On the morning of May 29, 2026, the Green Building Course “Designing for Greater Efficiency (DfGE), organized by the Vietnam Engineering Consultant Association, commenced in Hanoi with an opening speech by the VECAS’s President.

The course is organized under the program and with the permission of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group (WBG). This course was developed, compiled, and provided by the IFC to promote sustainable development in the built environment. The purpose of this DfGE course is to support architects and engineers of the VECAS in optimizing building design to minimize energy and water consumption and reduce carbon emissions related to materials through the application of the EDGE green building certification system.

The IFC will award Certificates of Successful Completion to participants upon satisfactory evaluation by the Lecture.