WORLD GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

Facilitating the transition of the building industry to operate in a way that balances Social, Environmental and Economic demands to deliver long term value.

Paul King, CEO UK-GBC, Chair Europe Network

Carbon Emissions in Buildings

•countries will not meet emission reduction targets unless energy efficiency gains in the building sector are implemented

• failure to act now on energy-efficiency and low-carbon technologies will lock in detrimental energy and carbon impacts for decades

GHG Mitigation PotentialThe building sector has significantly higher potential to mitigate GHG

emissions than any other sector, cost effectively.

• more than 100 million people employed worldwide• contributes more than 10% of global gross domestic product

Global Construction Output 2009$7.5 trillion

source: Global Construction Perspectives and Oxford Economics; University of reading (roger Flanagan and carol Jewell)

Approx. 30,000 companies actively involved and members of Green Building Councils around the world

Green Building Councils• Facilitate business/industry leadership for sustainability

– Create and build markets for green building

– Across the building life-cycle & value chain

• Provide the tools and frameworks for business opportunity

– labeling of green buildings (e.g. BREEAM, LEED, DGNB)

– education and capacity building

• Influence government policy and regulation

– create the conditions for markets to flourish

– stimulate economic recovery/growth & jobs

– cut carbon emissions & other negative impacts

The Emerging Business Case• Risk

– Minimise future regulatory risk

– Carbon reduction targets

– EU standards for LCA

– Product & building labeling

• Reputation

– Investor RPI

– Attraction of best talent

– Client brand value

– Planning consents

The Emerging Business Case cont’d• Reward

– Supply chain productivity improvement

– Productivity increases up to 10%

– ROI up to 7%

– Lower operating costs for waste, energy etc.

– New markets, e.g. refurbishment

• Right thing to do

– GHG Emission reduction potential

– Better quality buildings

– Highest whole life value at lowest whole life cost

Growth of Rating Tools

• BREEAM launched in 1990 -295,000 buildings certified, over 1M registered

• LEED launched in 1993 –35,000 buildings certified or registered

• DGNB launched 2007 – 140 certified projects

2010 Trends

Source: Johnson Controls Survey 2010

World Green Building Council• Champions the GBC model and provides resources for

countries to establish national GBCs

• Creates networking and knowledge transfer opportunities

• Establishing Regional Networks to enhance collaboration and impact

• Produces reports to communicate our impact and progress

• Be the common voice of GBCs at international meetings and negotiations - to become more than the sum of our parts

Growth of Green Building Councils

GBC Network 2008

GBC Network 2009

GBC Network 2010

Regional Networks 2011

Overview of Councils 2011NOVEMBER 30, 2010 Established GBCs Emerging GBCs Prospective GBCs Associated Groups Total

Africa SOUTH AFRICA (2008)KENYAMAURITIUSNIGERIA

BOTSWANAGHANA 6

Americas

ARGENTINA (2009)BRAZIL (2007)CANADA (2002)COLOMBIA (2009)MEXICO (2005)USA (1993)

PERU

DOMINICAN REPCOSTA RICACHILEGUATEMALAPANAMAURUGUAY

BAHAMASBOLIVIACAYMAN ISLANDSECUADOREL SALVADORPARAGUAYVENEZUELA

20

Asia Pacific

AUSTRALIA (2002)INDIA (2001)JAPAN (2001)NEW ZEALAND (2006)SINGAPORE (2010)TAIWAN (2004)

INDONESIA

HONG KONGMALAYSIAPHILIPPINESSOUTH KOREASRI LANKA

CHINAPAKISTANTHAILANDVIETNAM

16

Europe

DUTCH (2010)GERMANY (2007)POLAND (2010)ROMANIA (2009)SPAIN (2010)UNITED KINGDOM (2007)

FRANCEHUNGARY ISRAELITALYSWEDENTURKEY

AUSTRIABULGARIACROATIAFINLANDGREECE RUSSIASERBIASLOVENIA SWITZERLAND

ALBANIABELGIUM CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARKGEORGIAIRELANDMONTENEGRO NORWAY

29

MENAMiddle East & Northern Africa

EMIRATES (2006) JORDAN

MOROCCOPALESTINEQATARSAUDI ARABIA

EGYPTKUWAITOMANSYRIATUNISIA

11

Total 20 9 27 26 82

Established GBCs

Emerging GBCs

Prospective GBCs

Associated Groups

Asia Pacific Regional Network

Established GBCs

Emerging GBCs

Prospective GBCs

Associated Groups

Africa Regional Network

Americas Regional Network

Established GBCs

Emerging GBCs

Prospective GBCs

Associated Groups

Middle East & North Africa Regional Network

Established GBCs

Emerging GBCs

Prospective GBCs

Associated Groups

Established GBCs

Emerging GBCs

Prospective GBCs

Associated Groups

Europe Regional Network

Established

Germany

Netherlands

Poland

Romania

Spain

United Kingdom

Emerging

France

Hungary

Israel

Italy

Sweden

Turkey

Prospective

Austria

Bulgaria

Croatia

Finland

Greece

Russian Federation

Serbia

Slovenia

Switzerland

Associated Group

Albania

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Georgia

Ireland

Montenegro

Norway

Europe Regional Network

Europe Regional GBC Network

• Drive the transition to a sustainable built environment• Demonstrate the value of green building to meet government

priorities (e.g. job creation, economic recovery, energy security, carbon reductions)

• Working with the European Commission to influence policy• Pan-European education & training opportunities• Regional networking events

Europe Regional Network

• Visit the Europe Network booth @ UK-GBC stand at Ecobuild 1-3rd March

• Quarterly Network meetings

– London 4th March

– Barcelona , 20th

May

– Sept & Nov tbc

www.worldgbc.org

WORLD GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

Join your local Green Building Council