The Green Building Initiative debuts a Green Globes for Sustainable Interiors Certification Program, pushing further into LEED and US Green Building Council territory.

Green Building Initiative Launches Green Globes® for Sustainable Interiors Certification Program

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) today announced a diverse list of recently completed projects in the institutional, commercial and retail segments that have received Green Globes certification, according to GBI president Jerry Yudelson.

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced that, according to a recent study completed by Drexel University professor Jeffrey Beard, GBI’s Green Globes certification process is significantly less expensive to conduct and faster to complete than LEED certification, according to GBI president Jerry Yudelson.

Green Building Initiative (GBI) Vice President for National Affairs Erin Schaffer 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 communities.

OLYMPIA, WA -- Partial cleanup of the long-abandoned Custom Plywood plant site on the shore of Fidalgo Bay in Anacortes is underway.