Wednesday 30 June 2021 - the launch of the Green Homes & Green Mortgage (SMARTER Finance for Families) program took place in Chișinău. Under this program, the "GREEN HOMES" certification system will be introduced. This will ensure that buildings are built and used in an environmentally friendly way throughout their life cycle: design, construction, use, maintenance, renovation, and demolition.
This program was presented in detail by Steven Borncamp - Project Director, SMARTER Finance for Families and lead author of the Green Homes & Green Mortgage Programme (USA), together with Andrei Botiș - President of the Romania Green Building Council (Romania) and Tatiana Medaru - President of the Moldova Green Building Council (Republic of Moldova). Furthermore, representatives of Raiffeisen Bank Romania and Alukoenigstahl emphasized the benefits of this commitment based on examples of best practices.
Moldova Green Building Council (MoldGBC) is an independent, non-profit organization that advocates for sustainable buildings, cities, and communities. Founded in 2019, MoldGBC's strategic plan is to lead the sustainable transformation of the built environment in the Republic of Moldova. The inauguration of the Green Homes program in the Republic of Moldova comes at an ideal time, as it aligns perfectly with the European Union's environmental policy while also being an event much anticipated by real estate investors who will take advantage of this chance to increase their portfolio.
The Republic of Moldova thus joins Denmark, Ireland, Belgium, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina as countries that have successfully implemented this program,
said Andrei Botiș, President of Romania Green Building Council (ROGBC) and CEO of NAI Romania and the Republic of Moldova.
Since 2014, ROGBC has offered Green Homes certification / pre-certification for over 10,000 homes in Romania. The international growth of the SMARTER Finance for Families initiative is supported by Horizon 2020, a research grant of the European Union. Green building councils, universities, and other expert groups from all throughout Europe are involved in this project. The initiative is now expanding to Africa, Asia, and South America.
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