News from October 2017
Friday 27th October 2017
THE International Finance Corporation (IFC) along with the Indonesian Institute of Architects (IAI) and the Green Building Council Indonesia (GBC Indonesia) hosted a signing ceremony where CEOs from Indonesia’s top 10 architecture firms solidified
their commitment to implement green building measures in their designs.
Indonesia is the fourth most populated country ...
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Monday 23rd October 2017
INTER Fitness LLC built the state-of-the-art fitness centre in Dushanbe in the capital of Tajikistan, to be not only a top class fitness centre but to be sustainably responsible.
It became the first sports complex in Tajikistan to implement an advanced engineering system that is helping to reduce energy costs and ...
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Friday 20th October 2017
AN ambitious strategy setting out how the UK is leading the world in cutting carbon emissions, combating climate change while driving economic growth, has been published.
‘The Clean Growth Strategy: Leading the way to a low carbon future’ was released by the UK’s Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark. The blueprint ...
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Monday 16th October 2017
A new report from Navigant Research examines the European market for energy efficient building technologies, providing market forecasts through 2026, segmented by commercial building type and new construction or retrofit spending.
Advancements in intelligent building technologies are evolving toward an integrated ecosystem of components and sensors that work together as a ...
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Friday 13th October 2017
IFC (International Finance Corporation), a member of the World Bank Group, is joining forces with the government of Finland to stimulate private sector financing for climate-change solutions, especially in low-income countries.
The Finland-IFC Climate Change Program includes a €114 million contribution from Finland, building on commitments made in the historic ...
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Monday 9th October 2017
THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to €2 million to Kreditimi Rural i Kosoves (KrK), the third-largest microfinance institution in Kosovo, to deepen its financing of the green economy.
The funds will be on-lent to borrowers from the residential sector for investments in ...
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Friday 6th October 2017
ENERGY efficiency improvements over the last few years across the world are under threat if government do not keep their focus according to a new report.
According to the Energy Efficiency 2017 report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) the recent acceleration in global energy efficiency gains risk slowing down if ...
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Monday 2nd October 2017
GREEN buildings represent a major global investment opportunity with buildings comprising the largest segment of the $231 billion energy efficiency market, an EBRD publication launched today finds.
The potential is particularly large in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s countries of operations where a high proportion of existing buildings lag ...
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