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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...

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...

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...

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-40^th District) and signed by Governor Northam on March 31,...

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.

Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced the NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Building 4221 as the 2020 Green Globes Project of the Year in a virtual awards ceremony yesterday on Earth Day. The project earned a Three Green Globes rating...

MEDIA CONTACT: Vicki Worden, GBI President & CEO, 202.841.2999, vicki@thegbi.org

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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...