Paris and Singapore have taken the top two spots in a ranking of global cities for green buildings in a White Paper published by consultancy firm Solidiance, while London is in third place. The report sought to compare the performance of the top 10 global cities with regards to green buildings. These cities were assessed across four categories – city-wide green building landscape, building efficiency and performance, green building policies and targets, and green city culture and environment. “All three cities London, Paris, Singapore are clearly advanced in the field of green buildings in terms of standards and actual certified buildings and landmarks. They also have a long history of urban planning, research, regulations and frameworks, which make them examples for other cities in the world,” said Saeed Al Abbar, Chairman of the Emirates Green Building Council, UAE.... Continue Reading