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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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South Africa - leading the green building charge into Africa
Tue, 26th Jul 2016With the momentum steadily building since COP21, the UN’s now widely-celebrated climate change negotiations, green building is rapidly becoming ‘business as usual’...
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Building the business case for healthy residential buildings
Tue, 26th Jul 2016With the recent release of the UKGBC report entitled Health and Wellbeing in Homes, we saw a much needed examination of the different aspects that make up healthy homes and communities.
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Living near trees can make you feel younger and richer
Tue, 19th Jul 2016We have known for a while that trees provide many valuable services, like air filtration, carbon dioxide absorption, and also making people feel less stressed...
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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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Healthy building: Evolving green building tech with B+H’s Lisa Bate
Tue, 12th Jul 2016When B+H Architects’ Lisa Bate arrived in Shanghai in 2012, the Toronto architect set out to help improve the green standards of the Chinese development industry.
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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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Health and Wellbeing in Homes
Tue, 5th Jul 2016Health and Wellbeing in Homes is about beginning a concerted effort to shift the market towards a focus on the mental, social and physical health and wellbeing of the people who occupy the homes we build and retrofit.
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Air quality testing in your home
Wed, 29th Jun 2016This month, the WorldGBC kicks off work on the third Better Places for People campaign report, this time focused on residential buildings...
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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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How to create a movement
Fri, 24th Jun 2016Successful movements – whether the, women’s liberation, civil rights or gay pride – are all about mobilising people behind a shared purpose.
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Laying the foundations for a stronger green building movement – my vision for WorldGBC
Wed, 22nd Jun 20162016 will go down in history as a pivotal year in our efforts to combat climate change – the year in which we moved from words to action...
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Submit Your GBC's World Green Building Week Events
Wed, 21st Aug 2013World Green Building Week is just around the corner!
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Enter the Park Russia Architectural Competition
Wed, 21st Aug 2013Calling all sustainable masterplanners, landscape architects, leisure and cultural specialists!
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Paraguay GBC Signs Cooperation Agreement
Wed, 21st Aug 2013Paraguay Green Building Council has signed a cooperation agreement with the Municipality of Asuncion.
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Join Us for Green Apple Day of Service
Wed, 21st Aug 2013On 28 September 2013, the Green Apple Day of Service will bring together thousands of students, teachers, parents and community leaders from around the globe to improve our school environments through service projects, education, community events and more.
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UNEP Vacancy
Fri, 9th Aug 2013UNEP has a vacancy for a Senior Programme Officer position within UNEP-Division of Technology, Industry and Economics. The Senior Programme Officer in this 12-month post will be responsible for the coordination of the cities and building portfolio in synergy with other relevant activities of the Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch and of the Division in this field. The application deadline is 30 August 2013.
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UNEP Vacancy
Fri, 9th Aug 2013UNEP has a vacancy for a Senior Programme Officer position within UNEP-Division of Technology, Industry and Economics. The Senior Programme Officer in this 12-month post will be responsible for the coordination of the cities and building portfolio in synergy with other relevant activities of the Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch and of the Division in this field. The application deadline is 30 August 2013.
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Jane Henley On Our IFC Partnership
Wed, 31st Jul 2013As countries across the globe race to improve the sustainability of their buildings and infrastructure, it’s important to be mindful that green buildings are more than just “the right thing to do.” They are about market transformation.
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BGBC to Host GREEN FUTURE Event
Wed, 31st Jul 2013Mark your calendar for the upcoming BGBC GREEN FUTURE event this September
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StandardDays Info Sessions Available
Sun, 28th Jul 2013StandarDays is a two-day-information session aimed at newcomers to European Standardisation, as well as those who would like to understand CEN and CENELEC better. The info days give a clear and structured overview of the European Standardisation System, of the CEN and CENELEC products and processes, as well as the benefits of involvement in European Standardisation to potential stakeholders.
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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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