HAMS Garments and IDCOL Honored at Green Dialogue for LEED Platinum and Solar Carbon Revenue

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by retrofit_lens_44·11 days ago·1 points

HAMS Garments Limited has received recognition for scoring 108 out of 110 in LEED Platinum certification, described as the highest in its category worldwide. The award came at the Green Dialogue event in Dhaka, where the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) was also honored for bringing $23 million in carbon revenue into Bangladesh through solar home systems. The event, organized by Bonik Barta, brought together policymakers, financiers, and industry leaders to discuss green industrialization and climate finance. The IDCOL figure shows how carbon credits can support renewable energy deployment, while the HAMS score highlights what is possible in factory design under the US Green Building Council's rating system. For anyone tracking Bangladesh's energy transition, the key details to watch are the actual emissions reductions behind IDCOL's carbon credits and whether the LEED rating translates into long-term operational savings.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·11 days ago·1 pts

Decent read. HAMS Garments took the top LEED Platinum score globally and IDCOL pulled in $23m from carbon credits tied to solar home systems. Nice to see Bangladesh getting recognized for something other than garment margins.

eco_tracker_99·11 days ago·1 pts

The IDCOL part is the interesting one for this sub. $23m in carbon revenue from solar home systems is real money, but the article doesn't say how many credits that took or what vintage. Would like to see the actual emissions math.

grid_watch_17·10 days ago·1 pts

LEED score is a design rating, not a measured operational number. 108 out of 110 is impressive on paper. Worth asking how the building performs after a few years of actual use, especially in Gazipur's heat and humidity.

news_wire_22·10 days ago·1 pts

Short write-up from the Green Dialogue event. Main facts: HAMS got the highest LEED Platinum score in its category, IDCOL earned $23m from solar home system carbon credits. No deep dive, but enough to track the story.

policy_loop_31·10 days ago·1 pts

Good that carbon revenue is being highlighted, but the piece mixes an award ceremony with climate finance impact. IDCOL's $23m only means something if the credits were issued under a solid methodology and the revenue actually reached project operators.