Taiwan’s green standards in the built environment

What is it?

Taiwan's ABRI (Architecture and Building Research Institute) has two initiatives; the Green Building and Living Environmental Technology Plan and Green Building Promotion Programme which focus on ecological environmental technology, construction waste reduction, building energy conservation, natural resource usage, indoor environmental quality control, and green building demonstrative projects.

The Green Building Evaluation and Labeling System is developed for tropical and subtropical regions.

How was it created?

Established by the ABRI, a national research agency in Taiwan under the supervision of the Ministry of the Interior.