Embassies may not seem like the most promising candidates for going green. Some occupy historic buildings; others, especially those of the United States, may be highly fortified structures that pay more attention to function than to form. Working in foreign countries presents special challenges.
And yet, efforts are quickly gathering momentum, particularly in European countries and the United States, to make embassies more environmentally friendly in climate-conscious times.
“It’s part of our public diplomacy,” Kari Mokko, the press secretary for the Finnish Embassy in Washington, said as he showed off his building’s advanced lighting systems and thick windowpanes. In January, the building became the first embassy in Washington to earn a coveted green-building certification, called LEED, short for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
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