Greening sector’s carbon footprint

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Development by PDM Holdings Vienna Court is a 5-story office development located on State House Crescent in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO | NMG

Green building, construction and design in real estate development is not an old concept in Africa, but it appears to be gaining traction as construction companies strive to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment.

This is what Takaungu Regeneration Company aims to achieve in Kilifi, Kenya, through its Greenheart of Kenya (GHK) project), turning previously denuded land into a climate-smart eco-village.