The U.S. State Department's SA-1 Columbia Plaza recently earned the distinction of being the first federal building in Washington, D.C. to be Green Globes-certified. Rated under Green Globes for Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings (CIEB), the building achieved three Globes out of a possible four. More

A year after the launch of GBI’s personnel certification programs, 125 individuals have earned their Green Globes Professional (GGP) designation. Eleven building design experts have also gone through the Green Globes Assessor (GGA) training program, bringing to 20 the number of GGAs available to support the national adoption and growth of Green Globes. More

GBI has released a new information piece comparing Green Globes and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) environmental assessment and rating systems. More

Read the latest Green Globes Case Study on the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Portland VA Medical Center. More

A wide range of organizations see value in the GBI and choose to support its activities. See who they are ... More

The U.S. government has been one of the biggest advocates of a competitive market for green building rating systems. By choosing Green Globes for what now amounts to hundreds of buildings, it has also been a significant supporter of the GBI. More

Thanks to superior energy efficiency and other sustainability practices, the new Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse in Rockford, Illinois is poised to become the sixth General Services Administration (GSA) building to achieve Green Globes Certification. More

GBI has entered into a partnership with QA Graphics, providers of an education tool that gives Green Globes users an opportunity to further engage their employees and customers with a real-time demonstration of the many elements that comprise a sustainable building. The tool can be used to satisfy up to 34 points within Green Globes CIEB and up to 27 points under Green Globes NC. More

Enhance your green building knowledge with the GBI’s ongoing webinar series. More

Green Globes for New Construction and Green Globes for Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings
Familiarize yourself with both Green Globes modules and learn why more design and building professionals are using Green Globes as a cost-effective way to assess their building designs and operational performance.

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