It’s the people and businesses that are ready for anything that are most likely to succeed.
But did you know one of the best ways to prepare for tomorrow is to make sure your buildings are ready, today?
Every day across our network, we see how businesses who’ve thought about their buildings are better able to handle climate and energy risks, strengthen communities, reduce costs, attract investment and embrace new opportunities.
That’s why this World Green Building Week, from 7-11 September 2026, we’ll be sharing ideas and advice on how to improve your business’s readiness through your approach to buildings.
Climate change is no longer a concern for tomorrow. The future needs buildings that are ready today.
Buildings that are built resilient, built efficient and built for opportunity.
As the climate changes, businesses are facing new stresses, impacting operations and costs.
Green buildings and retrofits can help you deal with this new normal. Enabling you to keep occupants, employees and communities safe, and allowing your business to keep functioning, through rising temperatures and changing weather.
Your buildings can also help shape the spaces around you, reflecting the sun’s rays to reduce urban heat, or slowing the flow of rainwater to curb flood risk.
The shock of energy price changes can affect any business. That’s why more and more people are taking action to improve their energy efficiency through green buildings and retrofits.
Today, a host of building solutions can help you do more business using less energy and fewer resources. These range from better insulation to on-site power generation and smart building technologies.
This means you’ll need less energy to heat, cool, and power your buildings. Which means lower bills, and reduced exposure to volatile fuel prices, at a time when the global picture is uncertain.
It’s financial risk management, incorporated into the building itself.
Often, it’s not about who sees an opportunity, but who’s ready to take it.
Green buildings and retrofits can help you prepare your business for that scenario.
They’ll help you reduce and stabilise bills, liberating capital for long-term growth. They’re attractive to investors and can help you protect the value of your assets over the years.
And they’ll appeal to employees and customers who recognise a company that’s serious about all our futures.
Let’s get green buildings to the top of the climate action agenda. Share the campaign across your channels and spread the word on how to build it ready.
Green Building Councils and partner organisations around the world are hosting events during and around World Green Building Week. Add yours to our global calendar.
View our World Green Building Week events map and register for events in your region and beyond.
Share real world examples of how you are building it ready on your social media channels during World Green Building Week, using #BuildItReady.