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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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2016 WorldGBC Board nominations open
Mon, 25th Jan 2016Do you want to guide the green building movement? Then now is your chance.
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A world of wellbeing at our fingertips
Wed, 20th Jan 2016Early findings from a recent study show that our Head Office refurbishment is making people feel happier, healthier and more productive. This is good news for our radical programme to promote wellbeing and productivity across our portfolio.
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WorldGBC launches Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards for 2016
Thu, 14th Jan 2016The biennial Awards, which were first held in 2014, showcase and celebrate the achievements of businesses and innovators in the region which are leading the way on sustainability in buildings.
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EU unveils new green building policy objectives
Fri, 8th Jan 2016The European Commission has started building the foundations of a common language around green building with the release of a major new working paper.
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Green Building Councils commit to green area twice the size of Singapore
Thu, 3rd Dec 2015More than 1.25 billion square metres of buildings – almost double the size of Singapore – will be registered, renovated or certified as green building space over the next five years, under ambitious commitments made by Green Building Councils at COP21 in Paris today.
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India GBC Publishes Annual Review
Mon, 30th Nov 2015India Green Building Council launched their Annual Review
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Economic, Environmental and Health Implications of Enhanced Ventilation in Office Buildings
Wed, 18th Nov 2015This paper finds that the health benefits associated with enhanced ventilation rates in buildings far exceed the per-person energy costs relative to salary costs.
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Better and better
Mon, 9th Nov 2015It’s no coincidence that the word ‘better’ features in two of the World Green Building Council’s current and high profile campaigns.
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2015 WorldGBC Chairman's Awards Winners Announced at Hong Kong Congress
Thu, 5th Nov 2015The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has recognised sustainability innovators and pioneers at its annual awards ceremony
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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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WorldGBC Appoints Five New Directors
Fri, 21st Jun 2013Five leaders in the global green building movement have been appointed to the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC’s) Board of Directors.
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The Rise and Rise of Green Building
Thu, 20th Jun 2013For the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, resulting in increased demand on buildings and resources. According to a study by McGraw-Hill Construction conducted in partnership with United Technologies and the World Green Building Council, firms are shifting their business toward green building, with 51 per cent of respondents spanning 62 countries planning more than 60 per cent of their work to be green by 2015. This trend signals a shift from ‘push’ to ‘pull’, with markets increasingly demanding no less than green buildings.
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Energy Saving Measures Boost House Prices
Thu, 20th Jun 2013Making energy saving improvements to your property could increase its value by 14 per cent on average, a new report released by the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) reveals.
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Meet One of Europe's Green Building Advocates
Tue, 18th Jun 2013Elaine Hsieh of the GreenBiz group interviews Steven Borncamp, a true advocate for promoting policy, practices and technologies for green building across Europe.
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Government Leadership Awards - Nominations Now Open!
Thu, 13th Jun 2013Does your country have a city-level green building programme or policy that deserves global recognition?
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The Circular Economy
Tue, 11th Jun 2013Our current industrial processes and lifestyles are depleting the world’s natural resources to create objects that will often end up in landfills, all while churning out unwanted by-products like industrial waste. Will this linear system work for us long-term?
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Europe Regional Leadership Awards
Tue, 11th Jun 2013The World Green Building Council’s European Network is proud to host the first ever leadership awards for the Europe region!
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Emirates Green Building Council Launches First EGBC Awards
Mon, 10th Jun 2013Emirates Green Building Council has launched the first EGBC Awards in eight categories to honour excellence in sustainability initiatives.
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Jane Henley Talks Green Retrofits for Buildings
Mon, 10th Jun 2013"The Empire State Building is one of the most visible examples of a trend that is occurring around the world – retrofitting buildings to make them more resource-efficient and climate-friendly," writes Jane Henley in her latest blog article.
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