The GBCI is the building and certification branch of the US Green Buidling Council (USGBC).
While they certify "Green Buidlings" based on the criteria that is established by the USGBC in their LEED program, they also create and maintain a money flow by certifying LEED Accredited Professionals and then require them to get continuing education credits, and renew annually. It is a great cash flow for them as they draw you in and then make you keep paying to be part of the group.
It is a shame that the "Green Buildings" are only less bad and that they make it so expensive to get a GREEN certification.
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Business & Industry
Mission: The green business certification inc. (gbci) is an independent, third-party organization committed to ensuring precision in the design, development, and implementation of the processes used to increase and measure green building performance (certification) and green building practice (credentialing). Established in 2007 to administer project certifications and professional credentials and certificates within the framework of the u. S. Green building council's leadership in energy and environmental design (leed) green building rating systems, gbci offers the marketplace the highest-level validation that leed building certifications and leed professional credentials have met specific, rigorous criteria.
Programs: 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, gresb, leed, parksmart, peer, sites, true 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.
credentialing programs:gbci credentials consist of competency exams and certificate programs. The gbci credentialing team consists of program managers, test developers and psychometricians who design, develop and maintain the credentialing exams. 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 ansi-accredited leed professional credential exams, which include the leed green associate and leed ap with specialty credentials, the well ap, the sites ap, the urban greenhouse gas inventory specialist credential. Gbci also administers certificate programs, including the green rater and true advisor certificate.
leed: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 is the preeminent program for rating the design, construction and operation of green buildings. As of 12/31/2017, more than 90,000 projects were participating in leed.