While the transportation sector in Việt Nam is shifting towards greener practices with more electric cars on the road, the building sector is not really on track, according to Ommid Saberi, the global lead for the Building Resilience Index Programme at the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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Trần Phương, a specialist from the Việt Nam Institute for Building Science and Technology, cited Typhoon Yagi as a disaster that dealt a heavy blow to northern Việt Nam.
He underlined several types of structures that were heavily damaged by the storm, including high-rise buildings, factories, and column and tower structures.
The specialist recommended measures to mitigate disaster damage to buildings, including keeping wind data up to date, organising training programmes on typhoon damage mitigation, and strengthening equipment attached to buildings.