Green Globes Distinction
The Health & Wellness and Resilience Distinctions for Green Globes assess achievements targeting occupant well-being and resilient design and operations.
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Transform your building’s impact on climate and society with GBI’s trusted third-party assessment and certification programs.
Why Certify?
Good for Business & the Planet
Certified buildings follow a roadmap to achieve lower energy and water bills, reduced emissions, optimized health and wellness benefits, and minimized waste. Demonstrating a strong commitment to climate and society helps you attract and retain occupants, create value for stakeholders, and unlock financial incentives.
Green Globes® is a science-based, three-in-one whole building certification system that evaluates the environmental sustainability, health & wellness, and resilience of commercial real estate.
GBI’s Journey to Net Zero™ decarbonizes the built environment by empowering commercial real estate owners to evaluate performance and implement impactful change using a science-based approach.
GBI’s Guiding Principles Compliance (GPC) program evaluates U.S. government buildings against federal requirements.
Market Incentives for Certification
Unlock valuable tax incentives for your project through Green Globes certification. Learn more about which incentives align with your goals.
Member Benefits
GBI membership unlocks project registration discounts, complimentary professional credentials, demo access to Green Globes questionnaires and Guiding Principles Compliance surveys, preferred pricing on GBI-hosted events, promotional opportunities, and a listing in the GBI member directory.
Invest in Sustainability
Request a free quote today. Our team will review your unique project and provide a customized quote for your certification.
Projects Across the Globe
Assessment + Certification
Green Globes® Influences Evolutionary Process for Medical Facilities in Veterans Affairs Portfolio
The first seven medical facilities in a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ongoing portfolio of new projects recently received Green Globes® certification, and the team found the process offered a path to sustainable progress and verifiable measurement.
Green Globes for New Construction
We are experiencing unprecedented growth in the built environment worldwide. New construction projects provide opportunities to deliver resource efficient buildings that reduce operational and embodied carbon. GBI’s Green Globes® for New Construction (NC) evaluates environmental sustainability, health & wellness of future tenants, and resilient of new construction and major renovation projects through the latest science, research, and alignments with technical advancements.
Assessment + Certification
1540 Broadway Implements Conscientious Measures to Achieve Three Green Globes®
In the center of New York City’s bustling Times Square, the 44-story 1540 Broadway building underwent substantial renovations to make the 1990 Class-A office building competitive with new construction for today’s office tenants. Much more than cosmetic, however, the over $40 million in upgrades helped the existing building achieve an impressive Three Green Globes® and become the first project to earn a Green Globes Distinction in Health & Wellness.
Distinction in Health & Wellness
A distinction for design, construction, and facility operations of buildings pursuing
GBI’s Green Globes® New Construction (NC) or Existing Buildings (EB) certification.
Green Globes for Existing Building
Improving the sustainability of existing buildings is critical to forging a better built environment. GBI’s Green Globes® for Existing Buildings (EB) 2023 is a comprehensive three-in-one benchmarking and certification program, evaluating the environmental sustainability, health and wellness, and resilience of individual buildings and portfolios.
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