{"id":18763,"date":"2020-02-13T19:24:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T00:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jasminedirectory.com\/blog\/?p=18763"},"modified":"2025-11-23T23:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T04:42:58","slug":"sustainable-buildings-industry-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasminedirectory.com\/blog\/sustainable-buildings-industry-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Buildings Industry Council"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mission:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>To unite and inspire the building industry toward higher performance – through education, outreach, advocacy and the mutual exchange of ideas.<\/p>\n

Vision:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>To dramatically improve the long-term performance and value of buildings by advancing a whole building approach to design, construction and operation.<\/p>\n

SBIC\u2019s long-standing commitment to better buildings began back in the late \u201870\u2019s with a focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy use. \u00a0By the 1990s, SBIC was working with GSA, DoD, EPA and DOE to develop the Sustainability Principles for Executive Order 13123: Optimize Site Potential, Minimize Energy Use and Use Renewable Energy Strategies, Conserve and Protect Water, Use Environmentally Preferable Products, Enhance Indoor Environmental Quality, and Optimize Operations and Maintenance Practices.<\/p>\n

This activity coincided with SBIC expanding its reach to cover the broader issues of sustainability (not just energy).\u00a0SBIC conceptualized the Whole Building Design<\/a> Guide (www.wbdg.org), along with our partners at NAVFAC, GSA, DoD and other federal agencies.<\/p>\n

In 2006, SBIC received the National Institute of Building Sciences Honor Award for its initiation and development of the WBDG, for its effective support of sustainable building technologies, and for advancing whole building performance through the integration and coordination of complex facility performance objectives.<\/p>\n