Points, Badges and Advanced Certificates
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!
Complete courses and earn badges to show your knowledge on a specific topic.Â
Whether its to study in a group for your LEED or WELL exam or brainstorm sustainability ideas.
Think beyond your diplomas and credentials. At GBRI we want to reward and recognize all your dedicated efforts, achievements, and contributions in and outside your classroom. As a leader in sustainability education, we are excited to begin rewarding our community with points, issuing badges and award advanced certificates.Â
Points
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!
During the soft launch (March 4-March 17 2021), earn 2x points for participating in building the community and helping us fix the minor kinks.  You have the option to provide your feedback on design of badges, reward systems, missing images, broken pages, etc.
In addition to the points, you will be entered a lottery to win a kindle or gift card or an account upgrade.
We will be awarding 3 Kindles and 50 Sustainability Leader/Platinum membership accounts worth more than $10,000.
Badges
As a leader in sustainability education, we are excited to begin issuing badges to encourage sustainability learners to think beyond their diplomas and credentials.
Currently our members can earn 2 types of badges:
- Community badges: Earn badges for your continued contributions and roles within the sustainability community.
- Learning badges: Earn badges for your continued advances in learning and mastering sustainability topics.
Display your sustainability badges through LinkedIn and make potential employers see your continued growth in sustainability and green buildings. Inspire your peers, boost your credentials, and build your resume.
We are excited to debut our first badge on climate change
Advanced Sustainability Certificates
Rules and FAQs
You can start earning points as soon as you login to your account.Â
| Activities that get Users Points | Points |
| Register GBRI Site | 100 |
| Login – first time | 50 |
| Change Profile Avatar | 100 |
| Change Cover Image | 100 |
| Min. % of Profile – 50% | 200 |
| Send and Accept Friend Requests | 10 |
| Comment on a post | 25 |
| Publish a post | 100 |
| Create new topic in forum/discussion | 50 |
| Join a group | 50 |
| Participate in a discussion | 35 |
| Report a Bug | 35 |
| Course Review | 35 |
| Course Feedback | 50 |
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.
If you are not interested in our sweepstakes prize, we are happy to offer you an Amazon gift card of equal value.Â
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.Â
