November 22, 2024 – The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced today that it has reseated consensus bodies to revise ANSI-GBI 01-2024: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Design, New Construction, and Major Renovations and ANSI/GBI 02-2023: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Existing Buildings. Both standards are under continuous maintenance through its American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved consensus process.
GBI’s consensus body members are highly qualified and lend both passion and expertise to work collaboratively in the review of proposals for change throughout the formal consensus processes for GBI’s American National Standards. This announcement marks the start of the 4th revision of GBI’s Green Globes for Design, New Construction, and Major Renovations and the second revision of Green Globes for Existing Buildings.
“GBI is proud of its leadership-level commitment to transparency, balance, and due process in the development of our rating systems that are used for validating sustainability best practices and performance outcomes for both private and public sector facilities,” stated Vicki Worden, GBI President & CEO.
GBI expects to release an updated EB Standard in late 2025 and a NC standard in 2026. The schedule for continuous maintenance can be found on the GBI website.
The individuals selected by GBI’s Standards & Rules Committee to serve as New Construction Consensus Body members for BSR/GBI 01-202x include:
- Jeff Bradley, American Wood Council
- Virgil Campaneria, GURRIMATUTE
- Michael Cudahy, PPFA
- Larry Eisenberg, Ovus Partners 360
- Ashley Langenfeld, Hoefer Welker
- Michael Lehman, ConTech Lighting
- John Mullen, IAPMO
- James O’Brien, Independent Environmental Consultant
- Darren Post, STYROPEK
- Max Puchtel, American Institute of Steel Construction
- Miranda Rickerson, Above Green, LLC
- Jane Rohde, JSR Associates, Inc.
- Sumayyah Theron, Avant-garde Sustainable Solutions
Individuals selected to serve as Existing Buildings Consensus Body members for BSR/GBI 02-202x include:
- Michael Cudahy, PPFA
- Larry Eisenberg, Ovus Partners 360
- Janis Fedorowick, Wavefront Planning and Design Incorporated
- Lawrence Humphries, Efficient Green, LLC
- Joseph Menchefski, Advanced Glazings Ltd.
- John Mullen, IAPMO
- James O’Brien, Independent Environmental Consultant
- Sarah Puls, American Wood Council
- David Ray, SRAAG
- Jane Rohde, JSR Associates, Inc.
- Jiri Skopek, Jiri Skopek Architect
- Frank Sullivan, Kiewit
- Kerry Sutton, American Concrete Institute (ACI)
Members of the Consensus Body are classified as one of three interest categories: General Interest, Producer, or User. Participants are subject matter experts, such as academics and public health representatives, architects, engineers, product manufacturers, and individuals with expertise in high performance buildings. Parties seated on the consensus body will review and vote on proposals for changes to the NC or EB Standard, which may be submitted at any time using forms available on the GBI website and are considered according to the aforementioned schedule and GBI’s ANSI-approved consensus procedures.
Additional information, including the Consensus Body Roster and volunteer applications can also be found on the website.