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Australia and New Zealand Lead the World in Green Building
Thu, 4th Sep 2014The Australia and New Zealand real estate market is the world’s greenest, according to the latest Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)
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Winners Announced: Asia Pacific Green Leadership Awards
Wed, 3rd Sep 2014The winners of the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC’s) inaugural Asia Pacific Regional Network Leadership Awards in Green Building have been announced at a gala dinner in Singapore this evening
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Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards - 2014
Mon, 1st Sep 2014The Leadership in Green Building Awards honor outstanding organisations for their commitment to sustainability, and celebrate innovative green building projects...
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International Mixed Use Community Development Design Competition
Thu, 28th Aug 2014The Cascadia Green Building Council – Vancouver Island Collaborative is hosting an international design competition for a mixed-use community development project known as Esquimalt Village. This competition is open to teams from all over the world. Entrants can be students or working professionals of architecture, engineering and other technical disciplines
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New Estonian Life Cycle Standard Imminent
Wed, 20th Aug 2014The NQS Eesti version of the ‘EVS lifecycle’ (lifecycle standard/ certification for real estate and renewable energy) created by GBC Eesti has been accepted into the EVS (Estonian Standards Authority) process to become a new Estonian Standard. EVS is the official state organisation dealing with integrating ISO and European standards into the Estonian context as well as vice versa
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GBC Italia Appoints New President
Wed, 20th Aug 2014Mr. Gianni Silvestrini is the new Preseident of the GBC Italia
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Asia Pacific Green Leadership Recognised
Mon, 18th Aug 2014Eight exceptional green building projects and seven leading companies have been named finalists in the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC’s) inaugural Asia Pacific Regional Network Leadership Awards in Green Building.
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Register Now for the 2014 EcoDistricts Summit
Fri, 15th Aug 2014This September 24-26, the world’s most innovative city makers will converge on Washington DC — a city that has captured the spirit of creative collaboration like few others – for the 2014 EcoDistricts Summit.
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Europe Regional Network Announces New Chair
Fri, 15th Aug 2014The WorldGBC's Europe Regional Network has elected Dr Christine Lemaitre, CEO of DGNB (the German Sustainable Building Council), to be its next Chair for the period 2014-2016
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Green Leaders Recognised at WorldGBC Green Building Awards
Fri, 8th Aug 2014Outstanding leaders in sustainable development have been honored at the annual World Green Building Council Awards
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WorldGBC 2013-2014 Impact Report
Thu, 7th Aug 2014The World Green Building Council has just released our 2013-2014 Impact Report. With 100 Green Building Councils worldwide, over 27,000 member companies and organisations, and more than 1.2 billion square metres of green building area registered, the 720 staff and 32,000 volunteers powering this global movement are making a real difference
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Smart Market Report Released: The Drive Toward Healthier Buildings
Thu, 26th Jun 2014NEW YORK – June 26, 2014 – The critical connection between a healthy building environment and patient health is often missed by the one group of professionals who may matter most - physicians, according to a new SmartMarket report by McGraw Hill Construction (http://www.construction.com) in cooperation with the American Institute of Architects, United Technologies and other partners.
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