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Britam Towers in Upper Hill, Nairobi is the first building in Kenya to receive the Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies certification. [David Gichuru , Standard]
Kenya has reached a milestone of one million square metres of green-certified floorspace, saving energy and water and reducing harmful emissions.
Through modifications and designs that allow for large-scale energy efficiencies, the Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE)-certified structures will offset 9,000 tonnes of carbon annually across the country, equivalent to taking 2,000 cars off the road each year.
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