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Minnesota reinforces commitment to sustainable data center growth through inclusion of green building certification for tax incentives
Portland, Ore. – June 25, 2025 - The Green Building Initiative (GBI) applauds the state of Minnesota for the extension of its Data Center Program and inclusion of environmental and energy regulatory requirements, effective June 30, 2025. The program continues to encourage data center investment, while implementing environmental requirements to hold data centers accountable to ...
Read MoreGBI Launches Green Globes Data Center Campus Certification Alongside Compass Datacenters for Sustainable Digital Infrastructure
Portland, Ore. - May 28, 2025 – Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the release of the Green Globes Data Center Campus Certification, tailored to the unique operational and infrastructure demands of data center campuses. The innovative offering provides data center owners and operators with a streamlined, efficient, and cost-effective way to assess and certify the ...
Read MoreGBI Launches 2024 Impact Report During Earth Week; Honors Colorado Mesa University’s Asteria Theatre as Green Globes Project of the Year
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to share its third annual Impact Report and recognize the Green Globes® Project of the Year award winners during the fifty-fifth anniversary of Earth Week. The 2024 Impact Report highlights organizational and community achievements in 2024 - GBI’s twentieth and most transformative year. GBI announced ...
Read MoreGBI’s Green Globes & Green Globes Journey to Net Zero Certifications Provide Access to CIRRUS C-PACE Financing for Commercial Real Estate
Portland, Ore. - April 10, 2025 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the inclusion of both Green Globes® and Green Globes Journey to Net Zero™ certification systems in PACE Equity’s CIRRUS C-PACE program. Projects achieving Green Globes for New Construction certification or Green Globes Journey to Net Zero Recognized or Certified status for new, ...
Read MoreU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Expands Options for Residential Care Facilities to Use GBI’s Green Globes Certification
Portland, Ore.- February 20, 2025 – The Green Building Initiative, Inc. (GBI) is pleased to announce that GBI’s Green Globes Residential Care for Existing Buildings certification can now be used on a case-by-case basis for Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) and Board & Care (B&C) projects with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Lean ...
Read MoreGBI Commends State of Maryland for Inclusion of Green Globes, Sustainability Requirements in 2025 Maryland Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP)
Portland, Ore.- February 10, 2025 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) congratulates Governor Wes Moore and Maryland leaders on the finalization of the 2025 Maryland Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) on February 6. As part of its requirements, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will award points for sustainable design and operations features. GBI’s ...
Read MoreGBI Elects Alison Hoagland as Chair of the Board of Directors
Portland, Ore. - January 23, 2025- The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to announce the election of Alison Hoagland, principal at Mackenzie, as chair of its board of directors. New and returning officers, as well as three new directors, were also elected effective December 2024. “Sustainability has been a root passion throughout my career, and ...
Read MoreGBI Unveils Green Globes Journey to Net Zero™ Assessment & Certification for Commercial & Multifamily Real Estate
GBI adds Green Globes Journey to Net Zero™ to its assessment and third-party certification suite as a scalable solution to decarbonize the built environment. Portland, Ore., January 15, 2025 - The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the release of Green Globes® Journey to Net Zero™ (JNZ), the latest addition to GBI’s suite of third-party sustainability building ...
Read MoreGreen Building Initiative Applauds Michigan Sustainable Data Center Growth and Operation Law
January 7, 2025 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) congratulates Michigan leaders on the finalization of Senate Bill 237 as a Public Act on December 30, 2024. The new law continues Michigan’s commitment to supporting critical data center growth, while holding data center projects accountable to community sustainability priorities. As part of its requirements, the ...
Read MoreGBI Announces Third Public Input Period for Green Globes Journey to Net Zero Certification Program
December 10, 2024 - GBI's Green Globes Journey to Net Zero (JNZ) supports the pursuit of decarbonization by buildings, projects, tenant spaces, and portfolios by providing benchmarking, third-party review of progress, and certification. Following a pilot with nearly 180 buildings, GBI’s Green Globes JNZ program methodology has been refined and members of the public are ...
Read MoreGreen Building Initiative Seats Consensus Body for Latest Revisions to Green Globes ANSI Standards for New Construction (NC) and Existing Buildings (EB)
November 22, 2024 - The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced today that it has reseated consensus bodies to revise ANSI-GBI 01-2024: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Design, New Construction, and Major Renovations and ANSI/GBI 02-2023: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Existing Buildings. Both standards are under continuous maintenance through its American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ...
Read MoreGBI Announces Class of 2024 Green Globes and Guiding Principles Compliance Fellows
November 19, 2024 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) celebrates the recognition of ten individuals with distinctions of Green Globes Fellow (GGF) and Guiding Principles Compliance Fellow (GPCF). GBI’s Fellow program, introduced in 2021, recognizes those who have demonstrated outstanding success in the improvement of the built environment through GBI’s Green Globes certification and/or ...
Read MoreGBI Releases Updated Green Globes for Core & Shell (CS) and Green Globes for Sustainable Interiors (SI) Certification Programs
Portland, Ore., November 12, 2024 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the release of updated certification programs, Green Globes for Core & Shell 2024 and Green Globes for Sustainable Interiors 2024. Both programs were informed by GBI’s ANSI standard (ANSI/GBI 01-2024: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Design, New Construction, and Major Renovations). Project teams ...
Read MoreGreen Building Groups Affirm Support for Zero Emissions Buildings
September 25, 2024 - Nine leading green building and energy efficiency certification organizations in the U.S. announced that they will embed, align or exceed the recently finalized National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building in their certifications. The announcement coincides with Climate Week in New York City to bring more attention to the importance of ...
Read MoreGreen Globes for New Construction 2024 Achieves Approval as American National Standard
Portland, Ore., August 29, 2024 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the approval of ANSI/GBI 01-2024: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Design, New Construction, and Major Renovations by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on August 19, 2024. Following ANSI approval, GBI’s Board of Directors voted unanimously on August 20, 2024, to approve and ...
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