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GBCAlliance HQE-GBC FranceCountryFranceRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.hqegbc.org/Read more >
GBCArgentina Green Building CouncilCountryArgentinaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.argentinagbc.org.arRead more >
GBCAustrian Sustainable Building CouncilCountryAustriaRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.ogni.atRead more >
GBCBahrain Green Building CouncilCountryBahrainRegionMENAMembershipProspectiveWebsiteRead more >
GBCBulgarian Green Building CouncilCountryBulgariaRegionEuropeMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.bgbc.bg/Read more >
GBCCanada Green Building CouncilCountryCanadaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.cagbc.orgRead more >
GBCChile Green Building CouncilCountryChileRegionAmericasMembershipEmergingWebsitewww.chilegbc.clRead more >
GBCChina Green Building CouncilCountryChinaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipPartnershipWebsitehttp://www.chinagbc.org.cn/chinagbc/Read more >
GBCColombia Green Building CouncilCountryColombiaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.cccs.org.co/wp/Read more >
GBCCroatia Green Building CouncilCountryCroatiaRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbccroatia.org/en/Read more >
GBCDutch Green Building CouncilCountryNetherlandsRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.dgbc.nlRead more >
GBCEgypt Green Building CouncilCountryEgyptRegionMENAMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttps://www.egyptgbc.org//Read more >
GBCEl Salvador Green Building CouncilCountryEl SalvadorRegionAmericasMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.elsalvadorgreenbc.orgRead more >
GBCEmirates Green Building CouncilCountryEmiratesRegionMENAMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://emiratesgbc.orgRead more >
GBCGerman Sustainable Building CouncilCountryGermanyRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.dgnb.de/de/Read more >
GBCGhana Green Building CouncilCountryGhanaRegionAfricaMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.ghgbc.orgRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council AustraliaCountryAustraliaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://new.gbca.org.au/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council BoliviaCountryBoliviaRegionAmericasMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.gbcbolivia.org/wordpress/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council BrasilCountryBrasilRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbcbrasil.org.br/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council Costa RicaCountryCosta RicaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbccr.orgRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council EspañaCountrySpainRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbce.esRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council FinlandCountryFinlandRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://figbc.fi/en/gbc-finland/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council IcelandCountryIcelandRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.graennibyggd.is/englishRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council IndonesiaCountryIndonesiaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbcindonesia.orgRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council ItaliaCountryItalyRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbcitalia.orgRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council Mauritius CountryMauritiusRegionAfricaMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.gbcm.mu/files/index.phpRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council NamibiaCountryNamibiaRegionAfricaMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.gbcna.orgRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council of Sri LankaCountrySri LankaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://srilankagbc.orgRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council SloveniaCountrySloveniaRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.gbc-slovenia.siRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council South AfricaCountrySouth AfricaRegionAfricaMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.gbcsa.org.zaRead more >
GBCGuatemala Green Building CouncilCountryGuatemalaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.guatemalagbc.orgRead more >
GBCHong Kong Green Building CouncilCountryHong KongRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.hkgbc.org.hk/eng/index.aspxRead more >
GBCHungary Green Building CouncilCountryHungaryRegionEuropeMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.hugbc.huRead more >
GBCIndian Green Building CouncilCountryIndiaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.igbc.inRead more >
GBCIrish Green Building CouncilCountryIrelandRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.igbc.ieRead more >
GBCJapan Sustainable Building ConsortiumCountryJapanRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.ibec.or.jp/CASBEE/english/index.htmRead more >
GBCJordan Green Building CouncilCountryJordanRegionMENAMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://jordangbc.orgRead more >
GBCKazakhstan Green Building CouncilCountryKazakhstanRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.kazgbc.kzRead more >
