The latest research of the IFC shows that as of October 2019, Vietnam had a total of 116 green buildings certified by the most popular green building certification systems, including LEED developed by the US Green Building Council, LOTUS by the Vietnam Green Building Council, and EDGE by the IFC.
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Vietnam is undergoing rapid urbanisation and the first green buildings to have been certified were mostly industrial buildings invested or managed by multi-national companies, all opting for LEED or LOTUS |
By Tan Duong