Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) have announced that a joint venture ? GBCI Canada ? has launched. GBCI Canada was formed to accelerate green building market transformation and impact in Canada, which is the second largest market for LEED outside of the United States. GBCI Canada enables the Canadian industry to leverage new opportunities to validate enhanced building performance and increase emissions reductions, operational savings and human health benefits.

After the United States, Canada is the second largest LEED AP market in the world. Photo by Chris Tyler via Wikimedia Commons.

GBCI Canada exclusively administers project certifications within the framework of the LEED green building rating systems, as well as the WELL Building Standard, the Sustainable SITES Initiative (SITES) for land use, Parksmart for parking structures, TRUE Zero Waste, Investor Confidence Project (ICP) for energy efficiency retrofits, and the GRESB benchmark, which is used by institutional investors to improve the sustainability performance of the global property sector. The new organization will be led by CaGBC President and CEO Thomas Mueller, who will manage both organizations to ensure seamless integration ?The emergence of Canada?s low-carbon economy has greatly accelerated progress toward achieving CaGBC?s longstanding mission of mass market transformation,? says Thomas Mueller, President & CEO, GBCI Canada and CaGBC. ?With over...