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Sustainable Building in Focus: A review of Green Building Week in Hungary
Fri, 24th Oct 2014World Green Building Week Hungary in Review
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Climate Action Webinar: What to Expect at COP20
Mon, 20th Oct 2014COP20 in Lima this December is the foremost and final opportunity for global nations to draft a universal agreement on climate change before a definitive commitment in Paris in 2015
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Winners of Latvia Sustainable Building Contest Announced
Mon, 29th Sep 2014On the 18th of September, during a special ceremony, the winners of the contest “The most sustainable building and project in Latvia 2014” were announced. The main prize and the title "The most sustainable building in Latvia 2014" went to the low energy consumption office building in 120 Z Dzelzavas Street, Riga. The project manager and architect was Roberts Riekstiņš, and the construction was realized by the company "Riga Industrial Park"
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New York Introduces Sweeping Green Building Plan
Thu, 25th Sep 2014NEW YORK—Mayor de Blasio has announced that New York City is committing to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent over 2005 levels by 2050, starting with One City, Built to Last: Transforming New York City’s Buildings for a Low-Carbon Future – a sweeping plan to retrofit public and private buildings to dramatically reduce the city’s contributions to climate change, while spurring major cost savings and creating thousands of new jobs for New Yorkers who most need them.
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Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices - App
Wed, 24th Sep 2014Download the app version of Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices, which presents overwhelming evidence that office design significantly impacts the health, wellbeing and productivity of staff.
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Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices: The Next Chapter for Green Building
Wed, 24th Sep 2014Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices: The Next Chapter for Green Building presents overwhelming evidence that office design significantly impacts the health, wellbeing and productivity of staff.
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New Report Links Office Design with Staff Health and Productivity
Wed, 24th Sep 2014A new report from the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) finds “overwhelming evidence” that office design significantly impacts the health, wellbeing and productivity of staff
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Indian GBC Emerging As A Green Building Leader
Wed, 24th Sep 2014It’s been a productive and exciting year for the Indian Green Building Council, whose efforts to transform our built environment are highlighting this GBC as one of the world’s sustainability thought leaders
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Get Up, Green Up - It's World Green Building Week!
Mon, 22nd Sep 2014World Green Building Week is here! From September 22-27 2014, Green Building Councils in 100 countries representing more than 27,000 organizations will host events, run campaigns and celebrate World Green Building Week under the theme: ‘Get Up, Green Up’
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Eco Cities Forum 2014
Sat, 20th Sep 2014The environment is facing significant and complicated challenges that are affecting the quality of lives. These challenges must be addressed.
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Montenegro GBC Receives Ozone Preservation Award
Fri, 19th Sep 2014The Montenegro Green Building Council has been selected as the winner of the 2014 Award for Preservation of the Ozone Layer by the Montenegro Environmental Protection Agency.
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Discount Registration for WSB14 Barcelona During WGBWeek
Mon, 15th Sep 2014The World Sustainable Building 2014 Conference is offering a special registration rate during World Green Building Week. Sign up during WGBWeek (22 to 27 September) to attend this premier event in Barcelona being held from 28 to 30 October. You can register for the equivalent of early bird prices, a saving of up to 120 euro
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