April 22, 2022
GBI Names VA Boston Healthcare System Research Service 2021 Green Globes Project of the Year
MEDIA CONTACT | Megan Baker, Sr. Director of Engagement, megan@thegbi.org, (971) 256-7174
GBI announces the 2021 Green Globes Project of the Year, Runner Up, and Honorable Mentions in Virtual Awards Ceremony on Earth Day 2022.
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced the VA Boston Healthcare System Research Service as the 2021 Green Globes Project of the year in a virtual awards ceremony on Friday, April 22 in honor of Earth Day. The Sustainable Interiors...
January 27, 2022
GBI’s Green Globes® Certification Named in Fairfax County’s Green Building Recognition Program
MEDIA CONTACT | Megan Baker, Sr. Director of Engagement, megan@thegbi.org, (971) 256-7174
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative, Inc. (GBI) is pleased to announce the inclusion of Green Globes® certification in Fairfax County, Virginia's Green Building Recognition Program. Launched by the Department of Land Development Services (LDS), this voluntary program recognizes designers and contractors who include sustainability elements into new construction...
January 21, 2022
GBI’s 2021 Year-End Community Update
Dear GBI Community,
As we head into a new year, I’m gratified knowing that our community is working diligently to mitigate climate change by reducing emissions, resource consumption, and waste in design and operations of the buildings within our sphere of influence. To focus our commitment, our Board approved and updated GBI’s mission to better reflect our primary goal, “to reduce climate impacts by improving the built environment through education, standards,...
January 19, 2022
Green Building Initiative Announces Election of Kathy Loftus as Chair of the Board of Directors
MEDIA CONTACT | Megan Baker, Sr. Director of Engagement, megan@thegbi.org, (971) 256-7174
Membership elects Loftus, four new Officers, and five new Directors to GBI’s Board.
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative, Inc. (GBI) is pleased to announce the election of Kathy Loftus, Vice President of Business Development at e2s building performance, as Chair of its Board of Directors. Four new officers and five new directors were also named to the board during...
December 21, 2021
Green Globes Certification for EV Manufacturing Facilities Included in Illinois REV Act
MEDIA CONTACT | Megan Baker, Sr. Director of Engagement, megan@thegbi.org, (971) 256-7174
GBI’s Green Globes Certification for EV Manufacturing Facilities Included in Illinois Reimagining Electric Vehicles Act
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative, Inc. (GBI) applauds Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s November signing of the Reimagining Electrical Vehicles Act (or “REV Act”) into law.
The REV Act is targeted to reduce carbon emissions by strengthening incentives...
November 11, 2021
GBI Announces Inaugural Class of Green Globes and Guiding Principles Compliance Fellows
MEDIA CONTACT | Megan Baker, Sr. Director, Engagement, (971) 256-7174
GBI Announces Inaugural Class of Green Globes and Guiding Principles Compliance Fellows
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) celebrates the recognition of twenty-one individuals from the United States and Canada 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...
November 2, 2021
State of Georgia’s 2022 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) Adopts Green Globes Multifamily Requirements
Media Contact: Megan Baker, Sr. Director, Engagement, (971) 256-7174
State of Georgia’s 2022 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) Adopts Green Globes Multifamily for Sustainable Building Certification Requirements
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to announce the inclusion of Green Globes Multifamily for New Construction and Green Globes Multifamily for Existing Buildings certification in the State of Georgia’s 2022 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP),...
October 18, 2021
Green Globes for New Construction 2021 Achieves Approval as American National Standard
MEDIA CONTACT | Megan Baker, Sr. Director, Engagement, (971) 256-7174
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the approval of ANSI/GBI 01-2021: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Design, New Construction, and Major Renovations by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on September 3, 2021. Following ANSI approval, GBI’s Board of Directors voted unanimously on September 27, 2021, to approve and publish ANSI-GBI 01-2021, also known as Green...
July 20, 2021
Green Globes® Multifamily Certification Helping Projects Achieve Preferential Financing
MEDIA CONTACTS
Kate Callahan, Sr. Manager, Client Services & Engagement, kate@thegbi.org, (971) 256-7168
David Thompson, Sr. Manager, Sustainable Asset Management, david@multi.green, (702) 990-3358
Lenders and government programs are incentivizing developers to build responsibly
Portland, Ore. – As multifamily housing continues to be one of the fastest growing areas in commercial real estate, the Green Building Initiative’s (GBI’s) Green Globes® building certification...
June 15, 2021
NIBS Survey: 65 Percent of Built Environment Employees Say It’s Important to Increase Diversity
MEDIA CONTACT: Emily Bowers, Director, State & Local Engagement, ebowers@thegbi.org, (678) 457-6747
GBI’s community of members and stakeholders took part in the National Institute of Building Sciences social equity survey
Portland, Ore. – Around two-thirds (65%) of employees have indicated that it is important or extremely important to increase the diversity of the built environment, according to the 2021 Built Environment Social Equity Survey of the National Institute of...