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Home Performance Index Training, Jun ’26
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  • 09:30 – 11:00
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LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation – June 2026
Carbon Emissions

LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation – June 2026

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What is green building?

While many associate sustainable buildings with energy efficiency, there's much more you can do to make a building greener.

Knowledge Centre

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  • Carbon emissions
  • Circularity
  • Biodiversity
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Climate adaptation & resilience

Certifications

Description of the link list to help users navigate to their destination

  • Home Performance Index
  • Home Performance Pathway
  • Green Building Certifiers
  • All certifications

Tools

Access tools to cut emissions, optimise resources, and create healthier, sustainable spaces, processes and products

IGBC projects

IGBC initiatives driving sustainability and innovation in the built environment

Publications

Key IGBC publications on sustainable building.

Member directory

Check out our network of members

All events

Join IGBC events and webinars to connect, learn, and advance sustainability.

Home Performance Index Training, Jun ’26
Carbon Emissions Health and Wellbeing

Home Performance Index Training, Sept ’26

  • 3 September 2026 – 1 October 2026
  • 09:30 – 11:00
  • Online
Book now
LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation – June 2026
Carbon Emissions

LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation – June 2026

  • 23 June 2026 – 25 June 2026
  • 14:00 – 15:00
  • In-person
Book now

All courses

Grow your green building expertise through our online and blended learning programmes.

Embodied carbon

Embodied Carbon 101

Learn about embodied carbon and GWP-life cycle assessment associated with your building designs.

Book now

Circularity in the Built Environment 101

Learn about applying circular economy principles in practice in the built environment.

Book now

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    • June 2026

    • Wed 24
      LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation – June 2026

      LEED Green Associate Exam Preparation – June 2026

      Featured June 23 @ 2:00 pm - June 25 @ 3:00 pm
      Ready for LEED v5? From May onward, all LEED Green Associate exams are based on LEED v5 – marking a significant shift in how sustainability is assessed in the built environment. One of the biggest changes?Embodied carbon is no longer optional – it’s central. This updated version places greater emphasis on materials, lifecycle impacts, and […]
    • Thu 25
      carbon performance

      IGBC Lunch & Learn: Designing for Decarbonisation – Supporting High‑Performance Project Delivery with EXEED

      Featured June 25 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
      Virtual Event
      Are Your Projects Delivering What You Designed? Across the built environment, sustainability ambition at design stage is high. But in many cases, real-world energy and carbon performance fall short of expectations. This gap between design intent and operational outcomes is one of the biggest challenges facing the industry today. Event Overview This IGBC Lunch & […]
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    • July 2026

    • Wed 8
      Whole Life Cycle Assessment

      IGBC Lunch & Learn: Whole Life Cycle Assessment- From Compliance to Competitive Advantage

      Featured July 8 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
      Virtual Event
      Is your organisation treating Whole Life Cycle Assessment as just a compliance requirement – or as a strategic advantage? As climate regulations tighten and expectations around transparency increase, Whole Life Cycle Assessment (WLCA) is becoming a critical tool for the built environment sector. But leading organisations are going beyond compliance. They are using WLCA to […]
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    • Thu 9

      Carbon in the Built Environment Community of Practice #3

      Featured July 9 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
      We are delighted to invite IGBC members to the third Carbon CoP meeting of 2026, which will focus on innovative approaches to reducing life-cycle carbon emissions from around the world.
    • Thu 23
      Smart Buildings

      IGBC Lunch & Learn: Why Smart Buildings Don’t Always Deliver Energy Savings – and How to Fix It

      Featured July 23 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
      Virtual Event
      Are your “smart buildings” actually wasting energy? Smart technologies promise lower energy use, better performance, and measurable ROI. Yet many buildings packed with advanced systems continue to underperform. Why? Because the real issue is rarely the technology itself.It’s the gap between design intent and operational reality. This 60-minute Lunch & Learn will explore why smart […]
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    • September 2026

    • Thu 3
      Home Performance Index Training, Jun ’26

      Home Performance Index Training, Sept ’26

      Featured September 3 @ 9:30 am - October 1 @ 11:00 am
      Virtual Event
      HPI Training HPI General (€250 members/€375 non-members *) September 2026 Session 1 – 90 minutes of videos to be viewed from Monday 1st of September until Wednesday 02nd of September Webinar 1 | 9:30 – 10:00 | Thursday 03rd of September Session 2 – 90 minutes of videos to be viewed from Monday 07th of […]
    • Wed 16

      Accelerating to Zero Together

      Featured September 16 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
      Mott MacDonald River House, 48-60 High Street,, Belfast, BT1 2BE, United Kingdom
      This in-person evening session brings together professionals from across the island to explore opportunities, and practical pathways for delivering more sustainable, low-carbon buildings and infrastructure.
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