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What goes into putting up a green building

Lumen Square is Kenya's 1st pre-certified LEED multi storey office building.

The journey to the adoption of green building approaches has been taking shape for a while. The few buildings that have taken this route show a trend that is being embraced by more developers and building professionals.

The latest is Lumen Square, a boutique six-storey Grade A office building in Parklands, Nairobi, opposite the MP Shah Hospital. It lays claim as Kenya’s first pre-certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) multi-storey office buildings. It is complete and currently selling.

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