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WorldGBC announces new green building leaders to join its Board
Tue, 21st Jun 2016The World Green Building Council has today announced that five new global green building leaders will join its Board of Directors, with two existing members appointed as Chair and Vice-Chair.
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Creating great living places
Thu, 2nd Jun 2016At Saint-Gobain, we have always been passionate about buildings and buildings materials. We believe that buildings and more broadly living places can make a huge difference to people’s lives and to the planet as a whole.
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WorldGBC to host session on Net Zero buildings at London’s Business & Climate Summit
Wed, 1st Jun 2016The World Green Building Council is to host a session on Net Zero buildings at the 2016 Business & Climate Summit in London, one of the leading annual forums where international businesses and policymakers meet in support of enhanced action on climate change.
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The early bird catches the worm… don’t miss out on Congress discount
Wed, 1st Jun 2016Green Building Councils and their member companies have just one month to register for discounted ‘early bird’ tickets for WorldGBC’s Congress – the annual gathering of the global green building community, which takes place in Sweden in October.
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The why and the how
Mon, 30th May 2016Since the launch of the Better Places for People Office and Retail reports, our national green building councils have been hard at work getting their members to understand the “why” and “how” of healthy buildings.
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Four weeks left to prove your business is a green building leader in Asia Pacific
Wed, 18th May 2016Businesses in the Asia Pacific region which are leading the way on sustainability in buildings have just four weeks remaining to enter the World Green Building Council’s prestigious Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards 2016.
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BASF becomes official Partner of Europe Regional Network
Mon, 9th May 2016BASF has today become an official Regional Partner of the WorldGBC’s Europe Regional Network.
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European countries urged to create ambitious plans for cutting emissions from buildings to meet Paris Agreement
Wed, 27th Apr 2016Governments, businesses, consumer groups and NGOs across Europe are being urged to come together to create ambitious plans for how their countries will cut emissions from existing buildings, in order to meet the Paris Agreement and halt global temperature rises.
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Let’s make 2016 a record breaking year for climate action
Fri, 22nd Apr 2016Later today, history will be made as the heads of state and politicians from over 150 countries gather at the UN headquarters in New York to officially approve the Paris Agreement...
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Humanising the workplace
Wed, 20th Apr 2016A workplace should help you be your very best. Yet all too many offices, factories and laboratories overlook vital human factors that affect employee wellness and impact organisations.
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Volvo CE joins WorldGBC’s Corporate Advisory Board
Wed, 20th Apr 2016The World Green Building Council has today announced that Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has joined its Corporate Advisory Board
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WorldGBC & EBRD collaborate to drive sustainable buildings
Wed, 20th Apr 2016The World Green Building Council’s Europe Regional Network and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in support of sustainable property development.
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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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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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