SPEAKER

Mr. Tran Khanh Trung
Chairman, Principal architect

BIOGRAPHY

With more than 35 years of experience, Arch. Trung has been running the Architecture and Interior design office of TTT Architects since 1992, with more than 2,000 completed projects and many national architectural awards. As a Lotus green building consultant, he has been the chairman of the Green Architecture Club of Ho Chi Minh City since 2013. organizing many activities to promote the development of green buildings in Vietnam. He is also a member of the advisory board of VGBC – Vietnam Green Building Council since 2018 and is currently the Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Architects Association since 2020.

 

TOPIC

Green design for harmony with nature and environment, creating positive social
value

ABSTRACT

According to the Health & Wellbeing framework of the World Green Building Council, there are 6 basic factors, of which the first 3 are Protect HEALTH; Prioritise COMFORT; Facilitate healthy BEHAVIOUR are factors that directly protect users. 3 remaining factors contribute indirectly to the community health. Take CLIMATE action is understood as actions to mitigate climate change whose consequences can seriously affect people’s lives.

As for the remaining two factors: Harmony with NATURE, Create SOCIAL value, it seems that the connection with health has not been clearly shown. The presentation will analyze these two factors in details to find out their connection with community health issue that we all care about after the Covid-19 pandemic.