Green Building Certification Institute

Back on november 5 nadav malin posted here about the imminent creation of the green building certification institute gbci the usgbc is now distributing the following press release.

Green building certification institute. Green building rating or certification systems broaden the focus beyond the product to consider the project as a whole. Green building council to provide independent oversight of the leadership in energy and. This site is owned by green building initiative inc. Gbi offers green globes environmental assessment and certification programs for commercial buildings.

The green building index gbi is malaysia s industry recognised green rating tool for buildings to promote sustainability in the built environment and raise awareness among developers architects engineers planners designers contractors and the public about environmental issues and our responsibility to the future generations. Rating systems are a type of building certification system that rates or rewards relative levels of compliance or performance with specific environmental goals and requirements. Gbci is an american organization that provides third party credentialing and verification for several rating systems relating to the built environment it was established as the green building certification institute in january 2008 with the support of the u s. Gbri 1 best selling leed exam prep leed ce project management leed training for engineers architects and building professionals.

Today leed is the most widely used green building program in the world with more than 102 000 registered and certified commercial projects across 178 countries and territories. Gbci is the global certification body for the leed green building program. Green business certification inc. Customer support gbci s support team provides expert technical answers to the quickly expanding green building industry supporting certification and credentialing and ensuring a streamlined experience for customers.

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