Welcome to the World Green Building Council

Our global network of Green Building Councils is leading the transformation of the built environment to make it healthier and more sustainable.
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Welcome to the World Green Building Council

Our mission is to create green buildings for everyone, everywhere to build a better future.
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Welcome to the World Green Building Council

Buildings and construction account for 39% of energy related CO2 emissions. Therefore, we accelerate action to deliver on the ambition of the Paris Agreement, by eliminating the buildings and construction sector's emissions by 2050.
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Advancing Net Zero Status Report 2020

The Advancing Net Zero (ANZ) Status Report 2020 highlights leadership action from GBCs and the building and construction sector towards achieving total sector decarbonisation.
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Global Case Study Library

Find examples of the world’s most cutting edge sustainable buildings in our interactive digital case study library
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Explore our Green Building Councils

Green Building Councils are independent, non-profit organisations made up of businesses and organisations working in the building and construction industry.
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Annual report 2018/2019

Find out how we're building a better future
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News

WorldGBC announces the finalists for its 2020 Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards
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The World Green Building Council has been appointed to the EU’s new Sustainable Finance advisory body
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Sustainable Building Council Greece has achieved Emerging Green Building Council status
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New WorldGBC report outlines how Asia Pacific can build back better by tackling embodied carbon in built environment
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Event

WorldGBC Europe Regional Network meeting - Warsaw, Poland
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Paris Proof Congress - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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World Environment Day - Worldwide
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MENA and Africa Green Building Congress 2020 - Dubai, UAE
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Advancing Net Zero

The Advancing Net Zero (ANZ) Status Report 2020 highlights leadership action from GBCs and the building and construction sector towards achieving total sector decarbonisation.
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Better Places for People

Plant A Sensor: Part of the World Green Building Council’s Air Quality in the Built Environment campaign. Download the participant manual and get involved.
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Health & Wellbeing Framework

The WorldGBC Health & Wellbeing Framework is a high-level educational resource, structured across six core principles for health and wellbeing in the built environment.
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Blog - Discovering a green building oasis in the heart of the desert

Exploring Egypt’s momentum for a more sustainable built environment: a blog by Mohammad Asfour, Head of MENA and Africa Regional Networks, WorldGBC.
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Blog - Sahab Municipality of Jordan joins two projects with WorldGBC

Sahab Municipality partners with Jordan Green Building Council to join the Building Efficiency Accelerator and Plant a Sensor Campaign.
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Blog - The world has paused, but emissions have not

COVID-19 is set to decrease global carbon emissions by only 8%. It’s time to #BuildBackBetter.
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Blog - Towards zero-carbon building

Cristina Gamboa, WorldGBC CEO, outlines why eliminating carbon from the building and construction sector by mid-century will require radical transformation for UNA-UK.
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Case Study Libary

Find examples of the world’s most cutting edge sustainable buildings in our interactive digital case study library
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