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World Health Day and the growing case to build with people in mind
Thu, 7th Apr 2016Today is World Health Day and this year’s theme is “Halt the rise: beat diabetes”. As you may be aware, one of the best ways to prevent diabetes is through regular physical activity...
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The power of communication - introducing our new blog
Mon, 4th Apr 2016On 3 December 2015, something truly remarkable happened. An unprecedented alliance of key players from within the buildings and construction industry...
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Indoor Air Quality and its Impact on Cognitive Functions
Sun, 20th Mar 2016A landmark report published in the fall by Harvard’s School of Public Health’s Center for Health and the Global Environment in conjunction with SUNY Update Medical University and Syracuse University...
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Research highlights which countries are leading on green building
Thu, 10th Mar 2016New research by the law firm Baker & McKenzie has highlighted which countries are leading on green building around the world.
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Which women are leading the way in the global green building movement?
Tue, 8th Mar 2016Today is International Women’s Day – an opportunity to celebrate the social, economic, cultural political, and of course, environmental achievements of women around the world.
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World’s largest collaborative retrofit project launches to cut emissions from buildings
Tue, 1st Mar 2016The world’s largest collaborative project on building renovation has been officially launched today by Green Building Councils across Europe, in a bid to tackle one of the region’s biggest climate challenges – its existing buildings.
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Health, wellbeing & the business case for green retail
Tue, 1st Mar 2016Napoleon was supposed to have called us “a nation of shopkeepers”. I imagine it wasn’t meant favourably, but 200 years on and retail accounts for 10% of employment, over 5% of GDP and apparently London is the “retail capital of the world” (according to BIS).
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Global green building expected to double by 2018, study finds
Tue, 16th Feb 2016Global green building is expected to double by 2018, according to a new study from Dodge Data & Analytics, made possible with support from United Technologies Corporation and its UTC Climate, Controls & Security business, on which the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) was a research partner
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World Green Building Trends 2016
Tue, 16th Feb 2016This report finds that the percentage of companies expecting to have more than 60 per cent of their building projects certified green is anticipated to more than double by 2018, from 18 per cent currently, to 37 per cent.
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Could greener stores improve the customer experience and lead to increased profit?
Fri, 5th Feb 2016Imagine if the supermarket you shopped in made you feel healthier or happier? If the assistants packing your groceries were more productive because the space they worked in had particularly good air quality and daylight?
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Retailers can improve customer experience & potentially increase profit through greener stores, WorldGBC report finds
Mon, 1st Feb 2016Retailers can improve the shopping experience for their customers and potentially increase their profits by providing greener, healthier stores, according to a major report from the World Green Building Council
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Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Retail: The Impact of Green Buildings on People and Profit
Mon, 1st Feb 2016Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Retail: The Impact of Green Buildings on People and Profit finds that retailers can improve the shopping experience for their customers and potentially increase their profits by providing greener, healthier stores.
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Peru Green Build Expo and Congress
Tue, 23rd Jul 2013Peru Green Building Council held its successful Peru Green Build 2013 Expo and International Congress on 28 and 29 June.
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Update from the Panama GBC
Mon, 22nd Jul 2013There are lots of exciting things happening at the Panama GBC. Here are some of their achievements:
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IFC and World Green Building Council Announce Global Partnership
Tue, 16th Jul 2013Washington, D.C., July 16, 2013: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) today announced that they will collaborate to rapidly scale up the construction of green buildings in emerging markets. The new partnership demonstrates a shared commitment to playing a leadership role in transforming the built environment and mitigating climate change.
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HuGBC Welcomes New Leadership Team
Tue, 16th Jul 2013The Hungary Green Building Council held its annual General Assembly on 29 May 2013, during which members elected a new Board of Directors for a two year term, including two Vice Presidents. Dr. András Reith, the current president of HuGBC will continue in this position for a further year.
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Call for Proposals - EcoDistricts Summit
Tue, 16th Jul 2013Join EcoDistricts in Boston, Massachusetts from 12 to 14 November for the EcoDistricts Summit, a can’t-miss event for leaders who are shaping and building the cities and urban neighborhoods of the future.
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European Commission Consults on Sustainable Buildings Policy
Wed, 10th Jul 2013A public consultation exploring what sustainable buildings policy for Europe should look like in the future has been launched by the European Commission.
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Register Now for "Transforming the Built Environment in Emerging Markets"
Mon, 8th Jul 2013The World Green Building Council and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group have announced their collaboration to rapidly scale up the construction of green buildings in emerging markets. The new partnership demonstrates a shared commitment to enhancing the built environment and mitigating climate change. Join us in celebrating this partnership at a special event, "Transforming the Built Environment in Emerging Markets."
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Communicating our Impact – Members' Survey 2013
Fri, 5th Jul 2013Almost 100,000 buildings registered, one billion square metres of green floor area, 30,000 volunteers! Just some of the encouraging information we gathered in last year's WorldGBC Members' Survey.
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Europe Regional Network Calls for 2030 Targets
Wed, 3rd Jul 2013The Europe Regional Network (ERN) has called for three legally binding targets to drive investment in a more efficient, competitive and resilient economy in its response to the EU’s consultation on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies.
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David Gottfried Award Nominations Open
Mon, 1st Jul 2013The World Green Building Council’s David Gottfried Global Green Building Entrepreneurship Award recognises those involved in the worldwide sustainable construction movement whose contributions have been particularly pioneering, displaying an entrepreneurism that has helped to transform or advance the green building mission.
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EU Sustainable Energy Week
Mon, 1st Jul 2013Last week was EU Sustainable Energy Week, an initiative of the European Commission that connects stakeholders and citizens with energy issues through events around the region.
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Design Competition for Russia's Green Social Housing
Fri, 28th Jun 2013Call for Entries!
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