Round up 2: World Green Building Week 2021

Dear GBCs, Partners and green building advocates,

Welcome to the second Round up of World Green Building Week 2021:

Watch the Climate Week NYC interview led by Cristina Gamboa, CEO, WorldGBC
WGBW21 Ambassador, Nigel Topping, UN High-Level Climate Action Champion for COP26, shares his #BuildingResilience message
Leaders across our network share their insights for #BuildingResilience in our #WGBW21 thought leadership series

There’s still time to get involved:

Download our social media kit, join the campaign by using #WGBW21 and #BuildingResilienceand create your own poster using our #BuildingResilience infographic
Register your event to our Global Activity Map

As we draw to the end of our 2021 World Green Building Week, we thank you for your support in what has been an exceptional example of leadership, learning and collaboration.

Cristina Gamboa

CEO, WorldGBC

Climate Week NYC interview

In this session, The Future Of Buildings: From dumb to digital, Cristina Gamboa, CEO, WorldGBC, leads a wide discussion with a panel of experts on the built environment.

Meet our #WGBW21 Ambassadors

WGBW21 Ambassador, Nigel Topping, UN High-Level Climate Action Champion for COP26, shares his powerful #BuildingResilience message.

#WGBW21 Thought Leadership blog series

Throughout the week, leaders across our network have shared their insights for #BuildingResilience in our #WGBW21 thought leadership series, highlighting the role sustainable buildings play in #BuildingResilience to climate change and for people and economies:

How sustainable buildings are #BuildingResilience and driving the Sustainable Development Goals – Cristina Gamboa, CEO, WorldGBC
On the road to COP26, we need ambitious climate action and transparent reporting – Ibrahim Al-Zu’bi, Chief Sustainability Officer at Majid Al Futtaim
How the real estate sector can promote ecosystem collaboration – Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer at City Developments Limited (CDL)
Climate action and humanity’s ‘code red’– Knauf Insulation
Sustainable construction in the face of climate change – BASF
Building with a conscience: stewardship & stakeholder engagement – Edo Rem, Director Marketing Forbo Flooring Systems
Safety + Sustainability = 3 Cs – Signify
We have one decade to act – Multiplex
Decarbonisation: what are you waiting for? – Dave Hopping, CEO, Smart Infrastructure Solutions & Services, Siemens Smart Infrastructure

Europe needs to get tough and switch to LED to meet its emission reduction targets – Neil Pattie, Head of External Communications, Signify.

Become a partner of Build Better Now at the COP26 Built Environment Virtual Pavilion

Together with the UKGBC and over 40+ Delivery Partners, WorldGBC will launch ‘Build Better Now’ at the Built Environment Virtual Pavilion at COP26, which will be an engaging, virtual experience and event series showcasing some of the most innovative design projects from around the world which demonstrate the opportunities for sustainability in the Built Environment.

Build Better Now is a digital showcase and events series that the whole GBC network can utilise to highlight the Built Environment’s role in climate change mitigation throughout the COP26 Conference in November. It provides a valuable platform for member and stakeholder engagement, visualising the opportunities for transformation and convening the many stakeholders required to do so through a diverse series of events.

If you would like to champion ‘Build Better Now’ in your country or find out how it can support your membership and stakeholder engagement around COP26, please contact brooke.penman@ukgbc.org.