Green building council
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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 GBCs
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]
The Green Building Council Russia[3] 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.
List of the 41 Established Green Building Councils
- Argentina Green Building Council[5]
- Green Building Council of Australia
- Austrian Sustainable Building Council
- Green Building Council Brasil
- Canada Green Building Council
- Chile Green Building Council
- China Green Building Council
- Colombia Green Building Council
- Green Building Council Costa Rica
- Croatia Green Building Council
- Dutch Green Building Council[6]
- Emirates Green Building Council[7]
- Green Building Council Finland [8]
- 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])
- German Sustainable Building Council
- Guatemala Green Building Council
- Hong Kong Green Building Council
- Indian Green Building Council
- Green Building Council Indonesia
- Irish Green Building Council
- Italy Green Building Council[10]
- Jordan Green Building Council
- Japan Green Building Consortium
- Korea Green Building Council[11]
- Malaysia Green Building Council
- Mexico Green Building Council
- New Zealand Green Building Council
- Pakistan Green Building Council[12]
- Panama Green Building Council[13]
- Peru Green Building Council
- Philippine Green Building Council
- Polish Green Building Council
- Singapore Green Building Council[14]
- Green Building Council of South Africa[15]
- Green Building Council España
- Sweden Green Building Council[16]
- Taiwan Green Building Council[17]
- Turkish Green Building Council
- Romania Green Building Council
- UK Green Building Council
- U.S. Green Building Council
List of Emerging Green Building Councils
- Bulgarian Green Building Council
- Swiss Sustainable Building Council
- Egypt Green Building Council
- Sustainable Building Council Greece
- Kuwait Green Building Council
- Kazakhstan Green Building Council
- Lebanon Green Building Council
- Paraguay Green Building Council
- El Salvador Green Building Council
List of Prospective Green Building Councils
- Bahrain Green Building Council
- Green Building Council Bolivia
- Botswana Green Building Council
- Green Building Council Cameroon
- CEES Ecuador Green Building Council
- Ghana Green Building Council
- Green Building Council Iceland
- Cambodia Green Building Council
- Green Building Council of Sri Lanka[18]
- Luxembourg Green Building Council
- Morocco Green Building Council
- Green Building Council Mauritius
- Green Building Council Namibia
- Green Building Council Nigeria
- Panama Green Building Council
- Palestine Green Building Council
- Serbia Green Building Council
- Rwanda Green Building Organization
- Green Building Council Slovenia
- Tunisia Green Building Council
- Tanzania Green Building Council
- Uganda Green Building Council
- Uruguay Green Building Council
- Venezuela Green Building Council
- Vietnam Green Building Council
- Green Building Council Zimbabwe
As of the mid-2025, there were over 80 GBCs at various stages of development.[19]