USGBC to Adopt RELi Building Standard

Words: Anonymous Anonymous

4 December 2017 — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced at Greenbuild 2017 that it will formally adopt RELi, a resilient construction standard developed in 2012 by the Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability, Perkins + Will and others.

Like the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, RELi uses a point system across various credit categories. It includes LEED prerequisites for sustainable practices but introduces new criteria for resilient design, including fundamental access to first aid, emergency supplies, water, food, and communications; adaptive design for extreme rain, sea rise, storm surge, and extreme weather, events, and hazards; development or expansion of local skills, capabilities, and long-term employment; provision for social equity and edible landscaping, urban agriculture, and resilient food production.

While it is unclear whether RELi will be incorporated into LEED or continue as its own set of standards, GCBI is “leading the further refinement of RELi to synthesize the LEED Resilient Design pilot credits with RELi’s Hazard Mitigation and Adaptation credits,” according to the GCBI press release. GCBI is creating a steering committee — chaired by Perkins+Will senior associate and RELi 1.0 principal investigator Doug Pierce — to “bring resilience into actionable, mainstream thinking for the design, construction and operation of buildings.”

Source: https://www.proudgreenbuilding.com/news/usgbc-to-adopt-reli-building-standard/

The STABILA Force Driven by Operations
July 2025

Leadership In today's competitive business landscape, maintaining an efficient, well-organized warehouse is essential for meeting customer demands and ensuring smooth operations. By implementing effective processes and best practices, businesses can achi

MASONRY STRONG Podcast, Episode 24 Recap: Gary Hensley, VP of Sales at Oldcastle Adams
July 2025

On this episode of the MASONRY STRONG Podcast, Gary Hensley joins Justin in Indianapolis to talk about his story within the masonry industry, how he got started, how he's seen it evolve, and where he sees it going. Why the Masonry Industry? Concrete and

The Enduring Power of Structural Masonry
July 2025

Masonry has been holding its ground for millennia — literally. And thanks to the simple brilliance of arching action, it continues to do so with strength, style, and surprising efficiency. In an era of advanced modeling and fast-moving schedules, one time

Business Building: Do Project Manager / Estimator Combos Work?
July 2025

Steve owns SJP Contractors, a mid-size general contractor specializing in commercial projects. Over the last several years, his company has grown to over $16 million in annual sales, with an average project size of $500,000 to $1,500,000, employing 45 off