UK Green Building Council

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The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) is a United Kingdom membership organisation, formed in 2007, which aims to 'radically transform' the way that the built environment in the UK is planned, financed, designed, constructed, operated and repurposed.

The council is concerned about the environmental impact of buildings and infrastructure on the environment, in particular the use of water, materials, energy, the impact of greenhouse gas emissions, and the health of building occupants. It launched the Whole Life Net Zero Carbon Roadmap at COP26 in Glasgow, detailing how the built environment sector should cut emissions to meet 2050 targets. In June 2025, it launched the Climate Resilience Roadmap, detailing how buildings needed to be better prepared for more extreme weather events.

## Contents

* 1 Formation
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Formation

The organisation was founded in the autumn of 2006 and launched in February 2007[1] in response to the 2004 Sustainable Building Task Group Report Better Buildings - Better Lives,[2] which recommended the UK Government should "review the advisory bodies concerned with sustainable buildings to simplify and consolidate them and to provide clear direction to the industry" (para 1.8, p. 7).

Its first CEO was Paul King (formerly head of campaigns at WWF), who filled the role from its inception until December 2014,[3] when he was succeeded by the current CEO, Julie Hirigoyen.[4] In February 2023, the UKGBC confirmed Smith Mordak as its new CEO from 1 June 2023.[5]. Simon McWhirter was named as CEO in June 2025.[6]

UKGBC is a charitable organisation, and - through the World Green Building Council - is part of a global network of like-minded organisations in almost 80 countries. Its headquarters is at The Building Centre in London.

## See also

* Association for Environment Conscious Building
* Code for Sustainable Homes
* Energy efficiency in British housing
* Good Homes Alliance
* Green building
* Green Building Council
* Sustainable architecture

## References

1. ↑ Seager, Ashley (28 February 2007). "Construction sector rises to challenge of building eco-friendly homes of the future". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/feb/28/communities.society.
2. ↑ Better Buildings - Better LivesNational Archives. Accessed: 21 July 2015.
3. ↑ Pitt, Vern (11 December 2014). "Interview: Paul King". Building (UBM). http://www.building.co.uk/interview-paul-king/5072488.article.
4. ↑ Wilson, Robyn (January 2015). "JLL UK head of sustainability Julie Hirigoyen appointed UK Green Building Council chief". Construction News. https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/companies/industry-moves/uk-gbc-names-new-chief-executive/8675020.article.
5. ↑ "Smith Mordak confirmed as new chief executive of UKGBC". Housing Digital. 21 February 2023. https://housingdigital.co.uk/smith-mordak-confirmed-as-new-chief-executive-of-ukgbc.
6. ↑ https://ukgbc.org/news/uk-green-building-council-appoints-simon-mcwhirter-as-new-chief-executive/

## External links

* UK Green Building Council
* World Green Building Council

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Construction industry of the United Kingdom

* Construction
* Economy of the United Kingdom

companies|

| consultancies
and support
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* Amey
* Arcadis
* Architecture firms
* Arup
* Atkins
* Faithful+Gould
* Buro Happold
* Capita
* CH2M Hill
* Cundall
* Davis Langdon
* Elliott Wood
* Expedition Engineering
* Flint & Neill
* Gifford
* Hoare Lea
* Interserve
* Mace
* Mitie
* Mott MacDonald
* Mouchel
* RPS
* Scott Wilson
* Sureserve
* Sweett Group
* Wood Group
* WSP

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house
builders|

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* Barratt
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* Countryside Properties
* Crest Nicholson
* Keepmoat
* Lend Lease
* McCarthy & Stone
* Miller
* Muir
* Persimmon
* Redrow
* Taylor Wimpey
* Telford Homes
* United House
* Vistry

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defunct|

* Ashtons
* Beazer
* Broseley
* Bryant Homes
* Comben Homes
* George Wimpey
* Ideal Homes
* McLean Homes
* Taylor Woodrow
* Westbury
* William Leech
* Wilson Bowden

integrated
construction|

| current|

* Balfour Beatty
* BAM Nuttall
* Cleveland Bridge & Engineering
* Costain
* Galliford Try
* Gleeson
* Interserve
* Keller Group
* Kier
* Laing O'Rourke
* Lend Lease
* Mace
* Morgan Sindall
* J. Murphy & Sons
* Shepherd
* Sir Robert McAlpine
* VolkerFitzpatrick
* Wates
* Willmott Dixon

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defunct|

* Alfred McAlpine
* Carillion
* Clugston
* Connaught plc
* Holland, Hannen & Cubitts
* Linford
* Mowlem
* Rok
* Shand
* Sir William Arrol & Co.
* Trollope & Colls

suppliers|

| current|

* Aggregate Industries
* Artex
* Ashtead
* Brogan
* Buildbase
* Cemex UK
* Hanson
* Hope Cement
* HSS Hire
* Jewson
* Kingspan
* Kingspan Off-Site
* London Brick
* Mero-Schmidlin
* Pilkington
* RMD Kwikform
* Saint Gobain
* SIG
* Speedy Hire
* Tarmac
* Tarmac Building Products
* Tata Steel Europe
* Travis Perkins
* Wolseley

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defunct|

* Blue Circle Industries
* Redland
* RMC Group
* Tarmac Group

government and
regulatory bodies|

* Department for Communities and Local Government
* Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
* Health & Safety Executive
* Local planning authority
* Planning Inspectorate
* Chief Construction Adviser to UK Government

industry
bodies|

* British Constructional Steelwork Association
* BSRIA
* Build UK
* Building Engineering Services Association
* Building Research Establishment
* Chartered Institute of Building
* Centre for Digital Built Britain
* Civil Engineering Contractors Association
* Construction Clients' Group
* Construction Industry Council
* CITB
* Constructing Excellence
* ECA
* Electrical Safety Council
* Federation of Master Builders
* Home Builders Federation
* Institution of Civil Engineers
* Institution of Structural Engineers
* National Access and Scaffolding Confederation
* National Federation of Builders
* National Federation of Demolition Contractors
* National House Building Council
* Refined Bitumen Association
* Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
* Scottish Building Federation
* SELECT (Electrical Contractors' Association of Scotland)
* Society of Construction Arbitrators
* Specialist Engineering Contractors Group
* Strategic Forum for Construction

sustainability|

* Association for Environment Conscious Building
* BREEAM
* Code for Sustainable Homes
* EcoHomes
* Energy efficiency in British housing
* Good Homes Alliance
* UK Green Building Council

other|

* British Construction Industry Awards
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* Building control
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