https://www.eco-business.com/category/green-buildings/Asia Pacific news, jobs, events for the cleantech & green enCopyright (c) 2016, Eco-BusinessTue, 10 Jun 2025 04:57:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/local-strategies-a-must-for-indian-cities-facing-heat-waves/Urban heat is a public health emergency, an infrastructure challenge and a climate crisis rolled into one. To safeguard cities and their most vulnerable populations, India needs city-level cost-effective long-term mitigation strategies.Tue, 10 Jun 2025 04:57:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/local-strategies-a-must-for-indian-cities-facing-heat-waves/https://www.eco-business.com/news/regulation-and-green-building-incentives-only-way-for-hong-kong-to-meet-net-zero-fredrick-leong/Emissions from Hong Kong's built environment cannot be ignored any longer, says the Sustainability Leadership A-List winner. While greening infrastructure could nip carbon emissions in the bud, regulatory and retrofitting hurdles remain.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:13:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/regulation-and-green-building-incentives-only-way-for-hong-kong-to-meet-net-zero-fredrick-leong/https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/inaction-is-not-an-option-for-companies-in-climate-vulnerable-nations-like-india-lodha-esg-chief-aun-abdullah/In a new episode of 'On the frontlines', the real estate giant's ESG head says that while there has been no pushback on climate action by corporate India, questions remain over whether the real estate sector is decarbonising fast enough.Fri, 30 May 2025 08:25:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/inaction-is-not-an-option-for-companies-in-climate-vulnerable-nations-like-india-lodha-esg-chief-aun-abdullah/https://www.eco-business.com/news/future-proofing-the-philippines-means-rethinking-how-infrastructure-is-built-and-managed/Green building and regenerative asset management strategies could strengthen infrastructure and curb mounting economic losses in the Philippines amid increasing climate threats.Tue, 20 May 2025 02:20:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/future-proofing-the-philippines-means-rethinking-how-infrastructure-is-built-and-managed/https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/esg-in-retreat-in-india-more-companies-see-climate-action-as-strategic-mahindra-cso-ankit-todi/In a new series 'On the frontlines' that spotlights the challenges facing corporate changemakers, the sustainability chief for the Indian conglomerate argues that while language around ESG has become muddled, this should not prevent action.Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:17:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/esg-in-retreat-in-india-more-companies-see-climate-action-as-strategic-mahindra-cso-ankit-todi/https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-patchy-heatwave-preparedness-sparks-fears-of-rising-death-toll/Heat-related casualties are set to become one of the Indian government's most pressing challenges in the coming months as millions of people are exposed to dangerously high temperatures.Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:47:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/indias-patchy-heatwave-preparedness-sparks-fears-of-rising-death-toll/https://www.eco-business.com/news/radical-change-needed-can-malaysia-grow-renewable-energy-capacity-amid-increasing-regulation/There are hopes that new energy efficiency regulations in Malaysia will finally lead to meaningful and measurable decreases in electricity usage and hold consumers accountable.Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:13:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/radical-change-needed-can-malaysia-grow-renewable-energy-capacity-amid-increasing-regulation/https://www.eco-business.com/news/deepseek-will-not-solve-ais-climate-problem-regulation-needed-to-rein-in-big-tech-emissions-experts/The climate impact of using the Chinese AI software may not be lower than Western models, experts say. Regulatory gaps need to be filled to curb emissions as AI usage rises.Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:27:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/deepseek-will-not-solve-ais-climate-problem-regulation-needed-to-rein-in-big-tech-emissions-experts/https://www.eco-business.com/news/remote-sustainability-courses-could-close-global-skills-gap-says-university-of-cambridge-director/Unless sustainability courses are made more accessible to busy working professionals, the talent shortage will increase, putting the planet’s climate and other sustainability goals further beyond reach.Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:57:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/remote-sustainability-courses-could-close-global-skills-gap-says-university-of-cambridge-director/https://www.eco-business.com/news/in-pictures-indonesias-new-capital-futuristic-forest-city-or-white-elephant/Eco-Business interviewed people in East Kalimantan to get a sense of what Indonesians feel about the "smart forest city" being built to replace sinking, polluted Jakarta. Will Nusantara live up to the hype?Fri, 31 Jan 2025 02:48:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/in-pictures-indonesias-new-capital-futuristic-forest-city-or-white-elephant/https://www.eco-business.com/news/brown-colonialism-indias-nicobar-port-project-imperils-isolated-indigenous-people/An infrastructure project aims to turn the home to remote Indigenous tribes into a Hong Kong-like industrial port city that could see the local population increase by 8,000 per cent. Activists say the project is tantamount to genocide.Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:21:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/brown-colonialism-indias-nicobar-port-project-imperils-isolated-indigenous-people/https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/decarbonising-asias-sprawling-built-environment-mission-impossible/CapitaLand sustainability chiefs Giovanni Cossu and Vinamra Srivastava tell the Eco-Business Podcast that there is a viable path to net zero for the world's fastest growing cities.Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:36:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/decarbonising-asias-sprawling-built-environment-mission-impossible/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-climate-policy-pendulum/The US federal policy pendulum is swinging away from facts, reason and basic human decency with Trump re-entering the White House. But it will swing back if city mayors and local leaders insist on effective climate governance.Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:08:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-climate-policy-pendulum/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-environmental-trade-offs-of-modular-construction-in-indonesia/Exploring the environmental trade-offs of modular construction in meeting Indonesia’s housing and climate targets.Tue, 24 Dec 2024 04:44:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-environmental-trade-offs-of-modular-construction-in-indonesia/https://www.eco-business.com/news/hong-kongs-new-net-zero-plans-are-lacking-in-concrete-details-can-the-aspiring-green-finance-hub-deliver-on-its-pledges/The city's plans to halve emissions by 2035 and achieve net zero by 2050 may be ambitious. But NGOs tracking its policy direction are not convinced and demand a more measurable roadmap with interim goals – not just long-term pledges.Mon, 02 Dec 2024 03:05:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/hong-kongs-new-net-zero-plans-are-lacking-in-concrete-details-can-the-aspiring-green-finance-hub-deliver-on-its-pledges/https://www.eco-business.com/news/democratic-backsliding-hindering-climate-resilience-of-asian-cities-undp-governance-advisor/Experts at the Cities: Possibilities 2024 forum say the key barriers to building better cities are not money or the lack of technical solutions, but political cycles that reward short-termism.Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:14:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/democratic-backsliding-hindering-climate-resilience-of-asian-cities-undp-governance-advisor/https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/can-a-desert-city-be-liveable-dubai-scales-green-spine-concept-as-developers-eye-eco-friendly-projects-in-harsh-climate/Eyes are on whether the city’s plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to Marwa Nahlawi from Diamond Developers, the real estate developer behind Dubai's "Sustainable City" brand.Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:57:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/podcasts/can-a-desert-city-be-liveable-dubai-scales-green-spine-concept-as-developers-eye-eco-friendly-projects-in-harsh-climate/https://www.eco-business.com/news/aggressive-hiring-of-sustainability-talent-from-consultancies-is-creating-expertise-gap-recruiter/The industry is "eating itself" as companies find that there is a hollowing out of sustainability talent with specialist knowledge in consultancy firms, said Paddy Balfour from recruiting firm Acre at the ReThink conference in Hong Kong.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 03:40:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/aggressive-hiring-of-sustainability-talent-from-consultancies-is-creating-expertise-gap-recruiter/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/helping-women-adapt-to-extreme-heat-helps-us-all/But helping millions more women protect their livelihoods and their health in the face of unrelenting heat requires more funding.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 02:24:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/helping-women-adapt-to-extreme-heat-helps-us-all/https://www.eco-business.com/news/land-constraints-hindering-net-zero-goals-hk-environment-chiefs-comments-rankle-ngos-opposing-artificial-islands-plan/The Kau Yi Chau artificial islands project, proposed to solve the territory's housing crisis, endangers marine life and is not aligned with net zero goals, say non-governmental organisations. Developers say they will avoid sensitive areas.Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:28:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/land-constraints-hindering-net-zero-goals-hk-environment-chiefs-comments-rankle-ngos-opposing-artificial-islands-plan/