ABOUT GBCI

The Green Building Certification Institute (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 2008 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.

Professional Credentialing

GBCI provides balanced, objective management of the LEED professional credentials, including the LEED Green Associate and LEED AP credentials, through structured exam development, application, registration, and delivery. GBCI also oversees the Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) for LEED professionals, which guarantees that LEED professional credentials are the industry’s agreed-upon way of driving ongoing excellence in green building practice, providing certainty and relevance for the marketplace.  GBCI also develops professional certificates for those involved in the verification of green building projects.

Project Certification

In early 2009, GBCI assumed responsibility for administering the LEED certification program under which more than 17,000 commercial projects now await certification. GBCI coordinates the work of global certification bodies with expertise in validating international standards (ISO-compliance), ensuring that the third-party certification and verification of buildings under the LEED Rating System is of the highest quality and integrity.