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Property Leaders Commit to Net Zero Future
Tue, 18th Dec 2018Australia’s standing as a global leader in sustainable property has been strengthened with new commitments to zero net carbon emissions from a trio of top property companies.
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Bogotá and Sonora events kick-off the Americas Cities Climate Action project
Thu, 13th Dec 2018This week, a series of events in Bogotá, Colombia and Sonora, Mexico signalled the kick-off the WorldGBC's Cities Climate Action project in the Americas supported by the Building Efficiency Accelerator.
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New guide outlines actions to make homes healthier for people and planet
Wed, 12th Dec 2018Produced as part of WorldGBC's Better Places for People project, the Healthier Homes, Healthier Planet guide takes a combination of the latest research into air quality, thermal and acoustic comfort and lighting then translates it into simple, low-cost and practical strategies to make the home environment healthier for both people and planet.
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Healthier Homes, Healthier Planet
Wed, 12th Dec 2018Produced as part of WorldGBC's Better Places for People project, the Healthier Homes, Healthier Planet guide takes a combination of the latest research into air quality, thermal and acoustic comfort and lighting then translates it into simple, low-cost and practical strategies to make the home environment healthier for both people and planet.
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Green Building Councils urge European Commission to recognise unparalleled potential of the built environment sector in delivering a climate neutral Europe
Wed, 12th Dec 2018Today, as European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete outlines the European Commission’s vision for a climate neutral Europe at COP24, over 20 countries from WorldGBC's Europe Regional Network have signed an open letter urging the European Commission to recognise the vital role of the built environment sector in delivering this vision.
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World Green Building Council Annual Report 2017/18
Mon, 10th Dec 2018The World Green Building Council's Annual Report for 2017/18 outlines the major achievements of the organisation and its global network of Green Building Councils.
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World Green Building Council launches annual report for 2017/18: Building a better future
Mon, 10th Dec 2018The World Green Building Council's Annual Report for 2017/18 outlines the major achievements of the organisation and its global network of Green Building Councils.
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2018 Global Status Report - Towards a zero-emission, efficient and resilient buildings and construction sector
Fri, 7th Dec 2018The report presents a global snapshot on the status of the building and construction sector, released annually to track the progress of this sector which is critical to the success of the Paris Agreement and limiting global warming to well below 2°C.
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GlobalABC 2018 Global Status Report launched at COP24
Fri, 7th Dec 2018Dramatic action will be needed by governments, cities and business if the global buildings and construction sector is to cut its carbon footprint in line with international agreements, according to 2018 Global Status Report, published today by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction.
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COP24: Time to address the building and construction sector’s total emissions impact
Thu, 6th Dec 2018As nations all over the globe tackle operational emissions from buildings, we must challenge ourselves to address our sector’s total emissions impact if we are to deliver a truly net zero carbon building stock. COP24 must mark the beginning of a major global campaign to take on this challenge - one on which Europe must lead the world.
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World Green Building Council and Chatham House form partnership to generate sustainable recovery and reconstruction in the Middle East and North Africa
Wed, 5th Dec 2018The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) MENA Regional Network and Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to commence efforts to encourage reconstruction efforts that foster environmental and social sustainability in war-torn countries across the Middle East & North Africa.
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COP24: WorldGBC to attend to represent the green building movement
Mon, 26th Nov 2018WorldGBC will be representing our global network of Green Building Councils at the COP24 climate talks in December 2018 and advocating for a sustainable built environment in order to meet climate goals - see the list of events where we, our member GBCs and partners will be speaking.
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Global study on how offices impact employee productivity & health, launched by Harvard University with backing from UTC and JLL
Tue, 7th Nov 2017A study that will examine how the indoor environments of 100 office buildings around the world impact employee productivity and health has been launched by Harvard University.
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Knauf Insulation celebrates double sustainability breakthrough
Mon, 6th Nov 2017The global insulation company and a member of WorldGBC’s Europe Regional Network has achieved two of its core 2020 sustainability targets this year, four years ahead of schedule.
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WorldGBC announces Congress 2018 to be held in Toronto – with Canada Green Building Council
Thu, 2nd Nov 2017WorldGBC is delighted to announce that its Congress 2018 will be held in Toronto, Canada, in June, in partnership with the Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC) Building Lasting Change conference.
