When Gilbert Tegho launched his green building consultancy business e-EcoSolutions in Canada just over five years ago, awareness of environmental and sustainability issues in Lebanon’s real estate market was nearly nonexistent. As Tegho and his team prepare to host the fifth edition of the “Build It Green Lebanon” conference tomorrow in Beirut, Executive took the opportunity to meet with him to discuss the sector’s progress. The main focus of the 2014 conference is “green communities.” Can we see any examples of those in Lebanon? A green community or a green city comprises more than just green buildings. This concept also involves transportation and the production of CO2, air pollution, waste and water management, parks and human life. In Lebanon we have some gated green communities being developed, one of the best examples of which is the Waterfront City project in Dbayeh. Now, by definition, a green community should be
Awakening on green cities is very little all across the world. Usually people think a green city means a city with lot of greenery. Technically a green city must have its own sound solid waste collection and disposal system, strict green laws to ensure sustainability of construction sector plans and a green leadership to arouse collective action for green welfare. The theme of this year’s Earth Day is also Green Citities. The post you published here will do a lot to raise public awareness on an important subject of green sector.
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Awakening on green cities is very little all across the world. Usually people think a green city means a city with lot of greenery. Technically a green city must have its own sound solid waste collection and disposal system, strict green laws to ensure sustainability of construction sector plans and a green leadership to arouse collective action for green welfare. The theme of this year’s Earth Day is also Green Citities. The post you published here will do a lot to raise public awareness on an important subject of green sector.
Comments are closed.