14 DAY TRIAL // The Green Climate Fund (GCF), founded back in 2009 in Copenhagen, is expected to have a new headquarters in Germany, on the banks of the Rhine River in Bonn.
Thus, the said country offered to build one of the world's greenest buildings, which is to be the center stage for all GCF activities.
For those unaware, the GCF is meant to function as a mechanism that should allow developed countries to offer financial support to other countries, which are only just now in the process of developing.
The end purpose of this endeavor is to counteract climate change by aiding these developing countries both in cutting down on whatever gas emissions they produce, and in adapting to the continuously changing weather conditions.
Designed by the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA), which specializes in having architecture encourage cultural, technological and social change, the afore-mentioned green headquarters is to have state-of-the-art offices, an auditorium, a conference room, a cafeteria and an underground parking lot.
As earthtechling.com reports, all of these will abide by the greenest of building standards. Thus, rumor has it that the German Sustainable Building Council will award it with its Gold Certification.
In order to obtain this Gold Certification, the building must meet several criteria, grouped together in six major categories: ecological quality, economic quality, sociocultural and functional quality, technical quality, process quality and site quality.
All of these criteria practically amount to the following: the building must be as economical as possible energy-wise, the people working there must have the best working conditions, and that no damage is to be caused to the surrounding environment.
Last, but not least, this green headquarters for the GCF is to be located within walking distance of other environmental organizations, such as the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
All in all, it is our opinion that this building that Germany intends to erect will not only prove to be worthy of the GCF and its green-oriented activities, but that it will also set new architectural standards for the future.