RUSSIA - Russian Green Building Council Signs Memorandum of Cooperation with the DGNB
August 10, 2010

The certification system of the German Sustainable Building Council, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB) and the Russian Green Building Council (RuGBC) signed a memorandum of cooperation in Stuttgart on June 22, 2010. Headed by RuGBC board member Steffen Sendler, the organization is now forming a working group that will adapt the DGNB's system to Russian construction projects, standards and regulations.

According to the announcement, the DGNB will receive support from the Russian Chamber of Architects and the Club of German Architects and Engineers (KdAI) in Russia, with KdAI playing a central role.

Both organizations are involved in adapting the system and will help with its introduction in Russia.

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