Green Building Council

Logo of the World Green Building Council, which acts as an umbrella organization for existing, emerging and developing GBCs around the world

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 GBC's goal is to promote a transformation of the built environment towards one that is sustainable (buildings and cities that are environmentally sensitive, economically viable, socially just and culturally significant).[1]

## List of recognised GBCs

As of October 2012, there were at least 20 nations with established GBCs, 7 recognized as "emerging" members, and dozens more in the development process.[2] As of Spring 2014, there were around 100 GBCs at various stages of development.[citation needed]

The Green Building Council Russia (RuGBC) formed in 2009 and is seeking Emerging Status.[citation needed] Growth in the CIS countries accompanies growth in the number of Green Construction projects in those countries, that is, those certified to LEED.[citation needed] or to BREEAM standard.

The 20 established councils are

* Argentina Green Building Council[3]
* Green Building Council of Australia
* Green Building Council Brasil
* Canada Green Building Council
* Dutch Green Building Council[4]
* Emirates Green Building Council[5]
* France Green Building Council (this NGO - in 2016 - merged with the French HQE Association, to form a new NGO called  'HQE Association-France GBC "' 'which brings together mid-2016 more than 200 members[6])
* German Sustainable Building Council
* Indian Green Building Council
* Italy Green Building Council[7]
* Jordan Green Building Council
* Japan Green Building Consortium
* Korea Green Building Council[8]
* Mexico Green Building Council
* New Zealand Green Building Council[9]
* Pakistan Green Building Council[10]
* Panama Green Building Council[11]
* Peru Green Building Council
* Philippine Green Building Council
* Green Building Council of South Africa[12]
* Sweden Green Building Council[13]
* Singapore Green Building Council[14]
* Taiwan Green Building Council[15]
* Romania Green Building Council
* UK Green Building Council
* U.S. Green Building Council
* Vietnam Green Building Council

## See also

* Green building

## References

1. ↑ World Green Building Council. 2009. 31 July 2009 <http://www.worldgbc.org/council-development>.
2. ↑ "Established Green Building Councils." World Green Building Council. 2009. 31 July 2009 <http://www.worldgbc.org/green-building-councils/member-green-building-councils>.
3. ↑ https://www.argentinagbc.org.ar/
4. ↑ http://www.dgbc.nl/
5. ↑ http://www.emiratesgbc.org/
6. ↑ BatiActu (2016), Une nouvelle entité est née de la fusion de l'Association HQE et de France GBC, membre français du World GBC, dénommée tout simplement Association HQE-France GBC. L'objectif est d'agir ensemble, porter et faire fructifier leurs actions respectives
7. ↑ http://www.gbcitalia.org/
8. ↑ http://www.greenbuilding.or.kr/
9. ↑ http://www.nzgbc.org.nz/main/
10. ↑ http://www.pakistangbc.org/
11. ↑ http://www.panamagbc.org/
12. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.gbcsa.org.za/.
13. ↑ http://www.sgbc.se
14. ↑ http://www.sgbc.sg
15. ↑ http://www.taiwangbc.org.tw/

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