USGBC Announces RELi System to be Managed and Operated by the Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that the Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS) has assumed ownership and management of the RELi resilient building and design standard. The system was developed in 2012 by design firm Perkins+Will, MTS, and others and was operated under USGBC since 2017.
“USGBC is proud to have supported Perkins+Will and MTS with the development of the RELi standard and to have helped raised greater awareness of resilient design through this collaboration,” said Peter Templeton, president & CEO, USGBC. “USGBC is deeply committed to this work and will continue driving resilience strategies through LEED and other USGBC offerings. We are working to transform buildings and communities to meet future needs and challenges — and resilience factors prominently into this work. We believe that more sustainable buildings are the cornerstone to enhancing community resilience and that green building and resilience must go hand in hand.”