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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.

Welcome to the World Green Building Council

Our mission is to create green buildings for everyone, everywhere to build a better future.

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.

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.

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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WorldGBC's Annual Report 2019/20 outlines the major achievements of the organisation and our global network of GBCs.

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WorldGBC announces 18 new signatories to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment

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WorldGBC launches #BuildingLife project to deliver EU Green Deal

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WorldGBC spotlights female leader driving Asia Pacific’s sustainable building movement

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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.

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 - The shift from linear to circular

ChemSec explore the shift towards a more circular mindeset, where the aim is to replace virgin materials with reused and recycled ones to the furthest extent possible.

Blog - HeidelbergCement: leading the way to carbon neutrality

HeidelbergCement's building materials and solutions are creating significant developments worldwide with sustainability at its core.

Blog - How To Keep A Renovation Promise

At Knauf Insulation we’ve carried out dozens of large-scale renovation projects across hundreds of homes and what we hear time and again is how lives are improved.