Welcome to the World Green Building Council

Our global network of Green Building Councils is transforming the places we live, work, play, heal and learn.
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Welcome to the World Green Building Council

We believe green buildings can and must be at the centre of our lives. Our changing climate means we must reshape the way we grow and build, enabling people to thrive both today and tomorrow.
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Welcome to the World Green Building Council

We take action - championing local and global leadership, and empowering our community to drive change. Together, we are greater than the sum of our parts, and commit to green buildings for everyone, everywhere.
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The Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment is open for signatories

The Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment challenges companies, cities, states and regions to reach Net Zero operating emissions in their portfolios by 2030, and to advocate for all buildings to be Net Zero in operation by 2050
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Creating an Energy Efficient Mortgage for Europe: Towards a New Market Standard

WorldGBC's latest report tackles how Europe should finance the building of an energy efficiency revolution needed to slash the 40% of Europe’s carbon emissions that come from its buildings
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Doing Right by Planet and People: The Business Case for Health and Wellbeing in Green Building

The World Green Building Council's report makes the business case for building, designing and occupying green buildings with an emphasis on health and wellbeing features
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Explore our Green Building Councils

Green Building Councils are independent, non-profit organisations made up of businesses and organisations working in the building and construction industry.
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Annual report 2016/17

Find out the achievements of WorldGBC and our global network of Green Building Councils
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News

World Green Building Week 2018 - celebrating the biggest week in green building to date!
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New Report Sets Out How Mortgage Lenders Can Protect Borrowers from the Financial Risks of Climate Change
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WorldGBC launches the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment at the Global Climate Action Summit
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Press Release

Leaders Commit to Save 209 Million Tonnes of Carbon Emissions Equivalent (Co2e) by 2050 at Launch of World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment
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Greenbuild Chicago & Americas Regional Network Meeting
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COP24 - Katowice, Poland
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Advancing Net Zero

The Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment challenges companies, cities, states and regions to reach Net Zero operating emissions - learn more and get involved
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Doing Right by Planet and People: The Business Case for Health and Wellbeing in Green Building

Read our report to learn how businesses can benefit from making green improvements.
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Blog - Notes from the Network: GBCs in Asia Pacific Galvanise Green Building Action

WorldGBC's Asia Pacific Regional Head Joelle Chen outlines the outstanding achievements and breakthroughs from GBCs in the Asia Pacific Network to advance and upscale green building.
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Blog - How to Make Money From Climate-Proofing Your Property

WorldGBC's James Drinkwater and Judit Kimpian of the Architects Council of Europe explain how ‘green mortgages’ and value adding extensions could be a winning combination.
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Blog - Why Green Building Councils are Essential Partners in the Fight to Decarbonise our Cities

GBCSA's Manfred Braune explains how Green Building Councils will play an integral role in ensuring cities deliver on their pledges to net zero carbon buildings.
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Blog - How Guatemala is turning a catastrophe into an opportunity for green building

After a recent volcano eruption destroyed alomost 200 homes across the centre-south of Guatemala leaving 180 families homeless, Guatemala GBC seized the opportunity to build new sustainable and climate-resilient housing.
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Creating an Energy Efficient Mortgage for Europe

WorldGBC's latest report tackles how Europe should finance the building of an energy efficiency revolution needed to slash the 40% of Europe’s carbon emissions that come from its buildings
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