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UKGBC
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UKGBC is uniting the UK building industry using sustainability as a catalyst to positively transform the places people use every day.
A charity with over 400 member organisations spanning the entire sector, we represent the voice of the industry’s current and future leaders who are striving for transformational change.
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GBCUKGBCCountryUnited KingdomRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.ukgbc.orgRead more >
GBCBulgarian Green Building CouncilCountryBulgariaRegionEuropeMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.bgbc.bg/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council Costa RicaCountryCosta RicaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbccr.orgRead more >
GBCAustrian Sustainable Building CouncilCountryAustriaRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.ogni.atRead more >
GBCArgentina Green Building CouncilCountryArgentinaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.argentinagbc.org.arRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council AustraliaCountryAustraliaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://new.gbca.org.au/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council BrasilCountryBrasilRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbcbrasil.org.br/Read more >
GBCCanada Green Building CouncilCountryCanadaRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.cagbc.orgRead 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 >
GBCEmirates Green Building CouncilCountryEmiratesRegionMENAMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://emiratesgbc.orgRead more >
GBCAlliance HQE-GBC FranceCountryFranceRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.hqegbc.org/Read more >
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GBCGreen Building Council FinlandCountryFinlandRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://figbc.fi/en/gbc-finland/Read 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 >
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GBCSweden Green Building CouncilCountrySwedenRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttps://www.sgbc.se/Read more >
GBCTaiwan Green Building CouncilCountryTaiwanRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.taiwangbc.org.tw/en/Read more >
GBCTurkish Green Building CouncilCountryTurkeyRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.cedbik.orgRead more >
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GBCDominican Green Building CouncilCountryDominican RepublicRegionAmericasMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.drgbc.orgRead more >
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GBCGreen Building Council BoliviaCountryBoliviaRegionAmericasMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.gbcbolivia.org/wordpress/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council IndonesiaCountryIndonesiaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.gbcindonesia.orgRead more >
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GBCGreen Building Council of Sri LankaCountrySri LankaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://srilankagbc.orgRead more >
GBCGreen Building Council SloveniaCountrySloveniaRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.gbc-slovenia.siRead more >
GBCHungary Green Building CouncilCountryHungaryRegionEuropeMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://www.hugbc.huRead more >
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GBCLatvian Sustainable Building CouncilCountryLatviaRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.ibp.lv/enRead more >
GBCLebanon Green Building CouncilCountryLebanonRegionMENAMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.lebanon-gbc.org/Component/Main/Index.aspRead more >
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GBCNicaragua Green Building CouncilCountryNicaraguaRegionAmericasMembershipProspectiveWebsitewww.nicaraguagbc.orgRead more >
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GBCParaguay Green Building CouncilCountryParaguayRegionAmericasMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.paraguaygbc.orgRead more >
GBCPhilippine Green Building Council IncCountryPhilippinesRegionAsia-PacificMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://philgbc.orgRead more >
GBCQatar Green Building CouncilCountryQatarRegionMENAMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.qatargbc.orgRead more >
GBCSustainable Building Council GreeceCountryGreeceRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://sbcgreece.orgRead more >
GBCSustentabilidad para Mexico ACCountryMexicoRegionAmericasMembershipEstablishedWebsitehttp://sume.org.mxRead more >
GBCSwiss Sustainable Building CouncilCountrySwitzerlandRegionEuropeMembershipEmergingWebsitehttp://www.sgni.chRead more >
GBCTanzania Green Building CouncilCountryTanzaniaRegionAfricaMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://tzgbc.comRead more >
GBCTrinidad & Tobago Green Building CouncilCountryTrinidad & TobagoRegionAmericasMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://ttgbc.orgRead more >
GBCUkrainian Green Building CouncilCountryUkraineRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://ttgbc.orgRead more >
