VICTORIA's Building and Plumbing Industry Commissioner Tony Arnel has been elected Chair of the World Green Building Council.
Arner was a founding director and current chair of the Green Building Council of Australia GBCA and has been a member of the WorldGBC Board since 2007.
“It is a challenging and exciting time for the WorldGBC, particularly as evidence mounts about the dire consequences of unabated global warming and climate change and the need for urgent and substantive action.
“We know that the built environment has a pivotal role to play in greenhouse gas abatement, and is capable of delivering carbon emission reductions more readily and more cost-effectively than any other sector,” Arnel said.
The number of Green Building Councils worldwide is now 20, with the admission today of
Arnel paid tribute to his predecessor, Canadian-based Kevin Hydes, whom he said had guided the organisation through a period of rapid growth and heightened interest in the environmental impact of buildings.
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