Inauguration of new IDB building in Haiti

The building, with a total cost of 6.9 million, is home to one of the largest IDB offices in the region. It hosts 85 full-time employees. The group Strings and Ruthshell Guillaume performed at the opening night. More than 200 local workers were employed in the construction of the building designed and built to international seismic and structural standards. This new building of the IDB in Haiti has features that can help protect the environment, such as solar panels for electricity production. It also has a system for collecting rainwater and