Sunday 22 August 2021

 ECO-DEADLY GROWTH OF DHAKA

Dhaka has seen an exponential growth in the last few decades, with the population growing from 430,000 in 1950 to over 20 million in 2020. With a growth in population comes industrial and overall economic growth. However, the industrial growth of Dhaka has resulted in a great increase in pollution, with problems in air quality, water quality, and sanitation. The growth of the service economy was also accompanied by a real estate boom in the early 2000s. Consequently, commercial and residential real estate was prioritized over community parks and public beautification projects.
This saw the once lush, green, and beautiful city turn into a concrete jungle, filled with drab skyscrapers guzzling a huge amount of water, electricity. These skyscrapers also aggravated the waste management problem that the city was already plagued by.
However, the scenario has changed in the last decade, with more public awareness about environmentally sustainable growth, and the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification in the industrial and real estate sectors is one of the prime examples of this phenomenon.


 Lead Certified Building For a Greener Dhaka

Climate change is a hot topic globally, with many politicians in the west using it to push forward their own political agendas by putting it up for debate. However, our country, Bangladesh, is far removed from all that mumbo jumbo. Here, the effects of climate change are very much real. With rising sea levels, and increased levels of pollution that are part and parcel of any fast-developing economy, low-lying Bangladesh is at an increased risk of suffering from the cruel effects of Global Warming. And at the center of all that is the capital, Dhaka, and its 20 million residents, making it one of the most populated cities on Earth. The important role played by LEED Certified buildings in Dhaka in starting a Green Building Solution. 



  ECO-DEADLY GROWTH OF DHAKA Dhaka has seen an exponential growth in the last few decades, with the population growing from 430,000 in 1950 ...