Green Building Development In Vietnam

1. Green Building Development In Vietnam VGBC 2013 – PSU

2. Green Building Development In Vietnam VGBC 2013 – PSU

3. Presentation structure The Vietnam Green Building Council What is a green building? The Green Building momentum in the world Green Buildings in Asia Vietnam context How to develop Green Building in Vietnam?

5. Growing number of GBCs in AsiaPac Korea China HongKong Philippines Vietnam Singapore Malaysia Indonesia New: Bangladesh Brunei Pakistan Sri Lanka 6 Established GBCs 11 Forming stages

6. VGBC Organisation • Non profit INGO (Parent: Green Cities Fund, USA) • Operating since July 2007 • Endorsed by World Green Building Council, 2007 • Member of the WGBC – Asia Pacific Network, 2009 • Endorsed by Ministry Of Construction (Vietnam), 2009

7. VGBC Mission

8. VGBC Members and Partners 70 members and more than 20 partnerships at local and international levels

9. VGBC Activity VGBC members Education Capacity Building LOTUS – Technical research LOTUS on going projects in Vietnam

10. Presentation structure The Vietnamese context and the challenges What is a green building? The Green Building momentum in the world Green Buildings in Asia Vietnam context How to develop Green Building in Vietnam?

11. Booming demography Viet Nam’s urban population is set to double by 2020! • 1 more million people every year - Population is to hit 120 million by 2050 • Only 28% of urban in 2010, to increase up to 45% in 2020, and over 60% in 2050 Source: US Census, World Bank, Vietnam Office of Statistics

12. CO2 Emissions The most rapid increase in CO2 emission in the world since 1990 until 2005 Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Centre (CDIAC)

13. Climate change • A 1m SLR will impact on 10% of Viet Nam’s GDP and 11% of the population Source: World Bank 2007

14. Building Impacts 17% of fresh water consumption 25% of wood harvest 33% of CO2 emissions 30-40% of energy used 40-50% of raw materials used Source: Capital E

15. How to develop Green Building in Vietnam?

16. The current local obstacles to GB development • Lack of awareness and skills of every stakeholders • Lack of regulation and law enforcement to ensure international standard construction practice • Short term investment strategy of developers and investers • Misperception about GB cost premium • Too highly subsidised energy cost • Local real estate and financial crisis

17. Advocacy activities • Meeting with MOC Vice Minister – Nguyen Thanh Nghi • Team leader “Building” chapter- Vietnam Green Growth Strategy (GGS) / VBCSD to Vice PM – Nguyen Thien Nhan • Contribution to VBCSD White Paper 2013

18. VGBC Recommendations for the Government to develop GB • Involve all actors to define adequate regulations and GB development roadmap • Strengthen and enforce the regulatory framework • Build internal capacity to enforce building codes • Promote green building rating tools for Vietnam • Lead by example • Define incentive policies for the private sector • Integrate GB design in University Curricula

19. THANK YOU! Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others, it is the only means.
(Albert Einstein)
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