About Green Building
This section of the website is designed to help guide you through the world of green buildings
-
About Green Building
-
About us
-
Our Green Building Councils
-
Our Work
-
News, Media & Reports
Menu Image - Media Center
news
Better Places for People: Join our webinars during World Green Building Week!
Fri, 17th Aug 2018During World Green Building Week 2018, WorldGBC will be hosting a series of webinars through our Better Places for People project. Join WorldGBC's Catriona Brady to learn more about health and wellbeing in green building!
Read more >
thought leadership
Workplace transformation: How Polish GBC is inspiring a nation of green & healthy offices
Thu, 9th Aug 2018Polish GBC’s latest research proves the indisputable link between buildings and their users’ health, productivity and wellbeing, helping strengthen the business case for green and healthy offices - and Poland is now listening, blogs Alicja Kuczera.
Read more >
thought leadership
Amid Climate Uncertainty, Zero-Carbon Buildings Offer a Guiding North Star
Fri, 3rd Aug 2018Decarbonizing the building sector, one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gases provides the best means in which to realize gains for both occupant and global health, explains WRI's Emma Stewart.
Read more >
news
Find out the latest from WorldGBC's Better Places for People project
Wed, 25th Jul 20182018 is shaping up to be a busy and exciting year for WorldGBC's Better Places for People project and today we are pleased to share the latest updates from the project, including a new Project Manager, new sponsor VELUX Group and recent project activities.
Read more >
thought leadership
A Green & Healthy Retrofit – India’s Platinum Case Study
Mon, 16th Jul 2018India’s Paharpur Business Centre offers a refreshing new flavour to the health and wellbeing industry. It’s an internationally relevant example of healthy, resource efficient design that is operating in an existing building and certified with a methodology developed for the local culture, blogs WorldGBC's Catriona Brady.
Read more >
news
WorldGBC announces finalists for its Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards
Mon, 16th Jul 2018Today, WorldGBC announced the finalists for its 2018 Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards. The winners will be announced during an awards ceremony at the annual SGBC Gala Dinner in Singapore on 6 September 2018.
Read more >
thought leadership
Our Hero is Zero: Leading Canada's built environment towards net zero carbon emissions
Thu, 12th Jul 2018With June 2018 officially marking the half way point of the CaGBC Zero Carbon Pilot Program, CaGBC’s Fin Macdonald updates us on the latest from the program.
Read more >
thought leadership
Creating Green and Resilient Cities – with Women as Leaders
Mon, 9th Jul 2018In WorldGBC's latest blog in the series for Women's eNews, CEO Terri Wills and Asia Pacific Network Regional Head Joelle Chen define what makes a green and resilient city - and which cities are leading the way on liveability.
Read more >
news
New green building leaders join WorldGBC's Board of Directors
Mon, 2nd Jul 2018WorldGBC has elected a new Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer and Secretary of its Board of Directors, while four existing members have been re-appointed and two new global green building leaders have joined the Board.
Read more >
thought leadership
Notes from the Network: How Buildings Connect People to the Planet
Tue, 19th Jun 201894% of people living in the Americas can be impacted by the 16 Green Building Councils that work across the region, therefore, the importance of working as a network comes as a top priority, blogs Juanita Alvarez following the Americas Regional Network meeting in Toronto.
Read more >
news
WorldGBC launches #HomeGreenHome resources for World Green Building Week 2018
Tue, 19th Jun 2018WorldGBC has today launched the resources for this year’s World Green Building Week, under the theme #HomeGreenHome, which focuses on green homes.
Read more >
press
Major European banks launch new green mortgage scheme
Thu, 14th Jun 2018Today, the (WorldGBC) Europe network and 37 major European banks launched a new energy efficiency mortgage pilot scheme, marking a major signal from investors that green building is a key growth market for Europe.
Read more >
news
The global green building movement celebrates International Women’s Day
Wed, 8th Mar 2017Today is International Women's Day - the global day which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
Read more >
news
Saint-Gobain to build “positive energy” home in Masdar City
Mon, 6th Mar 2017Saint-Gobain is to build a “positive energy” home in Masdar City, the sustainable urban development in the United Arab Emirates.
Read more >
news
European countries finalise renovation plans with support of BUILD UPON project
Wed, 1st Mar 2017European countries are finalising strategies on how to renovate their existing buildings, as WorldGBC's BUILD UPON project successfully concludes a campaign of over 100 events.
Read more >
news
WorldGBC to host sessions on net zero buildings, retrofit & healthy homes at Ecobuild 2017
Mon, 27th Feb 2017The World Green Building Council will be hosting a series of panel sessions at Ecobuild in London next week.
Read more >
news
Lebanon Green Building Council opens educational project, the "Green Demonstration Room"
Thu, 23rd Feb 2017The Lebanon Green Building Council has officially opened the Green Demonstration Room, a new project designed to educate the public and students on green buildings.
Read more >
news
Nominate a green building leader to join the WorldGBC Board
Wed, 1st Feb 2017Calling all Established Green Building Councils! WorldGBC has opened the call for nominations to join the WorldGBC Board of Directors in 2017-2018.
Read more >
news
ASSA ABLOY becomes Partner of World Green Building Council's Europe Regional Network
Thu, 26th Jan 2017ASSA ABLOY has become an official Regional Partner of the World Green Building Council’s Europe Regional Network.
Read more >
news
Welcoming our new Asia Pacific Regional Manager – Joelle Chen
Mon, 16th Jan 2017WorldGBC is excited to announce our first full-time Regional Manager for the Asia Pacific Regional Network – Joelle Chen. Her appointment comes as a result of successful fundraising efforts led by...
Read more >
news
Stora Enso becomes Partner of World Green Building Council's Europe Regional Network
Mon, 16th Jan 2017Stora Enso’s division Wood Products has today become an official Regional Partner of the World Green Building Council’s Europe Regional Network.
Read more >
news
LG Electronics announced as a Founding Partner for WorldGBC’s Asia Pacific Regional Network
Fri, 6th Jan 2017LG Electronics has become a Founding Partner of the World Green Building Council’s Asia Pacific Regional Network. The company came on as a Partner starting 1 January 2017.
Read more >
news
AGC Asia Pacific announced as a Founding Partner for WorldGBC’s Asia Pacific Regional Network
Wed, 4th Jan 2017AGC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, the regional headquarter of AGC (Asahi Glass Co., Ltd) in Asia Pacific, has become one of the Founding Partners of the World Green Building Council’s Asia Pacific Regional Network.
Read more >
news
WorldGBC welcomes three new member Green Building Councils
Thu, 15th Dec 2016The World Green Building Council is delighted that three new Green Building Councils have joined the organisation – taking our total number of member Green Building Councils up to 74.
Read more >