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Take The Step Toward Becoming A LEED Green Associate
Continue readingToday, the role and significance of sustainability within the built environment is becoming more prominent. Whilst many industries and sectors around the world produce waste, the global building and construction industry has become one of its largest producers of greenhouse gases (GHG), shown to be a significant driver of climate change. These gases are produced […]
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Driving Energy Efficiency Through Sustainably Designed and Constructed Buildings
Continue readingWithin the past decade, energy has emerged as a global issue and a priority for governments and organizations around the world, particularly as unsustainable energy supplies and increasing demands will have serious implications for everything from household budgets to international relations. Here at home, economists have warned that the country should not expect any significant […]
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Adapting To Climate Change
Continue readingClimate change is presenting a number of unique challenges for countries, regions, and communities around the world. With increased incidences of extreme weather, flooding, fires, heat waves, storms, and drought, there are often daily reminders that the problem is getting worse. Or at minimum, things are changing drastically in our time. These events are already […]
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New Leaders Elected to the Council’s Executive
Continue readingThe past year presented many challenges for all of us, but it has also proven our resilience. For a little over a year, the organization was limited in both its visibility and functionality. Several members of the Board of the Directors resigned for personal and professional reasons, leaving an Interim Board in place to ensure […]
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Executive Committee Nominees
Continue readingFounded in 2010, the Trinidad and Tobago Green Building Council is a member-driven organization and the most significant advocate of sustainable design in Trinidad & Tobago. Our mission is to transform the way our country’s buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated, thereby enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that […]
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Green Building Lighting
Continue readingWritten by Khaleel Ali (Manager, Regional Business Development)
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Getting Ready for Electric Vehicle Charging in New Building Designs
Continue readingAre we Ready for Electric Vehicle Charging in New and Existing Buildings? The wave is coming. By 2040 it is expected that over 55% of vehicles worldwide will be electric. BMW has said that by 2023, they will have more than 25 electric models, Volkswagen will have over 27 by 2022, and Volvo will have […]