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The Green Building Initiative Announces Recruitment of Members to
Serve on Consensus Body to Assess New Protocol
PORTLAND, Ore., April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Building
Initiative (GBI) announced today that it is seeking applicants to
serve as members of its consensus body, which is being formed to
formally update its new construction assessment protocol - ANSI/GBI
01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial
Buildings. The standard was originally completed in 2010 and must be
updated every five years according to procedures established by the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
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Applicants with expertise in any aspect of green building are sought
not only for the main consensus body but to serve on technical
subcommittees in areas including:
-- Project Management Policies & Practices
-- Site Development
-- Energy
-- Water
-- Resources, Building Materials & Waste Management
-- Emissions & Effluents
-- Indoor Environment
"In 2010, the GBI became the first - and to date the only - commercial
green building rating system developer to successfully take its
flagship rating system through a full ANSI consensus process," stated
Jerry Yudelson, president of the GBI. "This was a huge undertaking
and an accomplishment on which we intend to build this year. The GBI
is committed to the further development of its assessment protocols
through ANSI's open and transparent consensus process."
ANSI/GBI 01-2010 was completed in 2010 following numerous public
meetings and comment periods and in compliance with ANSI-approved
procedures. Yudelson said, "As we did in 2010, GBI will ensure that
its revised and updated rating system for new construction is based on
sound building science and risk-assessment while maintaining it
usability for practitioners."
According to Vicki Worden, president of Camden, Maine, based Worden
Associates, Inc., and secretariat for the GBI's standard development
process, "Participation is open to any member of the public with
appropriate expertise and experience. Membership in GBI is not
required."
To apply for participation on the consensus body, one or more
subcommittees, or simply to register as a stakeholder to be kept
informed of developments around the ANSI/GBI 01-2010 standard,
interested individuals should complete the appropriate form located on
GBI's website at
http://www.thegbi.org/about-gbi/ANSI-accredited-standards-developer.shtml.
Members of the public can also stay informed of progress on the
standard by periodically reviewing the GBI website where all notices
of public meetings and public comment periods will be posted.
About the Green Building InitiativeT The GBI is a nonprofit
organization and ANSI Standards Developer dedicated to accelerating
the adoption of building practices that result in energy-efficient,
healthier and environmentally sustainable buildings by promoting
credible and practical green building approaches. Founded in 2004, the
organization is the U.S. provider of the Green Globes@ and federal
Guiding Principles Compliance building certification programs. For
more information, visit www.thegbi.org.
Read more news from the Green Building Initiative.
MEDIA CONTACT Jerry Yudelson, 520-243-0996, Email
SOURCE Green Building Initiative
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