Gbci

Gbci provides third-party credentialing and verification for several rating systems relating to the built environment. It was established in january 2008 with the support of the u.s. Green building council to provide independent oversight of the leadership in energy and environmental design (leed) project certification and professional credentialing processes. Gbci has expanded its certification and verification efforts to additional rating systems all within the sustainability umbrella including true, sites, peform, peer, parksmart, icp, well, edge, and the federal guiding principles. Gbci also oversees professional credentials including the leed professional credentials, which denote leadership in green building and to distinguish building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the leed certification process. Additional gbci credentials include the sites ap, city climate planner, sea and sep, the leed green rater, the true advisor and and edge experts.