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Be a green building pioneer! Join an EU workshop to test Level(s) reporting framework
Tue, 31st Oct 2017Take part in the European Commission's testing phase for Level(s) - a new voluntary reporting framework aimed at improving the sustainability of buildings – by joining a special workshop on 4 December in Brussels
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New reports set out actions for how green mortgages can meet EU climate & building renovation goals
Thu, 26th Oct 2017A series of new reports published today set out the actions needed to ensure mortgage lending can support the EU’s climate and building renovation goals.
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Join green buildings leaders at COP23 – Registration for ‘Building Action Symposium’ now open
Mon, 23rd Oct 2017How can the building and construction sector help to achieve the Paris Agreement? Find out by joining green building leaders at this year’s COP23 climate change conference in Bonn, Germany.
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Former WorldGBC Chair Bruce Kerswill receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Wed, 18th Oct 2017Bruce Kerswill, the former Chair of the World Green Building Council, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA)
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Green Building Councils forge new path on energy efficient mortgages
Tue, 17th Oct 2017Ten Green Building Councils from Europe met in London today ahead of the publication of new research strengthening the case for energy efficient mortgages.
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Green Building Council South Africa launches net zero building certification
Thu, 12th Oct 2017The Green Building Council South Africa has officially launch of its net zero building certification, and announced the certification of the first four projects under its Net Zero Pilot Certification scheme.
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European green building policy takes key step forward as MEPs vote for strong ambition
Thu, 12th Oct 2017Members of the European Parliament yesterday voted for stronger ambition on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, ahead of negotiating talks with the European Council.
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Australian Government launches net zero building standard with GBCA
Mon, 9th Oct 2017The Australian Government has officially launched new National Carbon Offset Standards for Buildings and Precincts following extensive collaboration with the Green Building Council of Australia and industry.
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Romilly Madew, William McDonough & Michael Braungart honoured in prestigious WorldGBC Awards
Wed, 4th Oct 2017The World Green Building Council’s Chairman Tai Lee Siang announced the winners of the prestigious WorldGBC Global Awards at a special ceremony in Jaipur, India, today.
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Green Building Councils provide leadership on zero carbon buildings
Fri, 30th Sep 2016Last December in Paris at COP21, nearly 200 countries came together to forge an unprecedented agreement: to “limit global average temperatures to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels...
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Walking the talk – the new UK-GBC & WorldGBC office, London
Thu, 29th Sep 2016In January this year, we announced details of our project to refurbish our London headquarters, which is also home to some of our friends and colleagues from World Green Building Council.
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Philips' report advocates Better Places for People
Tue, 27th Sep 2016Philips, a founding member of the WorldGBC’s Corporate Advisory Board, has announced ambitious new targets for international lighting standards that will inherently lead to greener and healthier offices.
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Changing perspectives on green buildings
Mon, 26th Sep 2016When people think about combatting climate change, certain images pop into their heads: coal power stations replaced by solar panels; smog-spewing trucks superseded by silent electric vehicles...
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Active House – Green AND healthy
Wed, 21st Sep 2016With the release of new reports on residential health and wellbeing in 2016, such as the VELUX Healthy Homes Barometer and the UKGBC Healthy Homes Report...
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Fit for the job - What it means to be a member of WorldGBC
Mon, 5th Sep 2016In my role as Director of Membership, I’m often asked “what does it take to be a member of the World Green Building Council?”, “who’s in the club?”...
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How can we make offices more comfortable?
Tue, 30th Aug 2016At Better Places for People, we’ve talked a lot about how thermal comfort is a very important factor for an occupant’s health and wellbeing...
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Better places for a better bottom line
Tue, 23rd Aug 2016In the WorldGBC’s 2014 Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices report, we provided the evidence that strongly links office environments and productivity in the workplace...
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Health, wellbeing and productivity – What we’re doing in the UK
Tue, 16th Aug 2016We at UK-GBC are very keen participants of WorldGBC’s Better Places for People campaign. It seems to us that good health and wellbeing...
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Green buildings and healthy buildings
Tue, 9th Aug 2016While the Better Places for People campaign often gets associated with healthy buildings, our mandate, as a WorldGBC global campaign, is to raise awareness of green healthy buildings...
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How Green Building Council Brasil shaped the sustainability of the Rio 2016 Olympic venues
Mon, 8th Aug 2016Following London 2012’s crown of the “greenest games ever”, and Brazil’s existing social and environment challenges such as deforestation, poor water quality in certain areas...
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Healthy retail places are a quick-win for retailers
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016So far in WorldGBC’s Better Places for People campaign, we’ve examined three building typologies: offices, retail and now over the next six months, residential...
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