VIBE – Verdani Institute for the Built Environment

VIBE is a Southern California based non-profit advocating for green building education, and the rapid scaling and expansion of green building practices since the built environment is responsible for about 40% of GHG emissions. VIBE is working to help rapidly scale climate-friendly buildings with this crisis already costing us dearly including devastating impacts on our health, economies, and environment. With ongoing urbanization and development, building emissions are a growing threat leaving us very little time if we are successful in holding global temperature rise to 1.5°C.

We have existing solutions and technologies to build more sustainable buildings that are healthier for their occupants and for their communities – but these solutions MUST be scaled more quickly, which VIBE intends to do as guided by our four core values each with their own goals:

​​Education and Empowerment – Promoting a sustainability minded workforce by developing educational resources designed for academic institutes and corporate training.

Environmental Stewardship – Championing a built environment that contributes to a stable climate and balanced ecosystems.

Collaborative Impact – Advancing scalable strategies through impactful partnerships.

Social Responsibility – Advocating for an inclusive built environment that prioritizes equity and well-being for all.

VIBE is a small but mighty non-profit! We believe in kindness, respect, trust and collaborative teammwork.