Is usgbc.org legit?
The signals weights are public · method
| Signal | What we found | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Owner privacy | Owner identity hidden behind a privacy service. Legal for individuals; a warning sign for a business taking payments. | −2 |
| Domain age | Registered 30 years ago (1996-07-11). | 0 |
| Company registry | Operated by U.S. Green Building Council (non-profit U.S. organization that promotes sustainability in building design; founded 1993; based in Washington, D.C., United States). Verified through the organisation's official-website record on Wikidata. | 0 |
| Visitor reports | No visitor reports yet. | 0 |
| Related sites | No shared identifiers with flagged sites. | 0 |
| Imitates a brand | This is the brand's own domain; other domains are checked against it. | 0 |
| Blocklists | Not on Google Safe Browsing or URLhaus. Blocklists catch phishing and malware, not shops that never ship. | 0 |
| Refund policy | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Contact details | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Postal address | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Mail server | Mail server configured. | 0 |
| Recent changes | No recent template change detected. | 0 |
| Payment methods | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Shipping origin | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Discount claims | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| TLS certificate | Valid certificate from Sectigo Limited. Encryption only; scam sites have this too. | 0 |
| Availability | 100.0% uptime over 30 days. | 0 |
| Traffic rank | Ranked #11,356 worldwide by traffic (Tranco). | 0 |
| First seen on the web | Archived by the Wayback Machine since 1996. | 0 |
| Official status page | No status page in the common Statuspage or Instatus format was found at status.usgbc.org. | 0 |
trackers: Google Analytics, Session recording · hosted: US (AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.) · first archived: 1996-12-29 · expires: 2027-07-10
Visitor reports
0 totalDuplicates are removed by device and network. Reports with links are discarded. Reports are counts and categories, not reviews.
Common questions
Is usgbc.org a real company?
Yes. usgbc.org is the official website of U.S. Green Building Council, non-profit U.S. organization that promotes sustainability in building design, founded in 1993. The link between the organisation and this domain is recorded on Wikidata, which lists the official website for every notable company.
I already paid. What should I do?
Contact your bank or card issuer and ask for a chargeback, quoting "goods not received" or "not as described". Keep screenshots of the order and any messages. Then add a report here so the next person sees it.
How is the score calculated?
Twenty automated checks, each with a published weight, plus visitor reports. The table above shows every signal and what it cost. Read the full method.
Uptime, 30 days
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