Developing Green Buildings to Promote Green Transformation of the Construction Industry

Green building, sustainable development and climate change are important topics in the construction and urban development industry today. Prioritizing and promoting green building development will ensure that the urbanization process not only benefits current people but also future generations and the natural environment. Green transformation of the construction industry based on green building development factors to reduce energy consumption, reduce greenhouse gas emissions at all stages, stages, and elements that make up construction works is a specific contribution. Of the construction industry for the goal of prosperous, sustainable and carbon-neutral economic development according to the Government's committed roadmap. However, the development of green buildings in recent times is facing many difficulties and obstacles. In addition to the impacts of the covid pandemic, the slow development of the real estate market and the decline in global consumer demand, green building project investors also face difficulties in accessing and ensuring ensure increased investment capital for projects and works to meet green standards; lack of qualified technical human resources in project planning, design, construction, and operation management of green buildings. In addition, there are currently no regulations requiring labeling, assessment and certification of green, energy-saving building material products for use in construction projects. The article focuses on basic contents: theory of green buildings, the need to develop green buildings in the construction industry, the current status of green building development in Vietnam and from there offer solutions for development. Developing green buildings to promote green transformation of the construction industry in Vietnam in the coming time.