The proposed GBI American National Standard based on the Green Globes rating system is being released for a fourth, limited public comment period, which will run from October 2, 2009 to November 16, 2009. The standard, officially known as GBI 01-200XP: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings has already gone through three previous rounds of public comments, and this round is limited to the amended substantive changes to technical criteria. Changes are noted with strikethrough and underline in a draft posted on GBI’s website. Yellow highlight is provided to help identify areas that have changed.

Copies of both the proposed standard and the Public Comment form can be downloaded from GBI’s website at www.thegbi.org/commercial/standards.