Belgian Green Building Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Laurence Gacoin, CEO of C-energy, as Vice-President of BGBC.
With extensive experience across the real estate, energy, and sustainable infrastructure sectors, Laurence brings a strong commitment to accelerating the transition towards a more sustainable built environment through collaboration, innovation, and action. Her appointment further strengthens BGBC's leadership at a time when the sector faces unprecedented environmental, economic and societal challenges.
"We are honoured to welcome Laurence to the BGBC presidency," says Gilles Vanvolsem, Director of Belgian Green Building Council. "Her expertise, strategic vision and ability to connect stakeholders across the value chain will be invaluable as we continue to drive the transition towards a sustainable built environment in Belgium."
A shared ambition for a more sustainable built environment
Throughout her career, Laurence has been convinced that meaningful progress can only be achieved through close cooperation between all actors involved in shaping the built environment.
"I have always been convinced that the transition towards a more sustainable built environment can only succeed through close collaboration between the different actors across the value chain."
Joining the BGBC presidency represents an opportunity to contribute directly to that collective ambition. As Vice-President, Laurence aims to foster dialogue between investors, developers, construction companies, end users and public authorities, while helping to accelerate the implementation of practical and value-creating solutions.
Turning challenges into opportunities
The real estate and construction sector is currently facing major challenges. Decarbonising the existing building stock, adapting to evolving European regulations, strengthening material circularity, scaling up sustainable finance and maintaining competitiveness all require collective action.
At the same time, Laurence believes these transformations present unique opportunities for innovation, economic resilience and job creation.
"These transformations represent a tremendous opportunity for innovation, job creation and strengthening the economic resilience of our country."
"I wish to bring a pragmatic and action-oriented vision, fostering dialogue between investors, developers, construction companies, end users and public authorities."
C-energy is the energy transition partner within Cordeel Group, a core founding partner of the Belgian Green Building Council (BGBC). As an independent entity within the group, C-energy enables and accelerates the energy transition through off-balance electrification, valorisation of process and waste heat, and on-site power solutions combining PV, BESS and smart congestion management. Through integrated Energy-as-a-Service models, C-energy designs, finances and operates future-proof low-carbon energy systems for industry, real estate and infrastructure, helping organisations reduce emissions, increase resilience and gain greater control over their energy consumption and costs.