GBI’s Annual Impact Report
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Who we are.
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is an international organization with a vision that supports making sustainable, healthy, and resilient buildings available to all. GBI accelerates the accessibility of sustainability assessment and certification through delivery of science- and consensus-based standards that are applicable to all types of commercial real estate at every lifecycle stage.
Why we’re here. By 2060…
By 2060, we are set to experience the largest wave in building and infrastructure growth in human history. It is predicted that 2.6 trillion SF of space is going to be added to the world’s building stock, which equates to building a New York City every month for the next 40 years. That is in addition to the 80% of today’s building stock that will still be standing in 2060.
User-friendly Tools. Aspirational Goals.
It is imperative that we evaluate existing buildings and future design and construction to increase efficiency, improve occupant wellness, and mitigate risk. GBI makes aspirational goals achievable through user-friendly tools built upon comprehensive standards and supported by outstanding staff and expert assessors. As a nonprofit community, we are educators and coaches first, supporting performance improvement of all buildings.
Multistakeholder Board + Principles
The Green Building Initiative is governed by a multi-stakeholder board of directors featuring building owners, architects, engineers, consultants, academics, and members of industry, NGOs, manufacturers, and service providers.
Transparent + Equitable Practices
We believe that investing in our people leads to a more engaged, skilled, and successful team, benefiting both individuals and the organization. As a fully remote operation, GBI benefits from access to a wide candidate pool and breadth of talent.
Green Globes® is our science-based, whole building certification that evaluates the sustainability, health & wellness, and resilience of all commercial real estate.
GBI’s Journey to Net Zero™ helps cut carbon and energy use in buildings by giving owners tools to evaluate performance, track progress, and make smart changes.
GBI Members
Corporations, non-profits, government agencies, and other market leaders convene as GBI Members with a common bond:
they support GBI’s commitment to development and delivery of rigorous yet accessible standards and resources to improve the sustainability, health & wellness, and resilience of the built environment.
Organizational and individual members support GBI’s multifaceted approach to green buildings.
Their contributions fund advocacy to promote a sustainable built environment from small towns to the global scale and everywhere in between. GBI and its members support achievement of sustainability and decarbonization goals; comprehensive standards development efforts that promote transparency, consensus, due process, inclusivity, and equity; and investment in future leaders through advancement of assessment, education, and credentialing programs.
Organizational and individual members support GBI’s multifaceted approach to green buildings.
Their contributions fund advocacy to promote a sustainable built environment from small towns to the global scale and everywhere in between. GBI and its members support achievement of sustainability and decarbonization goals; comprehensive standards development efforts that promote transparency, consensus, due process, inclusivity, and equity, ; and investment in future leaders through advancement of assessment, education, and credentialing programs.
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