Green building council
# Green building council

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).

## List of recognised GBCs

As of December 2020, there were at least 39 nations with established GBCs, 10 recognized as "emerging" members, and others in the development process. As of the end of 2020, there were around 70 GBCs at various stages of development.

The Green Building Council Russia (RuGBC) formed in 2009 and is seeking Emerging Status. Growth in the CIS countries accompanies growth in the number of green construction projects in those countries, that is, those certified to LEED or BREEAM standard.

The 39 established councils are

* Argentina Green Building Council
* 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
* Emirates Green Building Council
* Green Building Council Finland
* 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)
* 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
* Jordan Green Building Council
* Japan Green Building Consortium
* Korea Green Building Council
* Malaysia Green Building Council
* Mexico Green Building Council
* New Zealand Green Building Council
* Pakistan Green Building Council
* Panama Green Building Council
* Peru Green Building Council
* Philippine Green Building Council
* Polish Green Building Council
* Singapore Green Building Council
* Green Building Council of South Africa
* Green Building Council España
* Sweden Green Building Council
* Taiwan Green Building Council
* Turkish Green Building Council
* Romania Green Building Council [ro]
* UK Green Building Council
* U.S. Green Building Council
