On October 3, the Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a meeting of international experts on green construction from the BRICS countries.

The key topics of the discussion were the search for optimal ways to export/import "green construction" technologies and materials and investment opportunities in the dynamically developing sector.

The meeting was opened by Vice President of the Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry Daniil Mazurovsky. He noted the importance of such discussions during the period of geopolitical and economic transformations and emphasized the role of the Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry as a platform for finding optimal solutions.

Guy Eames, Chairman of the Green Construction Council in Russia, also noted that this industry is undergoing a major transformation.

"If earlier we focused on the experience of Western countries in matters of green construction, today the geopolitical focus dictates other realities to us. We are focused on the formation of uniform standards and continuity of experience within the CIS and BRICS," said Guy Eames.

He was supported by Sattanthan Karthikeyan, Deputy Executive Director of the Confederation of Indian Industry and Co-Chairman of the Indian Green Building Council.

"Currently, the Indian green building market is developing at an incredible pace. We think not even on the scale of individual districts, but on the scale of Indian cities. Therefore, it is extremely important for us to introduce Russian technologies and innovations in the construction industry and relocate green building enterprises to India."

Alexander Loshchenko, President of the Union of Construction Industry Enterprises of the Sverdlovsk Region, in turn, noted that Russia has similar technologies and standards.

"Thanks to the many years of experience developed by the Soviet Union and foreign countries, today Russia has unique technologies for "green building", which we are ready to share with our partners," he noted.

Filipe Faria, Chairman of the Brazilian Green Building Council, spoke about the need to develop a methodology within BRICS, which will allow the development of new unified standards for green building. He emphasized that Brazil has such experience.

“We started with industrial and commercial buildings, and now we are gradually introducing our standards into the residential sector. Why? The answer is simple. It is important for every investor to understand: when you are going to build a building according to international eco-friendly standards, 15% of the costs are the cost of construction, and 85% is the maintenance of the building for several decades,” noted Mr. Faria.

Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry