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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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),...

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...

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...

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...