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Let’s join hands not only to build a greener world but also an equitable one!
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Explore the world of Green Buildings starting with AIA Measures of Sustainable Design and LEED!
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How Well Is Your Building? Learn More About the WELL Building Standard!
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Credential Maintenance
Get All Your CE Hours for your LEED, AIA and WELL Credential in One Place, with more than 250 courses to choose from!
At GBRI, we believe that education and knowledge just at the hands of one person are not enough. The recent past has shown us that to see real change in this world, we need all our minds to come together and work towards the things that truly make a difference. Thousands of years of ideas, innovation, and action have led humankind to where we are today, and we wouldn’t have got here alone. And it is this true sense of collaboration and far-sightedness that will take us to the distant future.
For students, academics, or professionals of sustainability, the GBRI Community is a wonderful way to invite countless thinkers and innovators from all cultures, races, and walks of life to work together. As an organization and a community, we firmly believe a truly sustainable future must also be an equitable one where every human is treated equally and fairly irrespective of color, shape, gender, religion, political belief, or nationality—and our community is a hub for empowering all its members to learn beyond the borders and boundaries of convention.
Welcome home to the GBRI community where we don’t stop with just learning. 
Learning Hub
With more than 250 articles and audio-visual courses to choose from, Learning-Hub at GBRI is your #1 source for sustainability education. Whether you just need a few CE hours, LEED specific content or AIA HSW LUs, we have it all. Earn points, sustainability badges and advanced certificates with your participation. If you are our current patron, login to resume learning.
If you are a new user, sign-up for a Free Bronze account or explore other membership options to access Learning Hub @GBRI.
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Groups & Discussions
Join the conversation! Our new groups and discussion board allows users to connect and socialize with likeminded professionals & students. If you are our current patron, you have the option to provide feedback on design of badges, reward systems, missing images, broken pages, etc. You will earn community points you can use to upgrade your account and will be entered in a lottery to win a kindle or an account upgrade.
If you are a new user, sign-up for a Free Bronze account or explore other membership options to become a community member.
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Memberships
If you are a current patron, you can login using your existing credentials to explore new features. You are welcome to explore membership options should you need more courses in your account.
Don’t have a membership to our community yet? Learning Hub at GBRI redefines sustainability with more than 250 course videos, articles, exam prep and training materials. Whether you just need a few CE hours, LEED specific content, WELL CE or AIA HSW LUs, we have it all.
Sign-up for a Free Bronze account or explore other membership options to access everything listed on this page.
Blogs and Articles
Earn points by viewing courses, leaving reviews and participating in other community features. Redeem your points for account upgrades and once in a month sweepstakes! If you are a current patron, login to your account to check point balance or explore this page to understand the point structure.
If you are a new user, sign-up for a Free Bronze account or explore other membership options to become a community member.
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Enhanced Course Interface
Watch course previews, access flipbooks, and easily see course approval information with our “Netflix” style course platform or traditional course grid – you have options!
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Sustainability Certificate Program
Get rewarded and recognized for all your dedicated efforts, achievements, and contributions through our sustainability certificate program.
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Earn and Display Sustainability Badges
Following community vetting on badge design and the reward system, we will start awarding sustainability badges before March 31st. You will be retroactively awarded badges if you already completed or complete qualifying courses before March 31st.
If you are a new user, sign-up for a Free Bronze account or explore other membership options to become a community member.
Sustainability Headlines & Events
This feature will be launched soon where our members get to share sustainability news headlines and events with the rest of our community members. Stay tuned!
We are exploring and welcoming other ideas as well to benefit the community. Please join the discussion groups to share your ideas, suggestions, and feedback!
Impacted by COVID-19?
Don’t let the Pandemic keep you away from where you want to be. We are one human tribe and we shall overcome this together!
To help offset some of the cost of Continuing Education (CE) & Exam Prep material for those needing to renew their credentials or looking to add a new credential we have partnered with the non-profit I-Believe to opened up our scholarship program to everyone during this time. To expedite the process, there is no application process like their normally would be. Instead GBRI encourages interested applicant to use the honor system.
Get rewarded for your actions
Earn points by viewing courses, leaving reviews and participating in other community features. Redeem your points for account upgrades and once in a month sweepstakes! If you are a current patron, login to your account to check point balance and explore the rewards page to understand the point structure.
