Green Globes for Existing Buildings
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.
Benefits of Green Globes for Existing Buildings Certification
- Establish a baseline and guide for improvement.
- Assess opportunities for energy savings, reduce environmental impacts, and lower maintenance costs.
- Establish baselines by importing energy, water, emissions, and waste data to measure progress and compare performance.
- Compare Green Globes and utility consumption performance among portfolio properties.
The Green Globes Online Questionnaire Features
- Intuitive – User-friendly platform offers support and simple navigation.
- Collaborative – Invite contributors to complete as an integrated project team.
- Efficient – Clone responses for buildings across a portfolio or for recertification.
- Robust – Import energy, water, waste and emissions data for a complete performance tracking system.
- Interactive – Reference in-the-moment scoring, access specific resources, and communicate with GGA.
Developed using applicable content from ANSI/GBI 02-2023: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Existing Buildings, Green Globes EB 2023 provides a comprehensive roadmap for practitioners who are implementing sustainability programs or who wish to expand existing sustainability programs. Criteria evaluated within Green Globes EB 2023 support environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals and corporate sustainability reporting (CSR).
“The fact that Green Globes, even with its enhanced rigor, can be used for almost any property type should be important for the overall real estate market.”
– Brenna Walraven, CEO, Corporate Sustainability Strategies
Green Globes for Existing Buildings Resources
▸ Green Globes for Existing Buildings Point Allocation
- ESG Management: 107 points
- Site: 100 points
- Energy: 310 points
- Water: 185 points
- Materials: 93 points
- Indoor Environmental Quality: 205 points
TOTAL: 1000 POINTS
▸ Eligibility Requirements
Because every project is unique, Green Globes doesn’t penalize projects for criteria that don’t apply to the building function, location, or unique requirements. Green Globes offers multiple pathways to achieve credit for several criteria, uses weighted criteria according to environmental impact, and allows for tiered and partial credit for criteria.
Eligible buildings must:
- Be designed for occupancy
- Have conditioned space
- Have been occupied longer than 18 months and/or more than 12 consecutive months utility data available
- Be at least 400 gross square feet in size
If you have a multifamily project that is pursuing financial incentive, please visit Green Globes Multifamily for EB.
▸ Assessment & Certification Process
The Green Globes for Existing Building assessment process includes one mandatory third-party assessment and is typically completed within three to five months.
▸ Existing Buildings Resources
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