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WorldGBC’s Advancing Net Zero project grows in strength with two new GBCs
Fri, 14th Aug 2020Two additional Green Building Councils have officially joined WorldGBC’s Advancing Net Zero project.
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Safe air in a post-COVID built environment
Tue, 11th Aug 2020Insights on how the built environment can prevent the spread of COVID-19 without costing the climate
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WorldGBC joins statement to WHO urging the adoption of indoor environment best practices to combat COVID-19
Thu, 6th Aug 2020More than 680 built environment experts have come together in a statement urging public health leaders to adopt and advance indoor environment best practices to protect building occupants from the spread of COVID-19.
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Discovering a green building oasis in the heart of the desert
Tue, 7th Jul 2020Exploring Egypt’s momentum for a more sustainable built environment: a blog by Mohammad Asfour, Head of MENA and Africa Regional Networks, WorldGBC.
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Chile Green Building Council achieves Established GBC Status
Mon, 6th Jul 2020The Chile Green Building Council has achieved Established Green Building Council status, the top tier of the WorldGBC membership.
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New green building leaders join WorldGBC's Board of Directors
Wed, 1st Jul 2020World Green Building Council announces its new Board of Directors. A new Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary of the Board have been appointed.
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Sustainable Building innovators commended through prestigious WorldGBC Chair’s Award
Mon, 29th Jun 2020In recognition of their commitment and innovation towards a sustainable built environment, a pioneering embodied carbon calculator and a trailblazing climate leader receive a World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) Chair’s Award.
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New WorldGBC case study report highlighting renovation best practice in Europe
Wed, 24th Jun 2020WorldGBC launches new case study report highlighting renovation best practice across Europe and hosts panel session.
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Four businesses take bolder climate leadership, partnering with World Green Building Council
Tue, 16th Jun 2020HeidelbergCement, SOM, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited and Ronald Lu & Partners partner with WorldGBC.
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WorldGBC Announces Jury for 2020 Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards
Mon, 8th Jun 2020The World Green Building Council is delighted to announce the jury for the 2020 Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards.
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WorldGBC launches #ActOnClimate for World Green Building Week 2020
Fri, 5th Jun 2020WorldGBC launches World Green Building Week 2020 under the theme #ActOnClimate which calls on the building sector, policymakers and governments to take urgent action to deliver net zero buildings.
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World Green Building Council launches #ActOnClimate as campaign focus for World Green Building Week 2020
Fri, 5th Jun 2020Nearly 100 corporations and organisations sign global commitment to make buildings net zero by 2030 or sooner. World Green Building Council announces new call for government action on climate change.
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WorldGBC announces finalists for its Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards
Mon, 16th Jul 2018Today, WorldGBC announced the finalists for its 2018 Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards. The winners will be announced during an awards ceremony at the annual SGBC Gala Dinner in Singapore on 6 September 2018.
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New green building leaders join WorldGBC's Board of Directors
Mon, 2nd Jul 2018WorldGBC has elected a new Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary of its Board of Directors, while four existing members have been re-appointed and two new global green building leaders have joined the Board.
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WorldGBC launches #HomeGreenHome resources for World Green Building Week 2018
Tue, 19th Jun 2018WorldGBC has today launched the resources for this year’s World Green Building Week, under the theme #HomeGreenHome, which focuses on green homes.
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Green Building Council Indonesia progresses to Established Member of WorldGBC
Tue, 12th Jun 2018The World Green Building Council is delighted to announce that Green Building Council Indonesia has progressed to Established GBC status within the WorldGBC membership tier.
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Green building leaders and innovators honoured in prestigious WorldGBC Global Awards
Wed, 6th Jun 2018WorldGBC’s Chair Tai Lee Siang announced the winners of the prestigious WorldGBC Global Awards at the CaGBC Awards Gala reception in Toronto, Canada as part of Building Lasting Change 2018 with WorldGBC Congress Canada.
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WorldGBC celebrates first three signatories of Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment: Majid Al Futtaim, Integral Group and Signify
Wed, 6th Jun 2018The Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment challenges businesses and organisations across the world to take advanced climate action by setting ambitious targets to eliminate operational carbon emissions from their building portfolios by 2030.
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Gensler, Siemens and Lendlease join WorldGBC Corporate Advisory Board for 2018
Tue, 5th Jun 2018The three companies are the latest additions to the Corporate Advisory Board, a select group of companies which are global leaders on sustainability, and which serve to guide WorldGBC on its strategy and activities.
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Kenya Green Building Society signs an MOU with Climate Bonds Initiative to stimulate take up of green buildings
Mon, 28th May 2018KGBS will work with Climate Bonds Initiative to help government and private sector actors take advantage by incorporating green debt into their investment processes and mitigating climate risks connected to their assets.
