Green Globes®, the second most highly recognized green rating and assessment tool in North America, is a revolutionary green building guidance and assessment program that offers an effective, practical and affordable way to advance the overall environmental performance and sustainability of commercial buildings. Essential elements of the Green Globes system include:

• Comprehensive environmental assessment protocol
• Software tools that speed and simplify self-assessment
• Best practices guidance for green construction and operations
• Qualified assessors with green building expertise
• Rating/certification system

This web presentation explores why building green is important, the strengths and essential elements of using either Green Globes New Construction of the Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings in the different environmental assessment areas. It explains how each is comprehensively assessed on a 1,000 point scale.  Learn too how Green Globes is effectively capturing a marketplace that desires to be green but cannot afford the heavy costs associated with the competition.  (1 hour in length)

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The Green Building Initiative is creating a personnel credentialing program to support national adoption and growth of the Green Globes® system for commercial buildings in the United States.  There will be 3 different Green Globes® Personnel Credentials offered by the GBI.  Each Green Globes® credential has a role, specific function and area of involvement within the total process for obtaining a formal Green Globes® rating and certification for a building.

Green Globes Assessors - highly experienced industry professionals, who complete extensive training and testing and are authorized and individually assigned by the GBI to perform on-site, third-party building assessments that can lead to the award of an official one through four Green Globes building rating/certification.

Green Globes Professionals – individuals, who receive training at the Green Globes user level who are qualified to complete online evaluations, offer project management and technical support to clients undergoing the building assessment and certification process.
Benefits to becoming a Green Globes Assessor or Green Globes Professional

• By pursuing a Green Globes Personnel Certification, applicants will expand their green building knowledge, enhance the use of the Green Globes tool and facilitate the adoption of sustainable building practices across the U.S.
• Certified individuals can use their appropriate designation (GGP or GGA) for marketing purposes. After certification, GGP's will be publicly listed on the GBI website.
• Green Globes Professionals can offer additional services to clients related to building sustainability evaluations and facilitation throughout the certification process with a nationally recognized rating and certification system.
• Green Globes Assessors join a select network of professionals authorized to assess, report, and recommend formal Green Globes ratings for buildings pursuing certification.

Personnel Certification Webseminar

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The green building movement is experiencing a fundamental shift in the way it approaches sustainable design. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), is used to assess building materials from extraction and processing through manufacturing, transportation, use, maintenance and disposal or recycling taking into account energy use, air pollution, global waste and global warming potential to provide a common basis to compare designs.

Armed with LCA analysis, design and construction professionals are able to make informed, scientifically-based choices that result in better buildings.

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As the building industry matures in implementing sustainable practices, an understanding of legal application, risk management, and regulatory policy is needed to ensure the continued success of building green. Watch this webseminar series to gain a deeper understanding of these complicated issues and how insurance plays an important role in supporting these activities.

The GBI has brought together a notable group of speakers to provide information and discussion in these crucial areas. You will find this a unique opportunity to wrestle with often neglected but vital pieces in creating an economical and environmentally sound future.

Risk and Liability in the Construction Industry
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Regulatory Issues that Add to Construction Risk
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How Insurance Plays a Role in Construction Risk
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has provided unprecedented levels of federal funding for education and a unique opportunity for schools and school districts to make investments that will produce long-term sustainability impacts.

Schools built or remodeled with a recognized green building rating system like Green Globes, which is mentioned by name in the U.S. Department of Education's whitepaper, "Guidance Impact Aid Section 8007 School Construction Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009", can save money on utility bills and improve indoor air quality - not to mention lessen the building's environmental footprint. To view this language please link to this document and reference page 10. ImpactAid.pdf

Webinar Green Globes Helps Position K-12 for Stimulus Dollars

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has provided unprecedented levels of federal funding for education and a unique opportunity for colleges and universities to make investments that will produce long-term sustainability impacts.

Campuses built or remodeled with a recognized green building rating system like Green Globes, which is mentioned by name in the U.S. Department of Education's whitepaper, "Guidance Impact Aid Section 8007 School Construction Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009", can save money on utility bills and improve indoor air quality - not to mention lessen the building's environmental footprint. To view this language please link to this document and reference page 10. ImpactAid.pdf

Webinar Green Globes Helps Position Higher Education for Stimulus Dollars

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