Green Business Certification Inc

GBCI PROVIDES THIRD-PARTY CREDENTIALING AND VERIFICATION FOR SEVERAL RATING SYSTEMS RELATING TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN JANUARY 2008 WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT OF THE LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) PROJECT CERTIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALING PROCESSES. GBCI HAS EXPANDED ITS CERTIFICATION EFFORTS TO EIGHT RATING SYSTEMS ALL WITHIN THE SUSTAINABILITY UMBRELLA INCLUDING PEER, TRUE, SITES, ICP, RELI AND WELL. GBCI ALSO OVERSEES PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS INCLUDING THE LEED PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS, WHICH DENOTE LEADERSHIP IN GREEN BUILDING AND TO DISTINGUISH BUILDING PROFESSIONALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO SUCCESSFULLY STEWARD THE LEED CERTIFICATION PROCESS. ADDITIONAL GBCI CREDENTIALS INCLUDE THE SITES AP, THE WELL AP, CITY CLIMATE PLANNER, SEA AND SEP, THE LEED GREEN RATER, THE TRUE ADVISOR AND EDGE EXPERTS.

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.

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.

GBCI ADMINISTERS IWBI'S WELL BUILDING STANDARD, AN EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARD, WHICH SETS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS IN TEN CATEGORIES: AIR, WATER, NOURISHMENT, LIGHT, FITNESS, COMFORT, MIND, SOUND, MATERIALS, AND COMMUNITY. CERTIFICATION ALLOWS THE PUBLIC, BUILDING OWNERS, EMPLOYERS AND OCCUPANTS TO KNOW THAT THEIR SPACE IS PERFORMING RELATED TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OCCUPANTS. GBCI SUPPORTS THE ADVANCEMENT OF WELL BY PROVIDING CERTIFICATION, PRECERTIFICATION AND PERFORMANCE TESTING SERVICES FOR WELL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. GBCI ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING TO PERFORMANCE TESTING AGENTS. WELL WAS PIONEERED BY DELOS AND IS MANAGED BY THE INTERNATIONAL WELL BUILDING INSTITUTE.