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World Green Building Week
WorldGBC and its member Green Building Councils celebrated the inaugural World Green Building Day on September 23, 2009 to raise the profile of green buildings globally in the lead up to COP15 in Copenhagen. The day was shaped by a series of synchronized events hosted by GBCs around the world, including the official launch of the Asia-Pacific Regional Network. Drawing on the success of last year's celebration, WorldGBC is extending this year's event to "World Green Building Week'"(September 20-26). Key activities for this year include the launch of the WorldGBC Special Report "Tackling Global Climate Change - Meeting Local Priorities" and a series of synchronized green building events hosted by Green Building Councils from around the World. The WorldGBC Special Report will be available for download on September 23rd, the first day of World Green Building Week. Click on one of the country names below to read about their World Green Building Week event:
The Green Building Council of Australia will be holding a Green Tie Gala Dinner event with invited government representatives to raise the profile of green building. The Brasil Green Building Council will be holding its first International Conference & Expo on September 1-3. The goal is for this event to be a main discussion forum on green building practices, trends, case studies, new processes, sustainability, technology, as well as economic, strategic and social aspects of green building. There will also be green building tours offered during the conference. For more information or to register for this event, please visit the event website: http://www.expogbcbrasil.org.br/en/Home/ More information will be made available soon. The 6th Annual Green Building Festival will be taking place at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto between September 22-25. WorldGBC is again working with the organizers of the Green Building Festival to participate in the International Showcase to kick off the Festival. Hosted by Sustainable Buildings Canada, the Festival will include 3 days of speakers, training and building tours along with IIDEX/Neocon, Canada's premier architecture and design expo. CanadaGBC – Toronto Chapter will be participating in the Festival and will be hosting a series of educational workshops. The Colombia Green Building Council will be holding a Green Building Seminar on September 23rd with the goal of learning from leaders in green building and sustainable urban development, connecting representatives of public and provate institutions working in this area, identifying new policy directions, and to present latest trends in projects and materials. Invited speakers include Minister Beatriz Uribe Botero (Minister of Environment, Housing and Urban Development), Giancarlo Mazzanti, Colin Turnbull, Jose Ignacio Rebledo, Richard Mullane, and Mauricio Facio Lince. to increase awareness of actions necessary to support the growth of green buiding initiatives across the country. Click here to learn more about the Colombia World Green Building Week event. More information will be made available soon. More information will be made available soon. More information will be made available soon. MexicoGBC will be holding a series of presentations with business and community leaders in the nation's 3 largest cities so as to raise awareness of green building's contribution to climate change mitigation. Pledge to personal and institutional actions will be underscored. More information will be made available soon. The New Zealand Green Building Council will be hosting an event with invited speakers to highlight the value case for green building. On September 29th, Qatar Green Building Council will hold the first in a series of panel and audience discussions under the banner the ‘Doha Green Discussions’ (DGD), titled 'The Changing Ecology of Qatar - A New Paradise' - a panel and audience discussion about the relationship between the built environment and the changing ecology of Qatar. These discussions are intended to address cutting-edge issues of sustainability and the development of Qatar’s built environment. On September 20th-21st 2010, Qatar Green Building Council will participate in the Humanization of Cities of Tomorrow Summit which will gather high-profile regional leaders in sustainability, government authorities, leading companies in the construction and environment industry to develop the strategies needed to create ‘livable green communities’ in the region. The Vice-Chairman of Qatar Green Building Council will participate in the Thought Leaders Panel Discussion on the opening day where he will join other Middle Eastern Council Heads in discussions to address key challenges for sustainable development and strategies to sustain and promote green building in the region. On September 13th-16th Qatar Green Building reaffirms its commitment to the green building movement. QGBC Chairman will join the world's green building leaders at the World GBC congress in Singapore. The Romania Green Building Council will be holding a series of events during World Green Building Week: September 23: RoGBC's Second Anniversary celebration, followed by a press conference. At the event, RoGBC will be showing a video of business and political leaders discussing the importance of greener buildings, and will also be launching their green stimulus position paper on Romania and the EU. September 25: Participation in "Let's Do It Romania", a nationwide cleanup campaign with RoGBC focused on solving the construction waste issue. September 28: "Greening Our Hotels" Conference with industry participants and high level government officials, aimed at finding green solutions for this important industry. September 30: Launch of the RoGBC Transilvania Chapter. For more information on these events, please click here. The Russian Green Building Council will be celebrating World Green Building Week and holding events from August 24th until September 23rd. These will include: August 24: A business breakfast on low-rise green buildings (Moscow) September 7: A business breakfast on green building materials and technologies (Moscow) September 9: A panel discussion on 'Eco-development and energy efficient materials' (St. Petersburg) September 17: RuGBC will participate in an economic forum "Sochi 2010" September 23: Gala breakfast with major press conference on green building in Russia SingaporeThe Singapore Green Building Council will be holding the inaugural SGBC Green Building Conference September 13-16. The event is being held in conjunction with the International World Green Building Congress, which takes place in Singapore September 13-14. In partnership with REED Exhibitions, the SGBC will also be welcoming the Build Eco Xpo Asia (BEX Asia) 2010 from September 13-15. This trade event will focus on eco-friendly materials, design and architecture, and is targeted to green building suppliers, industry practitioners and professionals. More information will be made available soon. The Green Building Council of South Africa will be holding its 3rd annual Green Building Convention & Exhibition on September 20-22. Drawing on the growing energy of the African Regional Network, the GBCSA will also be holding an Africa GBC Day on September 23, bringing together developing Green Building Councils from across the African continent. The UK Green Building Council will be holding an event at Town Hall event in London, with guests to include the Mayor of London and Diana Urge-Vorsatz of the IPCC.
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