Taiwan’s green standards in the built environment

What is it?

Taiwan's ABRI (Architecture and ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Research Institute) has two initiatives; the Green ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ and Living Environmental Technology Plan and Green ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ 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 ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ 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.