Earn 2x Points in the next 2 weeks, Redeem it for Upgrades and a chance to win one out of 3 Kindles.
If you are a new user, sign-up for a Free Bronze account or explore other membership options to become a community member and access everything listed on this page.
Live Events
Deprecated shortcode. Use Interested in adding the new and impressive WELL AP credential to your resume? Let us help you earn a WELL AP Credential in as little as 5 weeks. Study with Jeslin Varghese, WELL Faculty is GBRI’s WELL AP V2 live online exam prep series starting April 28, 2022. 5 live sessions (90 minute each) will be held online via Zoom at 12 PM Eastern Time on 4/28, 5/5, 5/19, 5/26, and 6/2. Not sure this exam prep series is right for you? Watch the first session for FREE which allows you to try the series before you buy! Jeslin Varghese, WELL AP and WELL Faculty, will kick start the program and lead the first cohort of students. A WELL AP since 2016, and a WELL Faculty, Jeslin Varghese is an avid believer in sustainability, wellness, and social equity. After 5 weeks of preparation, you will be equipped to take, and pass, the WELL AP exam with flying colors. And guess what? Jeslin also plans to take the WELL AP exam after 4-5 weeks of studying so you’re not alone on this journey! A WELL AP credential distinguishes building professionals who have in-depth knowledge of the WELL Building Standard and a commitment to creating spaces that advance health and well-being. Stand out from the crowd with the new WELL AP credential. With GBRI’s Study Materials, earn your WELL AP in as little as 5 weeks. Based on your schedule and preferences, attend live exam prep sessions online OR utilize our self-paced online on-demand exam prep modules for your convenience. In this session, Tracy Washington Enger (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) and Dr. Erika Eitland (Perkins& Will) will discuss the disproportionate impact of poor school building quality on low income and communities of color. By tailoring healthy design and operation strategies, we can work towards restorative justice on a community scale. Case studies will be shared from New Orleans, Los Angeles and Boston. The architecture/engineering/construction (AEC)industry will experience a prolonged period of sustained expansion as construction activity in the infrastructure, technology, and housing sectors grow to meet the needs of society. This will lead to new and exciting opportunities for professionals at all levels. Interested in adding the new and impressive WELL AP credential to your resume? Let us help you earn a WELL AP Credential in as little as 5 weeks. GBRI and National Association of Students in Architecture (NASA), India proudly presents GBRI Climate Change Games – Season 2 as we embark on a journey with a panel of diverse speakers from India to better understand climate change, it’s causes, and impacts from the perspective of buildings and communities. Interested in adding the new and impressive WELL AP credential to your resume? Let us help you earn a WELL AP Credential in as little as 5 weeks. Study with Jeslin Varghese, WELL Faculty is GBRI’s WELL AP V2 Exam prepration live online series starting November 3, 2022. 4 live sessions (2 hours each) will be held online via Zoom at 12 PM Eastern Time on 11/3, 11/10/ 11/17 and 12/01. The Future of Energy: An Educator’s Toolkit + $75 Amazon Gift Card. GBRI has partnered with the RI Energy Efficiency and Resource Management Council to provide FREE energy efficiency training for educators in Rhode Island. This program provides courses, articles, and resources, news and events, and stories of change for educators. Teachers will have access to our fully customizable sustainability school curriculum for K-12 students. Make sustainability education accessible to students & your community!
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Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs
When can I start earning points?
You can start earning points as soon as you login to your account.
When will sweepstake winners be announced?
When offering a monthly sweepstakes, we will also include a countdown letting users know when it ends. The winners will be announced the next business day.
What if I don’t want a Kindle?
If you are not interested in our sweepstakes prize, we are happy to offer you an Amazon gift card of equal value.
What is the difference between Points & Badges?
Points are earned though viewing courses, leaving reviews and participating in other community features. Points can be redeemed for rewards.
Badges are awarded to users based off their continued contributions with the sustainability community as well as through viewing courses. Badges can be added to your resume, displayed with your email signature, or shared on LinkedIn.
What is the difference between Points & Badges?
Points are earned though viewing courses, leaving reviews and participating in other community features. Points can be redeemed for rewards.
Badges are awarded to users based off their continued contributions with the sustainability community as well as through viewing courses. Badges can be added to your resume, displayed with your email signature, or shared on LinkedIn.
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