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Global WorldGBC spotlights female leader driving Asia Pacific’s sustainable building movement
Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards The biennial World Green Building Council (WorldGBC)’s Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards showcase businesses and innovators breaking ground for sustainable buildings. One of this year’s categories, Women in Green Building Leadership Award, celebrates the inspiring female leaders from the movement.
An independent panel of judges assessed nominations from the Asia Pacific Green Building Councils. On 3 December 2020, the winners in the following categories were announced.
Women in Green Building Leadership Award In a traditionally male-dominated industry, this award represents a significant step to encourage women and diversity in leadership. WorldGBC recognises the increasingly important role that women have to play as sustainability champions and is proud that almost half of the CEOs from its 40 established Green Building Councils are women.
Ye Qing, winner of the Women in Green Building Leadership Award, is a renowned Green building leader from China. She is acknowledged for her 20 years’ service as an ardent advocate for sustainability in the built environment. As president at the Shenzhen Institute of Building Research (IBR), Ye Qing has driven the design of over 60 million square metres of Green buildings, and the planning of 6,000 square kilometres of Green cities in China.
• Winner (Institutional): Chai Wan Campus for the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) by Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong): This is a campus designed as a vertical community-centric Green space. This project is also a merit recipient of the FuturArc Green Leadership Award 2019. Read more about its design in the FuturArc Q2 2019 issue.
• Winner (Commercial): Paramit, Factory in the Forest by Paramit Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Malaysia): This is a case study of an industrial biophilic design that integrates nature with complex climate-control systems. This project is also a winner in the Commercial category of the FuturArc Green Leadership Award 2018. Read more about its design in the FuturArc Mar-Apr 2017 issue.
Special Recognition for Advancing Net Zero
Arthaland Corporation (Philippines) has clinched this award with its net-zero carbon building, Arthaland Century Pacific Tower. Read more about this project with LEED Platinum rating on page 46 of this issue of FuturArc on Energy.
2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction
Building sector emissions hit record high, but low-carbon pandemic recovery can help transform sector
Emissions level from the operation of buildings hit their highest ever in 2019, moving the sector further away from fulfilling its huge potential to slow climate change and contribute significantly to the goals of the Paris Agreement, according to the fifth edition of this annual UN report that was released on 3 September 2020.
The sector is far from being on track for decarbonisation, notwithstanding the effects of COVID-19
The 2020 Global Status Report (GSR) for Buildings and Construction, from the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), found that while global building energy consumption remained steady
Ye Qing
In 2005, Ye Qing initiated Shared Design, a methodology to bring the project owner and design team together to ensure a balance between people, nature, buildings and cities. Shared Design has now been incorporated into national standards, following its proven impact. In 2019, she also helped to develop the China Assessment Standard for Green Building.
Ye Qing shared, “Women have a natural affinity with Green buildings. Green means nature and embodies our living world, our Mother Earth. Women are an icon for all life and love. With the symbiosis and sustainability in nature, women can instil the essence of love in the development of Green building. So as global society recognises the importance of Green buildings to protect our world, it is also a fitting platform for the promotion of diversity, gender equality, and for women’s social status and career development.”
Business Leadership in Sustainability Award Winner: Cundall (Australia): Cundall is awarded for its commitment in reducing its impact on the planet by developing a sustainability policy with excellent targets and action plans, from zero carbon energy to ethics and equity.
Leadership in Sustainable Design and Performance Award • Winner (Residential): CoEvolve Northern Star by CoEvolve Estates (India): This is the highest rated Green building in the state of Karnataka, India.
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Infographics courtesy of 2020 GSR for Buildings and Construction
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