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
blog
Creating great living places
Thu, 2nd Jun 2016At Saint-Gobain, we have always been passionate about buildings and buildings materials. We believe that buildings and more broadly living places can make a huge difference to people’s lives and to the planet as a whole.
Read more >
news
WorldGBC to host session on Net Zero buildings at London’s Business & Climate Summit
Wed, 1st Jun 2016The World Green Building Council is to host a session on Net Zero buildings at the 2016 Business & Climate Summit in London, one of the leading annual forums where international businesses and policymakers meet in support of enhanced action on climate change.
Read more >
news
The early bird catches the worm… don’t miss out on Congress discount
Wed, 1st Jun 2016Green Building Councils and their member companies have just one month to register for discounted ‘early bird’ tickets for WorldGBC’s Congress – the annual gathering of the global green building community, which takes place in Sweden in October.
Read more >
blog
The why and the how
Mon, 30th May 2016Since the launch of the Better Places for People Office and Retail reports, our national green building councils have been hard at work getting their members to understand the “why” and “how” of healthy buildings.
Read more >
news
Four weeks left to prove your business is a green building leader in Asia Pacific
Wed, 18th May 2016Businesses in the Asia Pacific region which are leading the way on sustainability in buildings have just four weeks remaining to enter the World Green Building Council’s prestigious Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards 2016.
Read more >
news
BASF becomes official Partner of Europe Regional Network
Mon, 9th May 2016BASF has today become an official Regional Partner of the WorldGBC’s Europe Regional Network.
Read more >
news
European countries urged to create ambitious plans for cutting emissions from buildings to meet Paris Agreement
Wed, 27th Apr 2016Governments, businesses, consumer groups and NGOs across Europe are being urged to come together to create ambitious plans for how their countries will cut emissions from existing buildings, in order to meet the Paris Agreement and halt global temperature rises.
Read more >
blog
Let’s make 2016 a record breaking year for climate action
Fri, 22nd Apr 2016Later today, history will be made as the heads of state and politicians from over 150 countries gather at the UN headquarters in New York to officially approve the Paris Agreement...
Read more >
news
Volvo CE joins WorldGBC’s Corporate Advisory Board
Wed, 20th Apr 2016The World Green Building Council has today announced that Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has joined its Corporate Advisory Board
Read more >
news
WorldGBC & EBRD collaborate to drive sustainable buildings
Wed, 20th Apr 2016The World Green Building Council’s Europe Regional Network and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in support of sustainable property development.
Read more >
blog
Humanising the workplace
Wed, 20th Apr 2016A workplace should help you be your very best. Yet all too many offices, factories and laboratories overlook vital human factors that affect employee wellness and impact organisations.
Read more >
blog
World Health Day and the growing case to build with people in mind
Thu, 7th Apr 2016Today is World Health Day and this year’s theme is “Halt the rise: beat diabetes”. As you may be aware, one of the best ways to prevent diabetes is through regular physical activity...
Read more >
news
Vitoria-Gasteiz Celebrates Europe Region Leadership Award Win
Sat, 2nd Nov 2013The Mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Javier Maroto, and CEO of GBCe, Luis Álvarez-Ude.
Read more >
news
Green Building Awards for Sustainability Leaders
Thu, 17th Oct 2013The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has recognised innovators and pioneers at its annual awards ceremony.
Read more >
news
Business Case Report Now Available in Chinese and Spanish
Mon, 7th Oct 2013Our comprehensive report on the business case for green building has now been released in Chinese and Spanish translations.
Read more >
news
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Sun, 6th Oct 2013Notice is hereby given to all members that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the World Green Building Council will be held on Wednesday 16 October 2013 at 12:45 pm, during the WorldGBC Congress at The Pavilion Conference Centre, Clocktower Centre, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa, to conduct the following business:
Read more >
news
Europe Regional Network Calls for Market Transformation
Tue, 1st Oct 2013The Europe Regional Network of WorldGBC has today responded to the European Commission’s consultation on EU sustainable buildings policy, outlining the central building blocks required for market transformation.
Read more >
news
New GBC People Profiles
Sun, 29th Sep 2013Meet members of our GBC family and learn about what has inspired them, their greatest challenges, and the advice they have to offer.
Read more >
news
Participate in New Global BIM Survey
Fri, 27th Sep 2013WorldGBC is pleased to be partnering with McGraw-Hill Construction on a new global survey, and we encourage you to participate. The survey will investigate Building Information Modeling (BIM) implementation and practices in nine major global markets that are actively using BIM: Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, UK and US.
Read more >
news
Workshop Introduces SB14 Conference
Wed, 25th Sep 2013The World Sustainable Building 2014 Conference, to be held in Barcelona in October 2014, will be one of the largest global meetings of the year on sustainable building. The main aim of the Conference is to create a new vision that addresses the challenges facing the building sector by 2050. This is to be achieved through a broad consensus among all key stakeholders, with an integrated scientific, productive and managerial approach.
Read more >
news
Update from the Panama GBC
Wed, 25th Sep 2013An update from the Panama GBC about their exciting activities and hard work in the green building arena in Panama and the Americas region.
Read more >
news
World Green Building Week
Mon, 23rd Sep 2013From 16 to 20 September 2013, GBCs and their member companies around the world celebrated World Green Building Week.
Read more >
news
Paraguay GBC Celebrates Launch
Sun, 22nd Sep 2013The Paraguay Green Building Council celebrated its launch recently in Asunción, as well as holding an International Conference on Sustainable Construction. Both events were a resounding success.
Read more >
news
Europe Region Leadership Awards Winners Announced
Thu, 19th Sep 2013The World Green Building Council Europe Network is proud to announce the winners of its inaugural Europe Region Leadership Awards!
Read more >