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🌍 #EDGEBuildings Country Spotlight: Egypt 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that the Grand Egyptian Museum has been awarded #EDGEAdvanced Certification from IFC - International Finance Corporation. With the crucial support from SECO Economic Cooperation and Development and the UK Government's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, this is the first museum to achieve EDGE Advanced Certification in Africa and Middle East. This recognition underscores Egypt’s commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility, while maintaining the legacy of respect for natural resources that runs deep in the country’s rich history. The museum's innovative design and energy-efficient features have not only earned Advanced green certification from IFC, but also set a new standard for green development in Egypt. The Grand Egyptian Museum Campus is one-of-a-kind with a site area of 500,000 m², with the museum itself comprising a total built-up area of 76,658 m². The high-end sustainable design of the museum contributed to the project’s success in earning the EDGE Advanced Green Building Certification. Congratulations to everyone involved in this remarkable achievement. 🔗Read more: https://lnkd.in/eZAeX-pe #TheGEMGoesGreen #Sustainability #GreenBuildings #edgebuildings #edgeiseverywhere #sustainableEgypt IFC Africa HBRC Housing and Building National Research Center Sintali CHEICK-OUMAR SYLLA Marwa Mahgoub Radwa Hammam Sarah Moussa Maysoon Al-Khuraissat Ommid Saberi Diep Nguyen-van Houtte Sarah Santucci Michelle M. Farrell Sandeep Singh Philipp Hlatky Injy Salem Saad Sabrah Malak Asaad Injy Salem

🪴#edgebuildings country spotlight: Ethiopia 🇪🇹 🙌Join us in celebrating Roha Medical Campus (RMC), for becoming Ethiopia's first EDGE-certified hospital! 🌳Featuring innovative solutions like solar power, high-performance water-saving systems, and a Miyawaki forest of 12,000+ trees, the $130m RMC project shows its commitment to sustainability from the start and is on track to becoming the country's first carbon-neutral medical facility! 🎉Congratulations to everyone who made this milestone possible. 📰Find out more about the project: https://ow.ly/SaF050Uhgbk Roha Medical Campus Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) WSP in Africa Brooks Washington Welela Haileselassie Henry Mutenga, MEng, PMP  #edgeiseverywhere #edgeinafrica #greenbuildings #sustainableconstruction #RohaHealth #RohaMedicalCampus

🌎✨ Welcoming INTERMEX to the Global Green Movement with EDGE! 🤝We are thrilled to welcome Intermex, a leading Mexican company with over 40 years of experience facilitating manufacturing operations for global companies, to the EDGE global green building community. 🎉Their commitment to sustainability shines through as they certify their offices in Chihuahua, achieving an impressive 47% in energy efficiency, making the building Zero Carbon Ready.💚💡 👉Read all about their latest certification: https://ow.ly/u8M250Ugxyi Salomon Noble Pavel Sáenz Silvia Sosa Joel Sanchez #EDGEBuildings #GreenFuture #ZeroCarbonReady

🦾Prêt à passer à l'étape suivante de votre expérience #greenbuildings? ✏️Alors inscrivez-vous dès maintenant à la formation #edgeexpert en français: https://ow.ly/t7In50UgxOy #edgeiseverywhere #edgebuildings #sustainableconstruction Blaise MEMPOUO, PhD. MSc. BEng.

Calling all communications firms specializing in Latin America: #EDGEBuildings is seeking a communications firm to support our rapidly growing efforts in this crucial market. Our goals: * Raise awareness of EDGE #greenbuildings certification in Latin America * Strengthen the EDGE brand in our key markets Colombia, Peru, Mexico and Brazil * Educate developers, governments, and property owners about the benefits of going green with EDGE Interested? Send us your Expression of Interest (EOI) by December 5: https://lnkd.in/et5heQmk

💡#edgebuildings country spotlight: Jordan 🇯🇴 🎉Congratulations to the Oak Saraya 4 project for reaching #edgeadvanced certification! With state-of-the-art sustainability features, the project is leading the charge for #greenbuilding certification in Jordan! 👉Read more here: https://ow.ly/NkHO50UfyAM Abeer Shalan Hind Alhadidi Maysoon Al-Khuraissat #edgeiseverywhere #sustainableconstrution #zerocarbon

🌍 Through the Cool Coalition, IFC and UN Environment Programme had an event on passive cooling at #COP29. If you missed the livestream, recap is below. Facts: 💠 Cooling consumes 20% of the world’s electricity – and that demand could triple by 2050. 💠 Passive cooling can curb the growth in demand by 24%. 💠 Passive cooling is both a mitigation strategy (lowering demand for ACs) and adaptation strategy (helping building occupants address rising heat). Solutions: 🏗️ #EDGEBuildings is a great solution to help developers, building owners, and investors understand upfront costs and payback for passive cooling strategies. Many of the panelists shared how they incorporate EDGE into their programs on passive cooling, from large commercial buildings to self-built housing. IFC - International Finance Corporation's Sustainable Cooling Initiative helps firms looking for IFC financing with finding best solutions for passive cooling as part of their green building strategies. 👀 Watch the recap video from: https://ow.ly/T21850Uf8MX More recordings of discussions from the COP29 Buildings and Cooling Pavilion from: https://lnkd.in/eUgGuiDp   IFC Climate & Sustainability Rusmir Musić Lily Riahi Mirey Atallah Maurice Akech Iman Gawad Anshul Abbasi Diep Nguyen-van Houtte

📅Ready to take the next step on your #greenbuilding journey? 🦾Then sign up for #edgeexpert training in India! 🇮🇳 https://ow.ly/zgOL50UcQLP #edgeiseverywhere #edgeindia #sustainableconstruction #edgebuildings Anuj Gupta

👉 Exciting news from Azerbaijan! 🌿In collaboration with IFC - International Finance Corporation, the country is taking the next step in working toward sustainability for urban areas, with a focus on #greenbuilding standards, energy efficiency, and lower-carbon construction materials. Read more at the link below, and follow APEX Green Cities for more information on resource efficiency for cities. 🏗️ #edgeiseverywhere #sustainableconstruction #Azerbaijan #COP29 #edgebuildings #zerocarbon IFC Climate & Sustainability Diep Nguyen-van Houtte Ommid Saberi Leila Huseynli Aliya Azimova Ivana Fernandes Duarte Morgan Graham Nadya Nikiforova Michelle M. Farrell Sarah Santucci Adalberto Guerra Cabrera Sandeep Singh Nhan Nguyen Vanya Candia Philipp Hlatky Lakshmi Minnal Sandro Díez-Amigo, PhD, FRM

Through two significant competitions, EDGE has recognized and rewarded innovation, leadership, and commitment to sustainable building practices. The next generation of green building professionals, from young design students in Ghana to innovative women professionals in South Africa, are leading the way on the path to net zero for the African continent. Many thanks to our partners, SECO Economic Cooperation and Development and the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), in these important events to highlight the future of #greenbuilding professionals throughout Africa. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/TIzJ50Ucg0G