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...
May 21, 2021
GBI Announces the First Public Comment Period for Green Globes for Existing Buildings 2021
MEDIA CONTACT: Emily Marx, GBI Senior Manager of Standards and Program Support, 503-274-0448 x103, emarx@thegbi.org
Portland, Ore. – Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to announce that the first comment period is open through July 5 on GBI’s Green Globes® for Existing Buildings 2021 or, the draft standard titled BSR/GBI 02-202x, Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Existing Buildings. The draft standard supports assessment of sustainability, health and wellness, and...
May 20, 2021
Dual Certification Now Easier Using GBI’s Green Globes & IWBI’s WELL v2 and WELL Community Standard
MEDIA CONTACT: Emily Bowers, Director, State & Local Engagement, ebowers@thegbi.org, (678) 457-6747
Green Globes® meets the criteria outlined by the certified building requirements of WELL v2 Feature I05
Portland, Ore. – Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to announce the inclusion of Green Globes® in the International Well Building Institute’s (IWBI) list of green building rating systems that have been evaluated and found to meet the criteria outlined by the...
May 12, 2021
Virginia Implements High Performance Buildings Act for New Construction & Renovation
MEDIA CONTACT: Vicki Worden, President & CEO, vicki@thegbi.org, (202) 841-2999
Green Globes® listed as a “High performance building certification program” under Virginia’s HB 2001, signed by Governor Northam on March 31, 2021
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to announce the inclusion of Green Globes in Virginia’s High Performance Building Act, sponsored by Delegate Dan Helmer (D-40th District) and signed by Governor Northam on March 31,...
April 22, 2021
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Building 4221 Named 2020 Green Globes Project of the Year
MEDIA CONTACT: Megan Baker, Sr. Director of Engagement, megan@thegbi.org, (971) 256-7174
GBI Announces 2020 Green Globes Project of the Year, Runner Up and Honorable Mentions in Virtual Awards Ceremony on Earth Day.
April 1, 2021
Green Building Initiative Seats ANSI Consensus Body for New Standard on Existing Buildings
MEDIA CONTACT: Vicki Worden, GBI President & CEO, 202.841.2999, vicki@thegbi.org
GBI and the Existing Buildings Consensus Body will develop BSR/GBI 02-202x, Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Existing Buildings (new standard)
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced today that it has seated a Consensus Body for Existing Buildings for its American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved consensus process that will develop BSR/GBI 02-202x, Green Globes...