What is the relationship between the Green Guide for Health Care™ and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)?
Following four years of close collaboration, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Green Guide signed a memorandum of understanding in September 2007 agreeing to work together on the development of tools, educational programs, and other activities to support green health care building. USGBC and the Green Guide will: a) jointly develop health care-related resource materials, education and training events; b) jointly identify a prioritized research agenda; and, c) continue to collaborate on developing future health care-related green building tools. USGBC will administer the LEED for Healthcare certification process. The Green Guide for Health Care will continue to act as a change agent and tool developer dedicated to empowering the health delivery industry to take a leadership position in green building and operations. As such, the Green Guide will continue to develop the next generation of GGHC tools.
