GBA offers presentations, building tours, webinars, lunch and learns, professional trainings, and a plethora of in-person and online resources to our community. We seek to prepare current and future green building leaders of all interest and experience levels. Most of all, we love to create ways for our regional experts to learn from and inspire one another.

Results

These efforts have led to exciting results in Western Pennsylvania:

• 480 LEED certified buildings in the region totaling more than 40 million square feet

• 2 WELL certified buildings

  • 8 WELL Health & Safety rated buildings

• 2 fully-certified Living Buildings (of only 27 worldwide)

• Several Passive House and Net Zero Energy buildings

• 1 Sustainable Sites certified (4 stars) building

• Over 1,250 LEED professionals in Western Pennsylvania

• More than 4,700 Energy Star Homes

• The Pittsburgh region is home to the first LEED certified buildings in the country and some of the greenest