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Skip to main content Toggle navigation Certification Credentialing About Worldwide U.S. Canada China Europe India Mexico Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) The premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business industry performance and practice globally. GBCI is the only certification and credentialing body within the green business and sustainability industry to exclusively administer project certifications and professional credentials of LEED, EDGE, GRESB, Parksmart, PEER, SITES, TRUE and WELL. Latest news 03/17/2020 Ireland reaches green building milestone with 100 LEED-certified projects 03/16/2020 From Arc to LEED Platinum: ALARGAN International Headquarters joins LEED Earth Campaign 03/16/2020 World Bank, Kabul brings green building to Afghanistan as its LEED Earth recipient Read more articles Certification programs More than 300 full time GBCI technical experts and consultants specialize in architecture, engineering and building management. GBCI has a global strategic partnership with Bureau Veritas to deliver onsite certification and verification as well in country support to project teams. GBCI is known around the globe for its commitment to quality and transparency. Measure performance Certification teams can measure their project's green performance with Arc, a state-of-the-art platform designed to collect, manage and benchmark data. Learn more about Arc . Compliance for sustainable federal buildings GBCI offers federal agencies and the Department of Defense a robust analysis of your work to meet the Guiding Principles. Learn more about the Guiding Principles Assessment by GBCI . 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 rating system. Dedicated technical experts ensure building certification meets the highest levels of quality and integrity. LEED EDGE GBCI is a certification provider for EDGE in over 140 countries around the globe and the exclusive certification provider for EDGE in India. An innovation of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, EDGE is a green building certification system focused on making buildings more resource-efficient. EDGE empowers developers and builders to quickly identify the most cost effective ways to reduce energy use, water use and embodied energy in materials. EDGE GRESB GRESB is an independently operated subsidiary of GBCI. Established in 2009, GRESB is an investor-driven organization that is transforming the way we assess Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of real assets globally, including real estate portfolios and infrastructure assets. GRESB Parksmart GBCI administers Parksmart, formerly known as Green Garage Certification, the world’s only rating system that defines, measures and recognizes high-performing, sustainable garages. Parksmart PEER GBCI administers PEER, or Performance Excellence in Energy Renewal, a comprehensive, consumer-centric, data-driven system for evaluating power system performance. PEER SITES GBCI administers the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES®), a program that offers a systematic, comprehensive rating system designed to define sustainable sites, measure their performance, and ultimately elevate the value of landscapes. SITES TRUE GBCI now administers TRUE Zero Waste certification, a program for businesses to assess performance in reducing waste and maximizing resource efficiency. TRUE WELL GBCI administers the WELL Building Standard, an evidence-based standard, which sets performance requirements in seven categories: air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind. WELL ICP GBCI administers the Investor Confidence Project (ICP), and its Investor Ready Energy Efficiency Certification (IREE). ICP is a global underwriting standard for developing and measuring energy efficiency retrofits for commercial and multifamily residential buildings. Through its IREE certification, ICP aims to standardize energy efficiency upgrades. ICP RELi Administered by GBCI, RELi is a rating system and leadership standard that takes a holistic approach to resilient design. It is used to assess and plan for all of the acute hazards that buildings and communities can face during unplanned events, prepare to mitigate against these hazards and design and construct buildings to maintain critical life-saving services in the event of extended loss of power, heating fuel or water. RELi 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 has received and maintained Personnel Certification accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) since 2011. Accreditation ensures that a certification agency meets a recognized standard for the programs and services it employs, and that the certification agency is engaged in continuous review and quality improvement. GBCI develops and administers the ANSI-accredited LEED professional credential exams, which include the LEED Green Associate and LEED AP with specialty credentials. Learn more about LEED professional credentials The WELL AP provides professionals with the opportunity to demonstrate advanced knowledge in human health and wellness in the built environment. WELL APs have a documented, full understanding of the industry’s latest principles and practices, along with a specialization in the WELL Building Standard program. Learn more about WELL AP The SITES AP is the first credential specifically targeted to those who work and care for land and its resources and communities. The credential establishes a common framework to define the profession of sustainable landscape design and development, and also provides landscape professionals with the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, expertise and commitment to the profession. The exam was built on the expertise of leading practitioners and is intended to test a candidate’s competency to perform the job functions of a SITES AP. Learn more about SITES AP The City Climate Planner program helps city staff and their partners develop the skills needed to advance local climate action in cities worldwide. The Urban Greenhouse Gas Inventory Specialist credential focuses on community-level greenhouse gas emissions inventory accounting, which is a key building block in developing quality climate action plans. It is geared toward practitioners developing city and community-scale greenhouse gas inventories and is based on the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC) , the most comprehensive global protocol for calculating and reporting GHG inventories. Learn more ISSP Sustainability Professional Certification The ISSP-Sustainability Associate (ISSP-SA) and ISSP-Certified Sustainability Professional (ISSP-CSP) credentials provide sustainability practitioners with third-party verification of competency in the field of sustainability. The ISSP-SA and ISSP-CSP provide formal recognition of knowledge, skills and abilities and are designed for sustainability professionals in every industry and region, including those who might not have a sustainability-related job title. The ISSP Sustainability Associate (ISSP-SA) is designed for emerging sustainability professionals, including students, recent graduates, or professionals looking to incorporate sustainability concepts into their career. The ISSP Certified...