Determined to promote greenery and reduce carbon footprint, Lagos authorities have adopted the International Finance Corporation (IFC) green building initiative, which will ensure environment-friendly and sustainable buildings in the state. She added that at the end of this first phase, Lagos State would add a sizeable number of EDGE experts to the community. Participants at the Lagos State – IFC EDGE workshop included town planners, architects, quantity surveyors, engineers (civil, mech & elect) that play vital roles in designing and regulating the uses of spaces and environment in Lagos. The workshop highlighted social, environmental, and sustainability benefits that would accrue to the Lagos State Government from adopting and implementing green building practices using EDGE. This would help advance the transformation that we hope to see in Lagos state, and over time, across Nigeria,” says IFC’s Dennis Papa Odenyi Quansah, Green Building Lead, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya.

Source: The Guardian July 05, 2021 04:15 UTC