` SUSTAINABLE BUILDING COUNCIL
A sustainable building council (SBC) is any national non-profit, non-government organization that is part of a global network recognized by the World Sustainable Building Council. A Sustainable building council’s goal is to promote a transformation of the built environment towards one that is sustainable (buildings and cities that are environmentally sensitive, economically viable, socially just and culturally significant).
As of December 2020, there were at least 39 nations with established SBCs, 10 recognized as “emerging” members, and others in the development
process. As of the end of 2020, there were around 70 SBCs at various stages of development.
Some information about the world SBC countries is:
- ARGENTINA: Argentina Sustainable Building Council (ASBC) has become a significant sustainability reference organisation to collaborate with on the regeneration of buildings, cities and communities, in a way that safeguards the health and vitality of all species for the benefit of present and of future generations. ASBC implements sustainability strategies that enrich our community with economic and cultural benefits, attained through environmental
- De-carbonisation: Argentina is the world eighth largest country by size and the third largest economy in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico. Argentina’s co2 emissions totalled around 430 MtCO2eq in 2012 or around 1% of global greenhouse Total CO2 emissions per capita in 2010 were slightly below the OECD average at 11 tonnes.
Although the absolute level of greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina does not rank it among the top-emitting countries, its level of per capita emissions (8.35 CO2eq/per capita by 2016, following 3rd BUR Argentina Government (2019)) places it in a medium to high rank at the global scale. Similarly, emissions per
