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Green building week slated for late September

The 2019 Vietnam Green Building Week will take place in Hanoi from September 23 to 27 in response to the World Green Building Week this year.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The 2019 Vietnam Green BuildingWeek will take place in Hanoi from September 23 to 27 in response to the WorldGreen Building Week this year.

Aiming to advocate the sustainable construction trend thatis in its early stage in Vietnam, the event will feature a host of practicalactivities to boost awareness of public agencies and people on the role ofgreen buildings, materials, and technologies.

There will be professional training courses, an awardceremony to honour winners of a green architectural design contest for students,as well as seminars on green high-rise residential building and sustainablesolutions for high-rises.

Currently, Vietnam has 104 properties with 2.5 millionsquare metre of floor have green building certification, a small proportionconsidering that 58 million square metres of properties were developed in 2018alone./.
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