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BUILDING GREEN 2019

Green Building Conference 16 October 2019

Radisson Blu Cebu, Philippines Building Green 2019, the annual green building conference of the Philippine Green Building Council is happening at the Queen City of the South on the 16th of October 2019 at Radisson Blu Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines. The Building Green Conference is the annual gathering of leaders from the Philippines’ building and construction industry to a meaningful and productive dialogue with green building colleagues in the public and private sector. The latest and relevant concepts, technology and best practices from local and international scene, as well as existing and upcoming policies on financing, procurement and governance that advances sustainable and greener environments are highlighted during Building Green. The theme for this year’s Building Green conference is “REthink. REact. REshape. Green Leap to Net Zero.” The conference will gather the best minds in industry and will feature green building projects, strategies, best practice, programs and policy drivers for green growth in the built environment. The conference has four (4) plenary sessions: Local actions on green building; National Programs on Sustainability; WorldGBC Asia Pacific Network (WorldGBC-APN) Regional Perspective; and Solutions for Green Buildings. Building Green 2019 is happening back-to-back with the Meeting of Leaders from the WorldGBC-APN happening from October 14 to 15 at the Shangri-La Mactan Cebu, and the green building tour at Cebu on October 15. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS WEDNESDAY, October 16 Session 1: Local Perspective will feature green building projects and initiatives from Cebu Green Building Leaders in the private and public sector. Discussions in the panel will include examples of green building projects, strategies and best practice of Cebu green builders, as well as the Mandaue City green building program. Session 2: National Programs on Sustainability will focus on green programs and actions of the government. Discussions in the panel will range from policy to initiatives, including a focus on the Energy Efficiency Act, Government Green Procurement, Climate Change, Sustainable Communities, and Incentives on the Green Jobs Act. Session 3: WorldGBC Asia Pacific Network (WorldGBC-APN) Regional Perspective will highlight examples of initiatives and best practice from green building leaders from the national green building councils from the WorldGBC-APN. Listen as

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they share their country experiences and learn from actions and programs that helped shape their respective green building markets. Session 4: Solutions for Green Buildings will feature latest building materials, products, and technologies that help shape the market today. Discover latest market innovations that may contribute to building better and greener places for the people and environment. Be there as the Philippine Green Building Council launches the latest version of the BERDE Green Building Rating System—BERDE version 3.0.0. at Building Green 2019. BERDE version 3.0.0. is to encourage the development and certification of more green building projects in the country. OTHER EVENTS Meeting of WorldGBC-APN Leaders 14 to 15 October 2019 Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu, Philippines (by invitation only) Cebu Green Building Tour October 2019, 1:00pm to 5:00pm Tour Sites: 1. Mandani Bay, Mandaue City 2. Cebu Exchange Tower, Cebu City 3. Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Lapu Lapu City (open to the public; limited seats) LGU Briefing on Green Building 17 October 2019, AM Hosted by City of Mandaue Mandaue City Hall of Fame (Open to LGU participants to the BG19 Conference; Maximum 2 per LGU; limited seats) BERDE Professionals Basic Training Course & Qualifying Exams 17 to 19 October 2019 Venue to be announced (open to the public; limited seats) FOR MORE INFORMATON AND TO REGISTER: Contact the PHILGBC National Secretariat at +63.2 815-9301 or email BG19@philgbc.org for information on how to support BG19, registration details, and the other PHILGBC events happening in Cebu.

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ABOUT PHILGBC AND BERDE The Philippine Green Building Council (PHILGBC) is a national non-stock, non-profit organization that promotes sharing of knowledge on green building best practices to the industry to ensure a sustainable environment. PHILGBC represents more than 300 corporations and hundreds of individuals working together in the promotion of green buildings in the Philippines. PHILGBC is a member of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), and a member organization of the International Initiative for the Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE). PHILGBC is an established member of the World Green Building Council, a network of over 70 national green building councils operating globally for the promotion of sustainability and green building. BERDE (or Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence) green building rating system is one of the priority programs of the PHILGBC. BERDE guides people in identifying structures that are built with the environment and the people in mind. BERDE measures how a building performs above and beyond existing national and local building and environmental laws, regulations, and mandatory standards. The development process of BERDE is guided by internationally recognized methodologies for developing standards, and by the Quality Assurance Guide for Green Building Rating Tools (WorldGBC, 2015). BERDE is recognized as the National Voluntary Green Building Rating System by the Philippine government, through the Department of Energy (DOE).