In recognition of its eco-friendly philosophy and green initiatives, Mia Saigon was recently awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification. It is the first Hotel to achieve LEED Silver status in Vietnam.
Since the late 1990s, LEED has been the globally recognized assessment system for building sustainability, with Gold being one of the top levels of certification possible to achieve.
In awarding the Silver certification, LEED recognized many aspects of Mia Saigon’s green efforts, such as water saving fixtures that will reduce water usage by a third, facility components of highest quality are selected to reduce chemicals and contaminants in each rooms, low emitting (VOC) materials (glues, sealants, woods) were used during the construction, more than 20% of total material cost comes from the recycled materials such as: Concrete, Steel bar, Steel Purlin, Steel Structure, Gypsum, Aluminum and landscape takes up more than 32% of total site and composed of native plants, reducing the need for watering.