Events 2026
Welcome to our event site! Here you can find information about upcoming events and description of past events.
Mynd: Ástrós Steingrímsdóttir
Upcoming events
GBCI Networking meetings
Networking groups are for all members of GBCI. If you are a member and want to register for a networking group, send us an email at gb@graennibyggd.is
The groups are: Certification, Sustainable infrastructure, LCA, Circular economy and Public procurement (only for employees of public authorities).
Upcoming meetings are advertised here:
Certification: 11.05.2026
Circular economy: 27.05.2026
LCA: 27.05.2026
Circular economy: 24.06.2026
General meeting 2026
22/04/2026
The board of Grænni byggð held its annual general meeting on Wednesday, April 22nd at 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM at HMS, Borgartún 21. All members of Grænni byður have the right to send a representative to the annual general meeting.
Agenda for the annual general meeting:
1. Report of the board on the association's work in the past year.
2. The board's work plan for the next year.
3. The board's budget for the next year.
4. Financial statements.
5. Proposals and amendments to the association's bylaws.
6. Elections of the board of directors.
7. Elections of auditors (cf. Article 9)
8. Other matters.
In addition to the traditional general meeting activities, GBCI staff will give short presentations on exciting projects that GBCI is working on:
Handbook on Reuse
GBCI is working on publishing a handbook on the reuse of over 35 common Icelandic materials and products and information on legal requirements that reused materials and products must meet in order to be approved for use.
Best practices in New European Bauhaus in the Arctic
Presentation of projects that are examples of good ways to build in a sustainable, beautiful and inclusive way in difficult weather and environmental conditions (such as in the Arctic) and were recently recognized by the Bauhaus Goes North project.
Thank you for coming to the general meeting and we look forward to continued work in 2026-2027! Annual report, financial report and annual general meeting notes can be found on the website under Operations and documentation (Rekstur).
Midday meeting: Byggjum fyrir fólk (Build for people)
22/01/2026
Nearly all our time is spent inside or near buildings, making them an essential part of our lives. Lately, the impact of the built environment on our health has garnered increasing attention, and the inquiry into how we can enhance buildings to support our physical and mental well-being has been widely discussed among many in Iceland. At the same time, we also aim to improve the construction's environmental impact. Can these two elements work together?
This and other questions were answered at the event in the Nordic House on Thursday January 22nd at 15:00-16:30.
The moderator opened the event, followed by a short talk from Andri Snær Magnason. Then an introduction to a European initiative aiming to integrate environmental sustainability with the well-being of built environment users - New European Bauhaus - and its potential to address certain challenges we encounter in Iceland.
A panel discussion on the cultural, social, and environmental dimensions of the built environment and how we can combine them followed.
The event garnered a lot of interest and over 200 people attended both in person and online. A recording from the event can be found below.
Agenda:
1. Opening of the event
2. Andri Snær Magnason holds a short introduction.
3. NEB presentation and other presentations
4. Panel.
5. Q&A
6. Meeting summary.
Panelists:
Arnhildur Pálmadóttir, s. ap arkitektar
Elín Þórólfsdóttir, HMS
Halla Helgadóttir, Hönnunarmiðstöð
Páll Jakob Líndal, ENVALYS and HR
Moderator was Anna María Bogadóttir, architect.
Midday meeting: BREEAM New Construction v. 7
20/01/2026
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On September 30, 2025, BREEAM New Construction Version 7 was officially launched, and all new assignments registered from 27 January 2026 will fall under v.7.
GB held a meeting to prepare for the use of the new version with representatives from BRE to introduce the changes and give parties the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers. The meeting was only for GB members. The meeting was well attended and Florence Owens and Alejandro Romero from BRE presented the new focuses of BREEAM v. 7 and many good questions were received from participants.