CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PROJECT COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE THAI HOA PALACE MOMUMENT ON ACHIEVING LOTUS GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION

VILANDCO would like to congratulate the project Comprehensive Conservation and Restoration of the Thai Hoa Palace Momument on officially achieving the LOTUS Green Building certification assessed and certified by the Vietnam Green Building Council – VGBC. VILANDCO is honored to act as a green consultant in this project.

Thai Hoa Palace was built by Gia Long emperor in 1805, located in the Complex of Hue Monuments recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage. This is one of the monumental and symbolic works of the Nguyen Dynasty, where important ceremonies of the royal court took place. The building, which had a damaged roof and wooden structures eaten by termites, has now been restored and inaugurated in November 2024.

The project is managed by the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, with a total budget of 128 billion VND from the state budget. With a total area of ​​7,100 m2 including the palace grounds and Dai Trieu Nghi yard, the Thai Hoa Palace area is LOTUS certified with a floor area of ​​1,360 m2, under the LOTUS Small Building V1 assessment system.

The project has achieved LOTUS Certified certification thanks to improving the lighting efficiency of the building, reusing all materials from the old building, installing a lighting control system, arranging local vegetation or adapting well to reduce the need for irrigation,..

Here are some of the outstanding green features of the project:

  • Average luminous efficacy higher than 80 lm/W
  • WWR of the east and west facades is 2.8%.
  • Installed lighting control devices for building spaces
  • 100% structure of the building is reused from the old building
  • All windows and doors of the building are reused from the old building
  • 46% of the roof is reused material
  • All project area is natural ventilated
  • 57.88% of the total site area is vegetated with native or adapted vegetation to minimize water demand for irrigation

Some images of the project:

Lotus Certified - Thai Hoa Palace (eng)
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