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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, economically viable, socially just and culturally significant).[1]
List of recognised GBCsedit
As of December 2022, there were at least 41 nations with established GBCs, 10 recognized as "emerging" members, 26 countries in the prospective category and 2 in the affiliate category.[2] As of the end of 2020, there were around 70 GBCs at various stages of development.[3]
The Green Building Council Russia (RuGBC) formed in 2009 and is seeking Emerging Status.[4] 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 BREEAM standard.
France Green Building Council (this NGO merged with the French HQE Association in 2016 to form the HQE Association-France GBC, which brought together more than 200 members[9])
^World Green Building Council. 2009. 31 July 2009. Archived 2009-08-30 at the Wayback Machine.
^"Established Green Building Councils." Archived 19 February 2009(Date mismatch) at the Wayback Machine World Green Building Council. 2009. 31 July 2009
^"Home". World Green Building Council. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^"Совет по экологическому строительству – RuGBC". rugbc.org. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^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