing people's quality of life.

Mr. Nam added that the report on green building trends in 2018 by the US Dodge Data and Analytics Group (Dodge Data & Analytics) gives positive comments on the situation of green building development in Vietnam. Male. Specifically, green building projects currently account for only 13%, but are expected to increase to 24% by 2021. The survey also shows that Vietnam's interest in healthy buildings that improve health accounts for 28 %, higher than the global average, just behind India, China, South Africa and the US. Currently, in Vietnam, there are 4 green building evaluation systems, including: Leed of the US Green Building Council; Green Mark of Singapore Green Building Council; Lotus of Vietnam Green Building Council; Edge of the World Bank and Financial Organization (IFC). These evaluation criteria systems are all recognized by the World Green Building Council with 5 basic criteria: materials, location, interior, water and energy use.

Talking to a reporter from the Real Estate Investment Newspaper, architect Vu Quoc An (Vietnam Urban Development Planning Association) also said that green building development is the optimal solution to solve pressing needs. people's needs in the context of increasingly serious air and water pollution. Never before has the problem of air and water pollution been warned so much and become a threat to the lives of urban people like now, and never before has the development of green and sustainable spaces been developed. as urgent as it is today.
Facing that fact, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Manh Nguyen said that the most important issue of green building is towards the most economical use of non-renewable energy and water, and at the same time has a positive impact. to the atmosphere.

From the perspective of real estate supply and demand, the representative of CBRE Vietnam said that green building is a right trend, proven worldwide with many benefits. In Vietnam, there have been quite a few investors aiming to develop their real estate projects according to "green" criteria and receive high attention from home buyers.

Need to "legalize" green buildings

Green real estate projects are increasingly being preferred by customers and it has also appeared in the real estate market. However, whether it is just an identifier to advertise for sales or is in fact, no one dares to confirm. At the same time, due to the urgent requirements of users, green buildings that are applied according to domestic and foreign quality standards are only applied in works and projects of the private sector or have with foreign investment capital, there are no state-funded projects designed and constructed.

Mr. Do Thanh Tung, Director of the National Institute of Architecture, said that currently green buildings, or green building criteria such as Lotus, Leed, are self-made by investors and organizations. Therefore, it is necessary to develop common standards, from which organizations and businesses must follow.

"We should have a legal corridor to have strict standards, giving residents a good living environment in a substantive way," advised Mr. Tung.

From another angle, talking with a reporter of Real Estate Investment Newspaper, Assoc. Dr. Architects. Nguyen Truc Anh, Director of the Hanoi Institute of Construction Planning, said that the study of merging real estate infrastructure with space development and urban land use to increase the efficiency of urban operations is the right direction. physical.

Green real estate projects are located in an overall smart, sustainable, balanced city, ensuring the provision of public services in the fields of traffic, energy, environment, and safety to improve the quality of life. The quality of people's lives and urban competitiveness through technology are essential for cities that are moving towards the "megacities" model like Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.

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