Philippine Green Building Council

So we're finally on the bandwagon! The country now has a Green Building Council, which is supposed to be the "largest green building campaign in the country." According to the site description, it is:

a national not-for-profit organization that promotes the sharing of knowledge on green practices to property industry to ensure a sustainable environment. The Council is an alliance of building and construction industry leaders from both the public and private sectors that shall be the non-partisan venue to develop a nationally accepted and recognized green building rating standard. Relevant issues that may affect how a building’s sustainable credentials are to be measured shall be discussed in this forum. The Council shall act as a referee in determining the correctness of the claims of project proponents by developing a national green building rating system. It shall be a consensus driven; third party certification, monitoring and verification system that will enable all property market players to benchmark to a single system, thus leveling the playing field. Businesses will use this mark as a recognizable branding tool that will enable property buyers easily identify buildings that are performing environmentally well.

Visit the website PGBC