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Recent News Section

Includes recent GBI articles, press releases and media coverage

2008

2007

2006

Vicki Worden, Director of Commercial Programs for the Green Building Initiative, Featured on Environment & Energy TV's Web Cast Program "On Point."
(December 18, 2006)

Green Building Initiative'S™ Green Globes™ System Recognized as "Best Sustainable Policy/Program Initiative" by Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
(December 8, 2006)

GBI Executive Director Ward Hubbell Delivers Keynote Address at Ecobuild Federal Show in Washington, DC.
(December 6, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Recognizes Two Sustainable Milestones in St. Louis
(November 29, 2006)

Year Two Delivers Positive Results for Green Building Initiative™
(November 1, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Announces Green Globes™ v.1 as a Draft Standard for Trial Use
(October 23, 2006)

Fireman's Fund First to Introduce Green Building Coverage
(October 18, 2006)

Southern Nevada Green Building Partnership Green Building News
(October 12, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Welcomes URS Corporation and Dow Chemical to Board of Directors
(October 9, 2006)

Comparing Ratings Systems: Choosing the Shade of Green That's Right For You
(October 6, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ First Green Building Organization to Become ANSI Accredited National Standards Developer
(September 29, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Recognizes First Materials Recovery Facility to be Built
(September 8, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Announces Sub-committees for Green Globes™ Standard Development
(August 25, 2006)

Local Home Builders Launch New Green Building Program
(August 1, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Recognizes First Midwest Building
(June 29, 2006)

Engineering News-Record "Green Building Movement Gains Even More Momentum" Article Letter
(June 23, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Seeks Applications for ANSI Sub-committees
(June 23, 2006)

Inside Green Business "Forest Industry Clashes With Environmentalists Over Green Buildings"
(June 21, 2006)

GBI Executive Director Addresses U.S. Council of Mayors
(June 16, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Honors Stanford Student Project at EPA Event
(June 5, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Welcomes Representatives From EPA, ASHRAE, AIA and AGC to Technical Committee
(May 18, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Finalizes Technical Committee
(May 3, 2006)

100th Building Achieves BOMA Canada's Go Green Certification
(May 2, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Officially Recognized as 501(c)(3)
(April 10, 2006)

GBI Response to March 29 Wall Streen Journal Piece
(March 29, 2006)

"Go Green" Standard Means Better Quality of Life in Provincial Buildings
(March 17, 2006)

Local Home Builders Launch New Green Building Program
(March 13, 2006)

Green Building Initiative™ Celebrates First Year Successes
(March 13, 2006)

Federal Government Signs Memorandum of Understanding on High Performance Buildings
(February 17, 2006)

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2005

BOMA Canada Announces PWGSC Adoption of Go Green
(December 13, 2005)

Green Building Initiative™ to Offer Free Green Globes™ Training Session at Ecobuild Federal
(December 2, 2005)

Green Globes System Assesses and Certifies First U.S. Building
(November 29, 2005)

Green Building Initiative's Statement on GSA's "Sustainable Building Rating Systems Summary"
(September 22, 2005)

GBI Meets with AIA to Discuss Building Standards and Green Globes
(July 25, 2005)

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