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Green Building Council
Introduction
The Norwegian Green Building Council was established in 2010 to drive sustainability in the Norwegian built environment, primarily through the introduction of environmental rating tools. On 1 July 2018, the Norwegian Green Building Council and Green Building Alliance officially merged into a joint organisation, Grønn Byggallianse - the Norwegian Green Building Council.
The purpose of the merge is to become a stronger organisation for the entire value chain and to develop the Norwegian construction and real estate sector so that environmental and sustainability considerations become the natural choice for all. The Norwegian Green Building Councilworks with an increased focus on sustainability, which also includes social and economic sustainability.
The new organisation will have a wide range of activities related to new construction, rehabilitation, management and operation of buildings, area development and construction projects in urban and area development. And we will still offer, operate and manage environmental certifications, primarily BREEAM.
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GBCNorwegian Green Building CouncilCountryNorwayRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://byggalliansen.no/Read more >
GBCBulgarian Green Building CouncilCountryBulgariaRegionEuropeMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.bgbc.bg/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council Costa RicaCountryCosta RicaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbccr.orgRead more >
GBCAustrian Sustainable Building CouncilCountryAustriaRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.ogni.atRead more >
GBCArgentina Green Building CouncilCountryArgentinaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.argentinagbc.org.arRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council AustraliaCountryAustraliaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://new.gbca.org.au/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council BrasilCountryBrasilRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbcbrasil.org.br/Read more >
GBCCanada Green Building CouncilCountryCanadaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.cagbc.orgRead more >
GBCColombia Green Building CouncilCountryColombiaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.cccs.org.co/wp/Read more >
GBCCroatia Green Building CouncilCountryCroatiaRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbccroatia.org/en/Read more >
GBCDutch Green Building CouncilCountryNetherlandsRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.dgbc.nlRead more >
GBCEmirates Green Building CouncilCountryEmiratesRegionMENAMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://emiratesgbc.orgRead more >
GBCAlliance HQE-GBC FranceCountryFranceRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.hqegbc.org/Read more >
GBCGerman Sustainable Building CouncilCountryGermanyRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.dgnb.de/de/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council EspañaCountrySpainRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbce.esRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council FinlandCountryFinlandRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://figbc.fi/en/gbc-finland/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council South AfricaCountrySouth AfricaRegionAfricaMembershipEmergingWebsitehttps://www.gbcsa.org.zaRead more >
GBCGuatemala Green Building CouncilCountryGuatemalaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.guatemalagbc.orgRead more >
GBCHong Kong Green Building CouncilCountryHong KongRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.hkgbc.org.hk/eng/index.aspxRead more >
GBCIndian Green Building CouncilCountryIndiaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.igbc.inRead more >
GBCIrish Green Building CouncilCountryIrelandRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.igbc.ieRead more >
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GBCNew Zealand Green Building CouncilCountryNew ZealandRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.nzgbc.org.nzRead more >
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GBCSweden Green Building CouncilCountrySwedenRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.sgbc.se/Read more >
GBCTaiwan Green Building CouncilCountryTaiwanRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.taiwangbc.org.tw/en/Read more >
GBCTurkish Green Building CouncilCountryTurkeyRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.cedbik.orgRead more >
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GBCDominican Green Building CouncilCountryDominican RepublicRegionAmericasMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.drgbc.orgRead more >
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GBCGreen Building Council BoliviaCountryBoliviaRegionAmericasMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.gbcbolivia.org/wordpress/Read more >
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GBCGreen Building Council of Sri LankaCountrySri LankaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://srilankagbc.orgRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council SloveniaCountrySloveniaRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.gbc-slovenia.siRead more >
GBCHungary Green Building CouncilCountryHungaryRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.hugbc.huRead more >
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GBCLatvian Sustainable Building CouncilCountryLatviaRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.ibp.lv/enRead more >
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GBCGreen Building Council IcelandCountryIcelandRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.graennibyggd.is/englishRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council CameroonCountryCameroonRegionAfricaMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.gbc-cam.org/Read more >
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Built environment stakeholders recommend integration of whole life carbon criteria into European policy
Tue, 8th Oct 2019Today a coalition of over 30 organisations working in the buildings and construction sector have signed an open letter to the European Commission outlining their view on the transformative potential that the Level(s) framework can play in mainstreaming sustainable buildings and deliver on key European environmental, economic and social goals.
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Will a common vision for the global building sector make the world more sustainable?
Thu, 26th Sep 2019A roadmap for the building and construction sector in Norway to achieve a common vision of zero emissions and a full circular economy in 2050 has sparked action to address both operational and embodied carbon emissions from buildings.
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WorldGBC Europe publishes advocacy manifesto urging decision makers to recognise vital role of built environment sector in delivering a climate neutral Europe
Thu, 27th Jun 2019Over 20 countries from WorldGBC's Europe Regional Network have published a manifesto, A Sustainable Built Environment at the Heart of Europe’s Future urging decision makers to recognise the vital role that the built environment sector plays in delivering a climate neutral Europe.
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Collaboration, Consensus & Change: Three C’s for Circularity
Thu, 13th Jun 2019WorldGBC Europe's Head of Projects Stephen Richardson demystifies how to achieve circularity in the built environment and outlines how European Green Building Councils are taking measures to close the loop for buildings and construction.
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70% of new office buildings in Oslo have achieved green certification
Tue, 25th Apr 2017A record number of office buildings under construction in Oslo, Norway, are now being built to the BREEAM-NOR certification standard.
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WorldGBC welcomes three new member Green Building Councils
Thu, 15th Dec 2016The World Green Building Council is delighted that three new Green Building Councils have joined the organisation – taking our total number of member Green Building Councils up to 74.
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