GBCKenya Green Building SocietyCountryKenyaRegionAfricaMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://kenyagreenbuildingsociety.co.keRead more >
GBCKuwait Green Building CouncilCountryKuwaitRegionMENAMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.kuwaitgbc.comRead more >
GBCLebanon Green Building CouncilCountryLebanonRegionMENAMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.lebanon-gbc.org/LGBC/Component/Main/index.aspRead more >
GBCLuxembourg Green Building CouncilCountryLuxembourgRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsiteRead more >
GBCMalaysia Green Building ConfederationCountryMalaysiaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.mgbc.org.myRead more >
GBCMontenegro Green Building CouncilCountryMontenegroRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://gbc.meRead more >
GBCMorocco Green Building CouncilCountryMoroccoRegionMENAMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.moroccogbc.maRead more >
GBCNew Zealand Green Building CouncilCountryNew ZealandRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.nzgbc.org.nzRead more >
GBCNorwegian Green Building CouncilCountryNorwayRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://byggalliansen.no/Read more >
GBCPakistan Green Building CouncilCountryPakistanRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://pakistangbc.orgRead more >
GBCPalestine Green Building CouncilCountryPalestineRegionMENAMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://palgbc.org/index.php/en/Read more >
GBCPanama Green Building CouncilCountryPanamaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.panamagbc.orgRead more >
GBCParaguay Green Building CouncilCountryParaguayRegionAmericasMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.paraguaygbc.orgRead more >
GBCPeru Green Building CouncilCountryPeruRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.perugbc.org.pe/site/index.phpRead more >
GBCPhilippine Green Building Council IncCountryPhilippinesRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://philgbc.orgRead more >
GBCPolish Green Building CouncilCountryPolandRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.plgbc.org.plRead more >
GBCQatar Green Building CouncilCountryQatarRegionMENAMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.qatargbc.orgRead more >
GBCRwanda Green Building OrganizationCountryRwandaRegionAfricaMembershipProspectiveWebsiteRead more >
GBCSerbia Green Building CouncilCountrySerbiaRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttps://serbiagbc.rs/Read more >
GBCSingapore Green Building CouncilCountrySingaporeRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.sgbc.sg/index.phpRead more >
GBCSustainable Building Council GreeceCountryGreeceRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://sbcgreece.orgRead more >
GBCSustentabilidad para Mexico ACCountryMexicoRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://sume.org.mxRead more >
GBCSweden Green Building CouncilCountrySwedenRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.sgbc.se/in-englishRead more >
GBCSwiss Sustainable Building CouncilCountrySwitzerlandRegionEuropeMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.sgni.chRead more >
GBCTaiwan Green Building CouncilCountryTaiwanRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.taiwangbc.org.tw/en/Read more >
GBCTanzania Green Building CouncilCountryTanzaniaRegionAfricaMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://tzgbc.comRead more >
GBCTurkish Green Building CouncilCountryTurkeyRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.cedbik.orgRead more >
GBCU.S. Green Building CouncilCountryUnited StatesRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.usgbc.orgRead more >
GBCUKGBCCountryUnited KingdomRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.ukgbc.orgRead more >
GBCUruguay Green Building CouncilCountryUruguayRegionAmericasMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://uygbc.orgRead more >
GBCVietnam Green Building CouncilCountryVietnamRegionAsia-PacificMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://vgbc.vn/en/Read more >
Americas
The Americas are home to ancient civilizations, entrepreneurs and innovators, and communities of dazzling diversity. Yet North, Central, and South America all share the risks that come with growing cities, climate change and resource scarcity. And all recognise that buildings offer a key opportunity to address problems, mitigate risk and improve communities.
North America has the most advanced green building market, with predictions that by 2018 green building in the US will account for more than one third of the entire construction sector. In Canada, green building already represents almost a quarter of the construction workforce. Commercial, manufacturing, hospitality, retail and government sectors continue to drive market uptake of green building, while leveraging green building for schools and affordable housing remains a social priority.
Central and South America have smaller but active green building markets. This region is one of the most urbanised parts of the world, with 80 per cent of people living in cities or urban areas. By 2025, these cities will see more than 20 per cent growth, and be home to over 315 million people. Implementing green building practices will be crucial to ensuring a high quality of life for those who live, work and play in these cities.
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