- Canada Green Building Council
Canada
The Canada Green Building Council has been formed to accelerate the design and construction of Green Buildings across Canada. It is a broad-based inclusive coalition of representatives from different segments of the design and building industry. It work is to: change industry standards,
develop best design practices and guidelines; advocate for green buildings, and develop educational tools to support its members in implementing sustainable design and construction practices.
http://www.cagbc.ca
- Green Building Council of Australia
Australia
The Green Building Council's mission is to develop a sustainable property industry for Australia and drive the adoption of green building practices through market-based solutions. Launched in 2002, the GBCA is a national, not-for-profit organisation that is uniquely supported by both industry and governments across the country.
http://www.gbcaus.org
- Green Building Council of Korea
Korea
While the global cooperative efforts are needed to solve the environmental issues, the application of the environmentally friendly concept has been enlarged to the construction field which is our living space and destructive activities on environment at the same time. Such the buildings for which the environmentally friendly notion is applied from the design stage are being called as the 'Green Building'.
http://www.gbc-korea.co.kr
- Indian Green Building Council
India
CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre is the “ Centre of Excellence ” of the Confederation of Indian Industry for Energy Efficiency, Green Buildings , Renewable Energy, Water, Environment & Recycling and Climate Change activities in India .
The Centre is a joint initiative of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and House of Godrej with the technical support of USAID – an unique model of a successful Public-Private partnership.
http://www.greenbusinesscentre.com
- Institute for the Building Environment and Energy Conservation
Japan
The Japan Sustainable Building Consortium (JSBC) was established in April 2001 as a joint framework between industry, government and academia, under the auspice of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. (Secretariat: The institute for Building Environment and Energy Conservation (IBEC).
http://www.ibec.or.jp
- Natural Resource Defense Council
New York, United States
The materials we use to create our buildings and the energy we consume to keep them comfortable take a tremendous toll on the environment. Since 1989, NRDC has showcased green features, including energy-efficient lighting and appliances and innovative building components.
http://www.nrdc.org
- Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
Washington, D.C. United States
The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) was founded by the major building trade associations in 1980 as the Passive Solar Industries Council. While we continue to be an association of associations committed to high-performance design and construction, we have since changed our name to more accurately reflect the full scope of our efforts.
http://www.sbicouncil.org
- U.S. Green Building Council
United States
The Council is the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
http://www.usgbc.org
- World Green Building Council
International
The World Green Building Council, together with it's members (made up of Green Building Councils from around the world) are committed to achieving this balance.
We are committed to changing the property industry. The property industry is defined as all those who produce, develop, plan, design, build, alter, or maintain the built environment, and includes building materials manufacturers and suppliers as well as clients and end use occupiers.
http://www.worldgbc.org
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