← Back to press releases ROSEMONT, Ill.—April 14, 2022—The Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, is soliciting applications for volunteers to serve as a GBAC Champion within our 2022 nine topical GBAC Working Groups. Industry leaders, advocates, subject matter experts, and other volunteers in the fields of microbial-pathogenic threat analysis, biohazard
← Back to press releases ROSEMONT, Ill.—April 12, 2022—Lord Baltimore Hotel has now earned both GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, and GHA WellHotel® Accreditation for Medical Travel from Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA). This means the property is the first in the United States to
← Back to press releasesROSEMONT, Ill.—April 7, 2022—The five airports operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)—John F. Kennedy International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, New York Stewart International Airport, and Teterboro Airport—along with their terminals and fixed-base operators, have completed the annual reaccreditation process for GBAC® STAR
← Back to press releases ROSEMONT, Ill.—March 24, 2022—The Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, today announced that it has joined the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Consortium, a volunteer association of organizations dedicated to helping make the world safe from infectious diseases. The GHSA Consortium Board of Directors has also
← Back to press releases ROSEMONT, Ill.—March 10, 2022—Hotels in India, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States have achieved GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, ensuring they meet the highest standards of infection prevention. The latest accredited facilities also include a convention center,
← Back to press releases ROSEMONT, Ill.—March 3, 2022—Kingston City Hall in Kingston, Ontario and Fleet Landing in Atlantic Beach, Fla. are the latest facilities to achieve GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA. From government buildings to retirement communities, GBAC STAR validates infection prevention procedures
← Back to press releasesROSEMONT, Ill.—Feb. 24, 2022—Footprint Center, a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix that is home to the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WBNA’s Phoenix Mercury and managed by Suns Legacy Partners LLC, has completed the reaccreditation process for GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA. The
← Back to press releases ROSEMONT, Ill.—Feb. 17, 2022—Six Sage Realty-managed commercial offices in New York and Fredericton Convention Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick are some of the latest facilities to achieve GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA. Additional facilities, like the Kentucky Derby Museum
← Back to press releasesROSEMONT, Ill.—Feb. 14, 2022—The Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, today announced that its first official scientific paper has completed peer-review and been accepted for publication. The paper, “Biological Air Quality Considerations for Non-Healthcare, As Built Environments,” was developed with support from the National Airduct Cleaners Association (NADCA)
← Back to press releases ROSEMONT, Ill.—Feb. 10, 2022—Thailand-based Aonang Princeville Villa Resort & Spa has now earned both GBAC® STAR Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council™ (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, and Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA). This means the property is the first in the world to achieve GBAC® STAR /