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Vice President of HuGBC Receives BREEAM Award 2015
Thu, 30th Apr 2015Sustainable, certified buildings, and professionals were awarded on 3 of March in London
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Croatia GBC Selects New Board of Directors
Wed, 29th Apr 2015The Croatia Green Building Council recently held its Annual General Meeting and gathered its members to elect a new Board of Directors for the next two years. As well as approving a new Statute and Code of Conduct, the council elected a new Board as follows
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12 Teams Join the 2015 EcoDistricts Incubator
Tue, 28th Apr 2015EcoDistricts has announced the 12 city teams that will participate in its fourth annual EcoDistricts Incubator, to be held in Portland, Oregon, 18 to 20 May 2015
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ICLEI Europe Joins Green Building Leadership Awards
Wed, 22nd Apr 2015WorldGBC is delighted to announce ICLEI Europe as the newest knowledge partner to its 2015 Europe Leadership in Green Building Awards
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GBCA Partners with Online School to Boost Sustainability Skills
Fri, 17th Apr 2015[Source: GBCA]: The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has forged a new partnership with the Australian Supply Chain Sustainability School to fast-track the industry’s green skills
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WorldGBC Appoints New CEO
Thu, 9th Apr 2015The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has announced the appointment of Terri Wills as its new Chief Executive Officer
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Nomination Period Extended for Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize
Wed, 8th Apr 2015The deadline for Stage A Nominations for the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2016 has been extended to 29 May 2015
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Free Healthy Offices App Out Now!
Mon, 23rd Mar 2015Our Healthy Offices app is out now
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Call for Presentations: International Green Building Conference 2015 - Singapore
Fri, 13th Mar 2015The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore is pleased to announce the Call for Presentations for the International Green Building Conference 2015 (IGBC2015) which will be held from 2 – 4 September 2015 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
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New Project On Health, Wellbeing and Productivity Launches
Thu, 5th Mar 2015The World Green Building Council has launched a new global campaign on healthy buildings that will cover a range of building types, following last year’s well-received report, Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices
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Greenbuild EuroMed 2015: Call for Reviewers - Call per Revisori
Tue, 3rd Mar 2015Greenbuild EuroMed 2015: Call for Reviewers - Call per Revisori
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An Interview with LEED International Roundtable Member Felipe Faria
Mon, 2nd Mar 2015Felipe Faria, managing director of Green Building Council Brasil, has been involved in promoting LEED in Brazil since 2007.
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The Countdown Has Begun!
Wed, 1st May 2013As of today the clock is ticking on what might just be the greatest challenge the European built environment community has ever undertaken. There is now exactly one year for EU governments to establish long-term national renovation strategies, which somehow have to result in reducing energy use across the entire existing building stock by a massive 80% by 2050 against 2010 levels.
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A Message From The Africa Regional Network Chair 2
Wed, 1st May 2013In the last quarter we have received tentative enquiries from two new countries - Benin and Tanzania, so interest continues to spread.
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A Message From The Asia Pacific Regional Network Chair
Sun, 28th Apr 2013It’s been a great start to 2013 building on a productive and successful 2012 for the WorldGBC Asia Pacific Network (APN).
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A Message from the Europe Regional Network Chair
Sun, 28th Apr 2013"There is a real sense of growing cohesion across the Europe Network, as GBCs build on the things they have in common and proactively share lessons learned. It was great to be able to share some of what we’ve been doing in the UK through an ‘open house’ forum at UK-GBC just before Ecobuild in March, with a wide range of Councils from across the Europe region and beyond, and to go on to a very productive Network meeting during the conference and exhibition itself. As ever we focused on where we could do more together – around education, events, awards and policy, and each of the taskforces has a packed agenda to deliver over the coming months.
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A Message from the Americas Regional Network Chair 2
Sun, 28th Apr 2013The WorldGBC Americas Regional Network (ARN) is a coalition of 24 Green Building Councils (GBCs) across the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, working to drive collaboration and increasing the profile of the green building market. Our purpose is to ensure that green buildings and urban planning are part of national strategies to reduce the built environment’s impact on natural resources and biodiversity.
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Emirates GBC Updates
Sun, 28th Apr 2013Emirates Green Building Council will host its 2nd Annual EGBC Congress on 11-12 December 2013 in Dubai, UAE. The theme of the EGBC Congress will be “Building a Green Future”.
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Singapore Green Building Council Updates April 2013
Sun, 28th Apr 2013A new Board has been elected for 2013-2015 at Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC), with Mr. Ng Eng Kiong as new President. He is taking over from Mr. Tai Lee Siang, who will serve as the Immediate Past President for the coming two years.
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HKGBC Latest Updates - April 2013
Sun, 28th Apr 2013HKGBC put forward an activation plan for the HK3030 Campaign at this remarkable event on 3 March 2013, with the witness of officiating guests from various government bureaux and departments, as well as key stakeholders like the professional institutions, education sector and the green groups.
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New Green Leaders Emerge in Australia
Tue, 23rd Apr 2013As 2012 drew to a close, the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) celebrated its most successful year, with 145 Green Star projects certified.
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Americas Regional Network Celebrates Earth Day
Mon, 22nd Apr 2013The WorldGBC's Americas Regional network is celebrating EarthDay on April 22 with the release of a new educational video. Watch the clip to learn about the work Green Building Councils (GBCs) of the Americas are doing, and who is involved.
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Chair of WorldGBC Corporate Advisory Board Announced
Thu, 18th Apr 2013John Mandyck, chief sustainability officer, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corporation has been named chair of the World Green Building Council Corporate Advisory Board, further expanding the organisation's commitment to the green building movement around the globe.
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