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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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Wellbeing: Quality not quantity
Wed, 18th Oct 2017In the latest in our Better Places for People blog series, Henry Pelly at Max Fordham discusses how designers need to think about optimising intangible and qualitatively measured wellbeing objectives.
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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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Air quality in green buildings: Re-imagining the balance between ventilation & carbon emissions
Wed, 11th Oct 2017Our blog series on the tensions and compatibilities between reducing carbon emissions and improving health and wellbeing in buildings continues with Jenn McArthur from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.
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My passage to India: Green Building Councils unite in Jaipur
Tue, 10th Oct 2017Following a trip to Jaipur for WorldGBC's annual Members' Day and AGM, Georgina Eldridge, our Marketing and Communications Officer, talks about how India is inspiring green building.
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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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Championing our cause – The winners of WorldGBC’s Global Awards 2017
Thu, 5th Oct 2017WorldGBC Chairman Tai Lee Siang writes about why he chose the winners of this year's Chairman's Award and the David Gottfried Global Green Building Entrepreneurship Award.
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Comfortably compatible: Building features that reduce carbon & promote wellbeing
Wed, 4th Oct 2017In the fourth article in our series of blogs on the potential tensions between reducing carbon and promoting wellbeing, WorldGBC looks at building features where compatibilities exist.
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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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Welcome to World Green Building Week!
Mon, 26th Sep 2016World Green Building Week 2016 officially begins today!
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European Commission Vice President announced as Patron for World Green Building Week in Europe
Mon, 26th Sep 2016Maroš Šefčovič, the Vice President of the European Commission, has been announced as the patron for World Green Building Week 2016 in Europe.
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Ground-breaking energy efficiency financing project aims to create benefits for homebuyers
Tue, 20th Sep 2016Homebuyers across the EU could be offered better borrowing rates on mortgages in return for purchasing more energy efficient homes or committing to implement energy saving work within properties
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Building owners beginning to see business benefits of healthier buildings, new report finds
Thu, 15th Sep 2016Building owners, developers, managers and investors in the US are increasingly interested in creating healthier buildings
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Green Building Councils & cities join forces to ramp up building energy efficiency
Wed, 27th Jul 2016Green Building Councils are joining forces with leading cities around the world to dramatically ramp up energy efficiency within buildings.
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World Green Building Week 2016 theme launched - Change Your Perspective
Fri, 15th Jul 2016The World Green Building Council has launched the theme and materials for 2016’s World Green Building Week - the flagship event of the green building movement.
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Better Places for People report finds consumers willing to pay more for healthier homes
Tue, 5th Jul 2016The design and quality of homes and neighbourhoods is a key contributor to the health and wellbeing of the people who live there, and almost 30 per cent of buyers and renters would pay more for properties with those qualities.
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WorldGBC launches groundbreaking project to ensure all buildings are “net zero” by 2050
Tue, 28th Jun 2016The World Green Building Council has today launched a groundbreaking new project which aims to ensure that all buildings are “net zero” by 2050, to help deliver on the ambition of the Paris Agreement and tackle climate change.
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WorldGBC announces new green building leaders to join its Board
Tue, 21st Jun 2016The World Green Building Council has today announced that five new global green building leaders will join its Board of Directors, with two existing members appointed as Chair and Vice-Chair.
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WorldGBC to host session on Net Zero buildings at London’s Business & Climate Summit
Wed, 1st Jun 2016The World Green Building Council is to host a session on Net Zero buildings at the 2016 Business & Climate Summit in London, one of the leading annual forums where international businesses and policymakers meet in support of enhanced action on climate change.
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The early bird catches the worm… don’t miss out on Congress discount
Wed, 1st Jun 2016Green Building Councils and their member companies have just one month to register for discounted ‘early bird’ tickets for WorldGBC’s Congress – the annual gathering of the global green building community, which takes place in Sweden in October.
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Four weeks left to prove your business is a green building leader in Asia Pacific
Wed, 18th May 2016Businesses in the Asia Pacific region which are leading the way on sustainability in buildings have just four weeks remaining to enter the World Green Building Council’s prestigious Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards 2016.
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