Using rating tools to enhance building and city resilience
Event Description
The building and construction sector globally represents a huge contribution to climate change and environmental issues. The sector is responsible for close to 40% of energy-related carbon emissions, plus 40% of virgin raw material use. Decarbonising, restoring our natural environment and enhancing social justice within the sector are key requirements for us to achieve sustainable development.
Building, portfolio, infrastructure and district level rating tools are recognized to be a key pathway in the road to a sustainable built environment. Despite only representing a minority portion of our built environment assets, the dozens of certification tools operated worldwide help to set appropriate levels of ambition for the wider market, and demonstrate leadership and innovation in the sector. Rating tools are run at both national, regional and global level.
Across the WorldGBC global network, over 40 rating tools are administered within the built environment at a range of geographic scales – ensuring the continual development of net zero, healthy, sustainable building and cities that enhance equity and resilience. There are a number of valuable lessons that can be learned from the global rating tool industry, relevant for building codes and policy, public health policy, urban planning and energy and sustainability master planning.
During this webinar, speakers from across the WorldGBC global network will share insights and lessons from their experience with running international rating tools, offering expertise and strategic guidance to all policy makers looking to make a difference to the environmental footprint of their buildings and cities.
Note: WorldGBC acts as a champion for all rating tools in the global network, and is a leading voice for communicating the benefits of green building. WorldGBC has always taken a neutral view towards the rating tools delivered by its member network. WorldGBC does not recommend one tool over another, and has placed trust in its member GBCs to develop quality rating tools that are best suited towards its own market.
Speakers
- Cristina Gamboa, CEO, World Green Building Council
- Lorena Pupo, Technical Specialist, Colombian Green Building Council
- Levan Ekhvaia, Manager for International Certification System, DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council)
- Davina Rooney, Chief Executive Officer, Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA)
- Katherine Hammack, Director of Special Projects, Green Business Certification Inc. (representing USGBC)
Time
7:00 Panama | 8:00 New York | 9:00 Brazil | 14:00 Geneva | 15:00 Nairobi | 19:00 Bangkok | 21:00 Incheon