| Intertek, a leading global provider of quality and safety solutions, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Administrative Committee of the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city to support 鈥榞reen building鈥� in 皇冠体育app.
The Eco-City is cooperative project between the People鈥檚 Republic of 皇冠体育app and the Republic of Singapore to construct a new environmentally-friendly city in Binhai New Area, Tianjin. The construction and development of the city will focus on 鈥榞reen鈥� factors such as air and water quality, natural ecology, biodiversity, energy conservation, and waste management. When complete, the Eco-City will be capable of housing 350,000 residents across a 31 km虏 area that will also be a thriving economic and cultural centre.
Intertek will support the development of the Eco-City by establishing testing, inspection, and certification protocol that meet high standards of sustainability, energy-efficiency, and environmentally-friendly building quality.
鈥淥ver the next ten to fifteen years, the Eco-City will develop more than 20,000,000 square meters in green construction,鈥� stated the Eco-City Administrative Committee. 鈥淭he architectural design, verification, consultation, and construction processes have attracted a lot of attention, both domestic and foreign. The Eco-city鈥檚 conformance with green building evaluation criteria will be a powerful safeguard for the city鈥檚 development.鈥�
Calin Moldovean, President of Intertek鈥檚 Systems Certification business, said 鈥淚ntertek is delighted to partner with the Eco-City鈥檚 Administrative Committee to help ensure that a truly 鈥榞reen鈥� city is built from the ground up. From infrastructure consulting to building product testing, the breadth of our experience and services will be of strong support to the Eco-City鈥檚 management and delivery of this dynamic project.鈥�
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