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Take part in the 2018 Dodge Data Analytics Green Building Survey
Tue, 1st May 2018The World Green Building Council is supporting Dodge Data to conduct the fourth iteration of the World Green Building Trends study and we invite companies to take this survey to share their insights.
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Norwegian Green Building Council and Green Building Alliance to become joint organisation
Mon, 23rd Apr 2018Norwegian Green Building Council and Green Building Alliance have announced they will merge into a joint organisation with effect from 1 July 2018 in move to create a stronger, more robust organisation.
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World Green Building Council and China Green Building Council announce partnership to accelerate commitment to reduce carbon in the world's largest building market
Mon, 2nd Apr 2018This partnership is hugely significant as China is the largest building construction market in the world, with up to 2 billion square meters constructed annually, accounting for nearly half of new construction globally in the coming decade.
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WorldGBC announces jury for 2018 Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards
Fri, 30th Mar 2018C40 Cities, IFC, the World Bank and the UN are among the jury for the biennial Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards, which showcase the achievements of businesses and innovators leading on sustainability in buildings across the Asia Pacific region.
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Introducing Level(s): A common language to understand sustainability in European buildings
Thu, 28th Sep 2017Audrey Nugent, Senior Policy Advisor of the Europe Regional Network, blogs on how the European Commission's new tool Level(s) could transform the European building market.
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Can the ‘net zero’ concept be applied to health and wellbeing?
Wed, 27th Sep 2017In this guest post for World Green Building Week, UK Green Building Council member EVORA discusses if the concept of ‘net zero’ can by adapted for the health and wellbeing agenda.
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Celebrating the heroes of green building
Mon, 25th Sep 2017In this blog to mark the start of World Green Building Week 2017, WorldGBC's James Kershaw explains why people - as well as green buildings - are heroes in the fight against climate change.
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How ROCKWOOL is driving ambition on net zero through innovation
Mon, 25th Sep 2017In this blog for World Green Building Week, ROCKWOOL's Anthony Abbotts explains how the company is using innovation to help create a net zero carbon future for our buildings.
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Inside & out: Can improvements in indoor air quality also achieve carbon goals?
Wed, 20th Sep 2017In the third article in our series of blogs on the potential tensions between reducing carbon emissions and health and wellbeing, WorldGBC explores indoor air quality (IAQ) in buildings.
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The making of a movement
Tue, 19th Sep 2017In this blog, David Gottfried discusses his journey leading up to the founding of WorldGBC and why we must all work together to create a better, greener world.
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(Day)Lighting the way to greener and healthier buildings
Wed, 13th Sep 2017In the second article in our series of blogs on the potential tensions between reducing carbon emissions and health and wellbeing, WorldGBC explores daylighting and artificial lighting in buildings.
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People versus planet: Is there ever a trade-off in green building design?
Wed, 6th Sep 2017In the first of a new series of blogs from our Better Places for People campaign, WorldGBC explores whether healthy building strategies sometimes compromise on carbon emissions savings.
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Notes from the Networks – Americas, a thriving region taking steps into the future
Tue, 5th Sep 2017Our recent meeting of Americas Green Building Councils in Lima, Peru highlighted that countries from a seemingly diverse region face similar challenges, blogs Juanita Alvarez, Regional Manager of the Americas Network.
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What are green mortgages & how will they revolutionise home energy efficiency?
Mon, 4th Sep 2017In this Q&A, Stephen Richardson,Technical Lead for Energy Efficiency Mortgages, discusses the principles of green mortgages and how they are key to meeting climate change targets.
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Interconnection instead of isolation: A new world of sustainable development
Fri, 1st Sep 2017Complex and interconnected. These words apply equally to global supply chains and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), writes Jorge Chapa of GBCA.
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Virtuous circle: Exploring the circular economy with global leaders AkzoNobel & Shaw Contract
Thu, 3rd Aug 2017In this special 'in conversation' piece, AkzoNobel's Chris Cook and Shaw Contract's Todd Jarvis talk to Terri Wills, CEO of WorldGBC, about the “circular economy” approach to business.
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New Renovation tool will help cities tackle climate, economic and health crises
Thu, 14th Oct 2021The BUILD UPON2 framework helps local governments measure the full benefits of building retrofit, including environmental, social and economic impacts such as carbon savings, energy poverty alleviation and job creation.
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BUILD UPON2 City Series part 2: Budaörs
Wed, 14th Apr 2021WorldGBC finds out how the city of Budaörs is preparing to use the BUILD UPON2 framework to monitor renovation.
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WorldGBC’s response on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive review
Tue, 23rd Mar 2021WorldGBC has submitted a position paper on the review of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
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WorldGBC’s recommendations on the Energy Efficiency Directive review
Tue, 23rd Feb 2021WorldGBC has submitted a position paper on the review of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
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