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The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) is a non-profit organisation and global network of national Green Building Councils (GBCs). [1] It has member councils in over 70 countries worldwide, which collectively have 49,000 members (25,000 member companies and 24,000 individual members).
A Green Building Council (GBC) is any national non-profit, non-government organization that is part of a global network recognized by the World Green Building Council. A green building council's goal is to promote a transformation of the built environment towards one that is sustainable (buildings and cities that are environmentally sensitive ...
Gottfried created and managed the formation of the “United Nations of the Green Building Councils” with the founding meeting of the World Green Building Council held in California, US in 1999. In 2002, the WorldGBC was officially formed with the countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and US.
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In 2002, the World Green Building Council was officially formed to bring all the GBCs under one roof. [6] GBCs from Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and USA were the founding members. [6] As of 2018–19, there are 69 Green Building Councils under the World Green Building Council organization. [8]
The U.S. Green Building Council supported the Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014 (H.R. 4092; 113th Congress), a bill that would require the United States Department of Energy to establish a centralized clearinghouse to disseminate information on federal programs, incentives, and mechanisms for financing energy-efficient ...
It is intended to provide a uniform green code that can be adopted by governments without the need for them to incur the cost of developing their own code. Green building strategies ensure the health and safety of people, as well as provide resilience to natural disasters, climate change, and resource consumption and management. Furthermore ...
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