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Vietnam’s construction sector is enhancing cooperation with international partners to help promote green growth.

Adopting green building standards and certifications is highly desirable, especially with rising energy costs and pollution, experts told a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.

The increasing amount of smart urban areas and green buildings has triggered demand for environmentally-friendly building materials in Vietnam, experts said.

The government should offer preferential policies for property firms which develop green urban areas, said Do Viet Chien, General Secretary of the Vietnam Real Estate Association.

There will be a boom in green buildings in Vietnam if the community’s awareness of environmental protection improves, an expert told a symposium in Ho Chi Minh City on October 5.

The USAID-funded project to promote energy efficiency in buildings was reviewed in Hanoi on June 20.

Workshop promotes green construction in Hanoi

A boom in the production of clay bricks has worsened air quality in the Mekong Delta and the overexploitation of clay has severely affected arable land.

Nearly ten Vietnamese businesses and organisations are showcasing their products at a green building exhibition in Singapore from September 7-9.