DEVELOPERS can benefit profitably from adopting a “sustainable way of thinking” in designing and building their projects, due to long-term cost-savings, as well as the premium that can be attached to so-called green buildings, a renewable energy expert said in an interview.

Incorporating sustainability into the integrated design of a building from the very beginning will increase the value of the building, Nadir Abdessemed, a consultant for sustainability and energy efficiency in the built environment for German engineering firm Transsolar told The Manila Times.

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