Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    GBCI, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE, CHANGED ITS NAME IN APRIL 2015 TO GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION INC. TO REFLECT THE DIRECTION AND VISION FOR THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH IS TO EXTEND ITS CORE COMPETENCIES OF CERTIFICATION AND CREDENTIALING SERVICES TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO ADVANCE GREEN BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES. GBCI ADMINISTERS PROJECT CERTIFICATIONS, ALONG WITH PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATIONS OF EDGE, ICP, LEED, PARKSMART, PEER, SITES, TRUE, RELI, AND WELL. GBCI IS COMPRISED OF 140+ STAFF EXPERTS AND SUPPORTS PROJECT TEAMS AND PROFESSIONALS IN OVER 160 COUNTRIES. THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION AND CREDENTIALING IS A SCIENTIFIC PROCESS BY WHICH A PRODUCT, PROCESS OR SERVICE IS REVIEWED BY A REPUTABLE AND UNBIASED THIRD PARTY TO VERIFY THAT A SET OF CRITERIA, CLAIMS OR STANDARDS ARE BEING MET. CERTIFICATION AND CREDENTIALING IS USED WITHIN THE GLOBAL GREEN BUILDING INDUSTRY TO DEMONSTRATE CREDIBILITY, PROVIDE A METRIC FOR COMPARISONS AND ADD SIGNIFICANT VALUE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
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    990
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  • Program 2 [2020]

    GBCI CREDENTIALS CONSIST OF COMPETENCY EXAMS AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. THE EXAMS ARE CONSTRUCTED USING RIGOROUS TEST DEVELOPMENT BEST PRACTICES TO ASSESS WHETHER WORKING PROFESSIONALS HAVE THE MINIMUM COMPETENCIES TO PERFORM THEIR JOBS. GBCI CREDENTIALS REQUIRE ONGOING MAINTENANCE TO ENCOURAGE CREDENTIALED PROFESSIONALS TO PARTICIPATE IN LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT DEMONSTRATE CONTINUED COMPETENCY AND UP-TO-DATE INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE. GBCI DEVELOPS AND ADMINISTERS THE ISO/IEC 17024 ACCREDITED LEED PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIAL EXAMS, WHICH INCLUDE THE LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE AND LEED AP WITH SPECIALTY CREDENTIALS, THE WELL AP, THE SITES AP, THE SUSTAINABILITY EXCELLENCE CREDENTIALS, AND THE URBAN GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY SPECIALIST CREDENTIAL. GBCI ALSO ADMINISTERS THE TRUE ADVISOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
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    990
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  • Program 3 [2020]

    GBCI ADMINISTERS THE LEED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, PERFORMING THIRD-PARTY TECHNICAL REVIEWS AND VERIFICATION OF REGISTERED PROJECTS TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE MET THE STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE LEED GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM. LEED, OR LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, IS THE MOST WIDELY USED GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEM IN THE WORLD AND AN INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE IN GREEN BUILDING. DEVELOPED BY THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC), LEED PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR HEALTHY, EFFICIENT AND COST-SAVING GREEN BUILDINGS. LEED CERTIFICATION IS A GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED SYMBOL OF SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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