GBCUruguay Green Building CouncilCountryUruguayRegionAmericasMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://uygbc.orgRead more >
GBCVenezuela Green Building CouncilCountryVenezuelaRegionAmericasMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://uygbc.orgRead more >
GBCVietnam Green Building CouncilCountryVietnamRegionAsia-PacificMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://vgbc.vn/en/Read more >
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GBCRwanda Green Building OrganizationCountryRwandaRegionAfricaMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://vgbc.vn/en/Read more >
GBCChile Green Building CouncilCountryChileRegionAmericasMembershipEmergingWebsitewww.chilegbc.clRead more >
GBCSerbia Green Building CouncilCountrySerbiaRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttps://serbiagbc.rs/Read more >
GBCChina Green Building CouncilCountryChinaRegionAsia-PacificMembershipPartnershipWebsitehttp://www.chinagbc.org.cn/chinagbc/Read more >
GBCGreen Building Council IcelandCountryIcelandRegionEuropeMembershipProspectiveWebsitehttp://www.graennibyggd.is/englishRead more >
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Built environment stakeholders recommend integration of whole life carbon criteria into European policy
Tue, 8th Oct 2019Today a coalition of over 30 organisations working in the buildings and construction sector have signed an open letter to the European Commission outlining their view on the transformative potential that the Level(s) framework can play in mainstreaming sustainable buildings and deliver on key European environmental, economic and social goals.
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Collaboration, Consensus & Change: Three C’s for Circularity
Thu, 13th Jun 2019WorldGBC Europe's Head of Projects Stephen Richardson demystifies how to achieve circularity in the built environment and outlines how European Green Building Councils are taking measures to close the loop for buildings and construction.
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UK Green Building Council presents industry framework for net zero carbon buildings
Tue, 30th Apr 2019Under the global Advancing Net Zero program, UKGBC has developed a framework definition for net zero carbon buildings to provide industry with clarity on how to achieve net zero carbon in construction and operation.
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Links between sustainability & business value identified in new UKGBC report
Thu, 18th Jan 2018Businesses in the built environment are being empowered to make the business case for environmental action and to measure the value they derive from such practices, thanks to a new UKGBC report.
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Green Building Councils forge new path on energy efficient mortgages
Tue, 17th Oct 2017Ten Green Building Councils from Europe met in London today ahead of the publication of new research strengthening the case for energy efficient mortgages.
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Four new Green Building Councils join Advancing Net Zero project
Tue, 26th Sep 2017An additional four Green Building Councils have officially joined the World Green Building Council’s Advancing Net Zero project, taking the total number of participating councils to 14.
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Homebuyers could borrow more with better forecasting of energy bills, says new research project involving UK-GBC
Tue, 18th Jul 2017More accurate assessments of home energy bills by mortgage lenders could vary loans by up to £11,500 between the most energy efficient properties and the most energy hungry homes, according to a new research.
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UK-GBC launches “Wellbeing Labs” compendium on green, healthy offices through Better Places for People project
Fri, 21st Apr 2017UK-GBC has launched a new publication detailing the experiences of participants in its “Wellbeing Labs” initiative, conducted through the WorldGBC’s Better Places for People project.
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UK-GBC Wellbeing Lab: Offices - A Compendium of Experience
Wed, 19th Apr 2017UK-GBC has launched a new publication detailing the experiences of participants in its “Wellbeing Labs” initiative, conducted through the WorldGBC’s Better Places for People project.
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How WorldGBC & its Green Building Councils are demonstrating action against their COP21 commitments
Wed, 9th Nov 2016At COP21 in Paris last December, WorldGBC, its network of Green Building Councils in over 70 countries around the world and their 27,000 member companies made a high level commitment to reduce emissions from buildings.
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Health and Wellbeing in Homes
Tue, 5th Jul 2016Health and Wellbeing in Homes is about beginning a concerted effort to shift the market towards a focus on the mental, social and physical health and wellbeing of the people who occupy the homes we build and retrofit.
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Which women are leading the way in the global green building movement?
Tue, 8th Mar 2016Today is International Women’s Day – an opportunity to celebrate the social, economic, cultural political, and of course, environmental achievements of women around the world.
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