The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to accelerate the adoption of building practices that result in energy-efficient, healthier and environmentally sustainable buildings by promoting credible and practical green building approaches for commercial construction.
Green Building Initiative President Keynotes ASHRAE High-Performance Buildings Conference
PORTLAND, Ore., April 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Green Building Initiative (GBI) President Jerry Yudelson presented a keynote talk on April 8th at the ASHRAE High-Performance Buildings conference in San Francisco. Yudelson also participated in a discussion organized by the National Institute of Building Sciences around the topic of defining net zero energy buildings. Yudelson says, "The […]
PORTLAND, Ore., April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced today that it is seeking applicants to serve as members of its consensus body, which is being formed to formally update its new construction assessment protocol – ANSI/GBI 01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings. The standard was originally completed in 2010 […]
PORTLAND, Ore., March 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Green Building Initiative (GBI) Vice President for National Affairs Erin Shaffer participated in an event at the U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters on Tuesday, March 18th, designed to highlight the Obama Administration's commitment to promoting building construction projects that use green materials, while also supporting jobs in rural […]
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Green Building Initiative (GBI) today announced the launch of Guiding Principles Compliance for New Construction (GPC NC) of federal buildings, according to GBI president Jerry Yudelson. This program for assessing building sustainability was developed with extensive input from federal government agencies and is now in use. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140220/PH68706LOGO-a ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140220/PH68706LOGO-b ) As a […]
GBI to Offer AIA Approved Course Free for 60 Days to Train New Green Globes Professionals
"Architects can help meet rising demand and earn five AIA credits." PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Green Building Initiative™ (GBI) announced today that between Feb. 13 and April 15 it will provide free access to its online certification course for Green Globes Professionals™ (GGPs). GGPs help guide building projects in achieving Green Globes® ratings, awarded […]
American Forest Foundation DC Headquarters Awarded Three Green Globes for Sustainable Design
Rating reflects nonprofit's mission PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Green Building Initiative™ (GBI) has awarded its second-highest rating of three Green Globes® to the new Washington, DC headquarters of the American Forest Foundation (AFF) for its environmentally-focused design and construction. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140129/PH54725-a ) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140129/PH54725-b ) A nonprofit, AFF tapped the Green Globes program to guide […]
Green Building Initiative Welcomes New President Jerry Yudelson
Leading speaker, author, green building advocate and LEED ® Fellow to help grow GBI's Green Globes ® rating system PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced today that it has named Jerry Yudelson as its president to accelerate growth of the non-profit and further leverage its green building assessment tools, including […]
