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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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A Controlled Exposure Study of Green and Conventional Office Environments
Mon, 26th Oct 2015This paper finds that cognitive function scores were significantly better in green building conditions compared to the conventional building conditions.
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European Green Building Leaders Announced in WorldGBC Awards
Fri, 16th Oct 2015At Greenbuild Euromed in Verona last night, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) announced the winners of the Europe Leadership in Green Building Awards 2015.
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Work with WorldGBC - Senior Policy Analyst Position Available
Wed, 14th Oct 2015The candidate will be seeking a career-defining role, ready to support the growth and ambition of an organisation with significant potential and pan-European reach
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Work with WorldGBC - Operations Manager Position Available
Wed, 14th Oct 2015The Operations Manager will play a critical role in the strategic growth of the organisation in addition to managing operations for the organisation.
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Wellbeing and energy efficiency at the heart of SUSTAINABLE buildings
Thu, 1st Oct 2015COP21 is coming soon, and those who care about safeguarding future generations are advocating for a dramatic reduction in carbon emissions to limit global warming and its potentially disastrous consequences.
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Finding the feel-good factor
Mon, 21st Sep 2015Nobody likes being in a building that is too hot or too cold, too stuffy or draughty, dark or bright. People are uncomfortable in such places, unlikely to revisit them and often unproductive there. By contrast, common sense tells us better places are better for us.
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Construmat - Building Solutions World Congress
Fri, 17th May 2013The world’s top 65 experiences in building solutions will be showcased at the Building Solutions World Congress to reveal the keys to success for the sector.
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Arab-African Forum on Green Building, 17-19 Dec
Thu, 9th May 2013Egypt Green Building Council, (Egypt-GBC) and Regional office for Arab States of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, invite you to attend the Arab-African Forum for Green Building,[AAFGB], which will be held in Cairo, Egypt, 17-19th December, 2013.
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Kuwait Green Building Forum on 30- 31, Oct, 2013.
Thu, 9th May 2013Kuwait Green Building Forum aims to educate, inform, network and unite forces for spreading the green building movement. It will provide developers, architects, building consultants, engineers, contractors, facility managers and decision makers with a platform to explore latest trends in green buildings and to showcase green building products, equipment, services and technologies.
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News from the Green Building Council of Mauritius
Wed, 1st May 2013The Government of Mauritius is currently working on the design of a Green School. GBCM is assisting in the design phase with valuable input on sustainable building practice. The retrofit of the existing governmental school aims to be Mauritius first green school.
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The Countdown Has Begun!
Wed, 1st May 2013As of today the clock is ticking on what might just be the greatest challenge the European built environment community has ever undertaken. There is now exactly one year for EU governments to establish long-term national renovation strategies, which somehow have to result in reducing energy use across the entire existing building stock by a massive 80% by 2050 against 2010 levels.
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A Message From The Africa Regional Network Chair 2
Wed, 1st May 2013In the last quarter we have received tentative enquiries from two new countries - Benin and Tanzania, so interest continues to spread.
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Coast Expo and the Green Coast Award
Wed, 1st May 2013Coast Expo, the most qualified event in Italy dedicated to coastal zone management and protection takes place from 18th to 20th September 2013 at Ferrara Fiere Congressi, in parallel with RemTech Expo 2013, the most specialized expo dedicated to remediation technologies and territory requalification.
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A Message From The Asia Pacific Regional Network Chair
Sun, 28th Apr 2013It’s been a great start to 2013 building on a productive and successful 2012 for the WorldGBC Asia Pacific Network (APN).
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A Message from the Europe Regional Network Chair
Sun, 28th Apr 2013"There is a real sense of growing cohesion across the Europe Network, as GBCs build on the things they have in common and proactively share lessons learned. It was great to be able to share some of what we’ve been doing in the UK through an ‘open house’ forum at UK-GBC just before Ecobuild in March, with a wide range of Councils from across the Europe region and beyond, and to go on to a very productive Network meeting during the conference and exhibition itself. As ever we focused on where we could do more together – around education, events, awards and policy, and each of the taskforces has a packed agenda to deliver over the coming months.
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A Message from the Americas Regional Network Chair 2
Sun, 28th Apr 2013The WorldGBC Americas Regional Network (ARN) is a coalition of 24 Green Building Councils (GBCs) across the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, working to drive collaboration and increasing the profile of the green building market. Our purpose is to ensure that green buildings and urban planning are part of national strategies to reduce the built environment’s impact on natural resources and biodiversity.
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Emirates GBC Updates
Sun, 28th Apr 2013Emirates Green Building Council will host its 2nd Annual EGBC Congress on 11-12 December 2013 in Dubai, UAE. The theme of the EGBC Congress will be “Building a Green Future”.
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Singapore Green Building Council Updates April 2013
Sun, 28th Apr 2013A new Board has been elected for 2013-2015 at Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC), with Mr. Ng Eng Kiong as new President. He is taking over from Mr. Tai Lee Siang, who will serve as the Immediate Past President for the coming two years.
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