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World Green Building Council Sets New Goal for Net-Zero Buildings by 2050

July 6, 2016 2121 Views Arol Wolford, Construction manager, Senate Budget Subcommittee, The Council of State Governments, USC

PARIS — The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) announced a new project on June 30 that aims to achieve net-zero building performance by 2050. The project, Advancing Net Zero, will help WorldGBC and Green Building Councils in countries with some of the highest projected growth in building roll out net-zero building certification and training so that these highly-efficient buildings become commonplace over the next 35 years, according to a statement by WorldGBC.

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WorldGBC Searches for New CEO

November 19, 2014 1451 Views Arol Wolford, Eastern U.S., Regina Gallagher Marengo, Senior living, Sharon DeVivo, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

WASHINGTON — The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) is seeking a new CEO. The organization announced in November that its current CEO, Jane Henley, will step down from the role in March 2015.

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Report Finds Green Building Affects Worker Health

October 8, 2014 1583 Views Arol Wolford, Dianne Anderson, e2e Materials, Eastern U.S., Fair Sentencing for Youth, Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, Regional Medical Center, Senior living

WASHINGTON — The design of an office building significantly affects worker health, wellbeing and productivity, according to a new report.

The report, “Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices: The Next Chapter for Green Building,” was released Sept. 24 by the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) in Washington, D.C.