How Can China’s Green Building Sector Grow Fivefold by 2030? 3 Cities Show Us the Way

Debbie Weyl — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:20:39 +0000

Chinese cities—including Changning District, Wuxi City High-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Suzhou Taihu New City—are starting to show us the path forward on how to improve building efficiency in the face of massive development and urbanization.

Voices of Efficiency: Dinh Quang Cuong, Amit Prothi and Da Nang’s Plans for a Resilient, Efficient Economy

S Hilsey — Fri, 26 May 2017 15:39:55 +0000

The government of Da Nang, Vietnam has prioritized building efficiency as part of its new Resilience Strategy to address public health and economic risks from climate change. In 2016, the city began working with the global Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) partnership. Local leaders are developing ways to signal to property developers, owners and building managers that efficiency is a public priority, and it is essential to work together to implement locally-relevant efficiency actions.

To understand more about driving action on efficiency in Da Nang, WRI’s Shannon Hilsey talked with two local change agents: Dinh Quang Cuong is the Director of the Climate Change Coordination Office and the Chief Resilience Officer for Da Nang. Amit Prothi is an Associate Director for 100 Resilient Cities, working out of the Singapore office on resilience challenges in Da Nang. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Read more here.

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How Can China’s Green Building Sector Grow Fivefold by 2030? 3 Cities Show Us the Way

Voices of Efficiency: Dinh Quang Cuong, Amit Prothi and Da Nang’s Plans for a Resilient, Efficient Economy