The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) ?Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards?, showcases the businesses and innovators breaking ground for sustainable buildings.
WorldGBC recognizes the increasingly important role that women have to play as sustainability champions and is proud that almost half of the CEOs from its 40 Established Green Building Councils are women. One of this year?s categories, Women in Green Building Leadership Award ? designed with the support of WorldGBC?s regional partner, AkzoNobel, celebrates the inspiring female leaders from the movement.
In a traditionally male-dominated industry, the Women in Green Building Leadership Award represents a significant step to encourage women and diversity in leadership. Ye Qing, winner of the Women in Green Building Leadership Award, is a renowned green building leader from China. She is acknowledged for her 20 years? service as an ardent advocate for sustainability in the built environment. As President at the Shenzhen Institute of Building Research (IBR), Ye Qing has driven the design of over 60 million square metres of green buildings, and the planning of 6,000 square kilometres of green cities in China.
In 2005, Ye Qing initiated Shared Design, a methodology to bring the project owner and design team together to ensure a balance between people, nature, buildings and cities. Shared Design has now been incorporated into national standards, following its proven impact. In 2019 Ye Qing also helped to ...