The World Green Building Council (WGBC) is holding its international congress this 27-31 October 2015 in Hong Kong. An opportunity to look at this collective of member-based organisations whose stated goal is “to empower the local building industry, driving the transformation of buildings, communities and users’ behaviour towards sustainability”. Fitting enough for ISOBIO and friends to take more than a passing interest at first glance… Let’s take a closer look!
The WBC is a coalition of over 90 national Green Building Councils around the world, making it the possibly the only and certainly the largest international organisation influencing the green building marketplace. European councils come together under the EMEA region – you can read all about their work in the annual ‘Impact Report’.
Some interesting recent initiatives and publications from WBC to support and frame the efforts of ISOBIO:
What is green building and why does it matter?
Discover some constructed messages about design, benefits and importance of green buildings
Insight on national renovation strategies
Follow the progress of the Energy Efficiency Directive, as countries are required to establish long-term national renovation strategies for the deep renovation of their buildings. How are ISOBIO countries doing?
Key principals for collaborative policy making
A series of case studies and checklists for ensuring broad and sustainable collaboration with authorities and stakeholders in fostering greener buildings.
Held in September each year, this public campaign aims to create a more connected, more interactive, more public conversation around the role buildings play in creating our sustainable future.
Smart Market Reports
‘World Green Building Trends – Business Benefits Driving New and Retrofit Market Opportunities in Over 60 Countries,’ is based on a study of global green building trends and aims to discern drivers of the green building marketplace. According to the study, firms are shifting their business toward green building, with 51 percent of respondents planning more than 60 percent of their work to be green by 2015.
Another report – The Drive Toward Healthier Buildings: The Market Drivers and Impact of Building Design on Occupant Health, Well-Being and Productivity — contains the results of a research project across five key stakeholders that influence the prevalence of healthy design and construction practices in buildings, including physicians, construction industry professionals in the residential and non-residential sectors, owner HR executives and homeowners.
See also:
Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE)
