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Green Building Initiative and American Institute of Architects Announce Collaboration Agreement to Accelerate Leadership in Building Design
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) and The American Institute of Architects (AIA) have announced an alignment to accelerate sustainability, health and wellness, and resilience in the built environment to achieve global objectives. This collaboration extends the resources of each organization to allow for increased cross-collaboration between the memberships of GBI and AIA. […]
GBI Launches Green Globes Data Center Campus Certification Alongside Compass Datacenters for Sustainable Digital Infrastructure
Memo: Status of key provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, the “reconciliation bill”
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Green Building Initiative and American Institute of Architects Announce Collaboration Agreement to Accelerate Leadership in Building Design
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) and The American Institute of Architects (AIA) have announced an alignment to accelerate sustainability, health and wellness, and resilience in the built environment to achieve global objectives. This collaboration extends the resources of each organization to allow for increased cross-collaboration between the memberships of GBI and AIA. […]
Read MoreGreen Building Initiative and Global Electronics Council Align to Advance Whole Building Energy Efficiency
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) has announced that the Global Electronics Council‘s (GEC) EPEAT® ecolabel will serve as an additional pathway for evaluating the sustainability and efficiency of products within GBI Ascent™ and Green Globes® certifications. This alignment strengthens the connection between product-level sustainability and building-level performance, enabling more holistic evaluation of […]
Read MoreGBI’s Green Globes for Existing Buildings 2025 Achieves Approval as American National Standard
October 14, 2025, Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the release of ANSI/GBI 02-2025: Assessment Protocol for Existing Buildings, which was approved as an American National Standard (ANS) by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on September 2, 2025. Following ANSI’s approval, GBI’s Board of Directors voted on September 25, 2025 to […]
Read MoreGreen Building Initiative Announces 2025 Members of the Year
Portland, Ore. – September 26, 2025 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is proud to announce its 2025 Members of the Year: Jane Rohde, Principal and Founder of JSR Associates, Inc., as Individual Member of the Year, and Workplace Elemental Technologies (W.E.T.) as Organizational Member of the Year. These awards, presented annually during GBI’s Member […]
Read MorePACE Equity Grows CIRRUS® C-PACE Program and Expands Green Building Initiative Partnership with new CIRRUS Zero Carbon
MILWAUKEE, Wisc., August 19, 2025 PACE Equity, the leader in Commercial PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing, expanded its groundbreaking financial product, CIRRUS Low Carbon, with the introduction of the first whole-building ECI target-based initiative in the U.S., CIRRUS Zero Carbon. CIRRUS Zero Carbon is part of the CIRRUS C-PACE product set, which financially rewards […]
Read MoreStatement from Vicki Worden Regarding EPA’s Decision to Rescind “Endangerment Finding”
From: Vicki Worden, CEO, Green Building Initiative Date: 7/30/2025 GBI is gravely concerned about yesterday’s announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the administration intends to rescind the EPA’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” upon which most current U.S. greenhouse gas rules and regulations have been based. The administration is failing to consider the very important […]
Read MoreMemo: Status of key provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, the “reconciliation bill”
To: GBI Community From: Jenna Hamilton, GBI Vice President, National Affairs Date: 7/3/2025 GBI Community, Last night and this morning, the U.S. House of Representatives considered and passed the final package of provisions for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, known more casually as the reconciliation bill. After several long days of voting and debate, […]
Read MoreMinnesota reinforces commitment to sustainable data center growth through inclusion of green building certification for tax incentives
Portland, Ore. – June 25, 2025 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) applauds the state of Minnesota for the extension of its Data Center Program and inclusion of environmental and energy regulatory requirements, effective June 30, 2025. The program continues to encourage data center investment, while implementing environmental requirements to hold data centers accountable to community sustainability […]
Read MoreGBI Launches Green Globes Data Center Campus Certification Alongside Compass Datacenters for Sustainable Digital Infrastructure
Portland, Ore. – May 28, 2025 – Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the release of the Green Globes Data Center Campus Certification, tailored to the unique operational and infrastructure demands of data center campuses. The innovative offering provides data center owners and operators with a streamlined, efficient, and cost-effective way to assess and certify the […]
Read MoreGBI Launches 2024 Impact Report During Earth Week; Honors Colorado Mesa University’s Asteria Theatre as Green Globes Project of the Year
Portland, Ore. – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to share its third annual Impact Report and recognize the Green Globes® Project of the Year award winners during the fifty-fifth anniversary of Earth Week. The 2024 Impact Report highlights organizational and community achievements in 2024 – GBI’s twentieth and most transformative year. GBI announced […]
Read MoreGBI’s Green Globes & Green Globes Journey to Net Zero Certifications Provide Access to CIRRUS C-PACE Financing for Commercial Real Estate
Portland, Ore. – April 10, 2025 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the inclusion of both Green Globes® and Green Globes Journey to Net Zero™ certification systems in PACE Equity’s CIRRUS C-PACE program. Projects achieving Green Globes for New Construction certification or Green Globes Journey to Net Zero Recognized or Certified status for new, […]
Read MoreU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Expands Options for Residential Care Facilities to Use GBI’s Green Globes Certification
Portland, Ore.- February 20, 2025 – The Green Building Initiative, Inc. (GBI) is pleased to announce that GBI’s Green Globes Residential Care for Existing Buildings certification can now be used on a case-by-case basis for Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) and Board & Care (B&C) projects with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Lean […]
Read MoreGBI Commends State of Maryland for Inclusion of Green Globes, Sustainability Requirements in 2025 Maryland Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP)
Portland, Ore.- February 10, 2025 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) congratulates Governor Wes Moore and Maryland leaders on the finalization of the 2025 Maryland Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) on February 6. As part of its requirements, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will award points for sustainable design and operations features. GBI’s […]
Read MoreGBI Elects Alison Hoagland as Chair of the Board of Directors
Portland, Ore. – January 23, 2025- The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to announce the election of Alison Hoagland, principal at Mackenzie, as chair of its board of directors. New and returning officers, as well as three new directors, were also elected effective December 2024. “Sustainability has been a root passion throughout my career, […]
Read MoreGBI Unveils Green Globes Journey to Net Zero™ Assessment & Certification for Commercial & Multifamily Real Estate
GBI adds Green Globes Journey to Net Zero™ to its assessment and third-party certification suite as a scalable solution to decarbonize the built environment. Portland, Ore., January 15, 2025 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announces the release of Green Globes® Journey to Net Zero™ (JNZ), the latest addition to GBI’s suite of third-party sustainability building […]
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