Professional Green Building Council (PGBC)

The Professional Green Building Council | 環保建築專業議會 (PGBC) The PGBC is a non-profit making research and education institute to promote a better sustainable built environment through professional involvement. Its objectives are: (1) to conduct collaborative research and publish research results on local and global developments of green buildings; (2) to organize researches seminars and training courses in green building design and technology; and (3) to advise the government on the formulation, setting up and monitoring of a local green building labeling scheme. The PGBC is constituted as a company by guarantee. It was formed in 2002 by four Founding Members: -The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) -The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) -The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects (HKILA) -The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) The Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) joined in 2005. The following institutes joined as affiliate members in 2022: -The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong -The Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists -The Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management -The Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design