Through leadership collaboration, the global construction industry will transform traditional building practices and fully adopt sustainability as the means by which our environments thrive, economies prosper and societies grow to ensure the future health of our planet.
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has appointed New Zealander Jane Henley as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Ms Henley will step down as CEO of the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) to take up the role, beginning in April. She is currently on the board of the WorldGBC.
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and the International Union of Architects (UIA) took a step toward strengthening their working relationship when they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Sydney today.
The MOU defines the collaborative relationship between the UIA and the WorldGBC and sees the two organisations agreeing to form a partnership to accomplish shared goals of improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the world’s large cities.
Invitation to Register for February 10 USGBC International Education Presentation by Rebecca Flora. USGBC Education Department Senior Vice President, Rebecca Flora, will provide a live, recorded WebEx presentation to the international community on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 9:00am, EST. During this one-hour long presentation, Rebecca will explain the future of USGBC international education delivery and approach, as well as exciting new resources available to those interested in developing their capacity to create and deliver their own green building education programs.
USGBC Call for Proposals
Share your Expertise at Greenbuild 2010, International Forum, and Federal Summit
USGBC is now accepting proposals for educational sessions for the 2010 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Greenbuild International Forum, and Federal Summit. Download the Call for Proposals (PDF) , which outlines proposal requirements and selection criteria. Then submit your session here .
The deadline to submit is 5:00pm PST, Friday, January 15, 2010.
The WorldGBC has been invited to submit an article to the Climate Action publication, which will be distributed to all delegates attending the UNFCCC meetings in Copenhagen this December. Click here if you would like to download the article.
