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This is part of a series of video blog posts about green architecture and construction leading up to Greenbuild, the U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference. Planet Green is a Silver sponsor of this year's event, which will be held in Boston November 19-21.
So here we are sitting in my new regenerative office, and one of the things I hope to do here is write the sequel to my book, Greed to Green. This is a memoir of the founding of the U.S. Green Building Council and it's a 20-year story of a segment of my life, spanning from a young and eager real estate developer in the go-go 1980s to founding and growing the U.S. and World Green Building Councils.
It's fascinating to marvel how fast the green sector and movement is growing, and I hope as I write here, I'll be able to bring forward all the growth that we've seen. Greed to Green was finished five years ago, and it talks about how—at the time—the USGBC was at 2,500 organization members, and our Greenbuild Conference expected 5,000 attendees.
This past year in Chicago we had 25,000, and President Clinton was our keynote speaker.* Already our membership has grown to over 17,000 organizations.
The World Green Building Council that had just gotten started when I finished this book; the organization now has more than 50 green building councils forming all over the world.
*Editor's note: This year's conference, which ends today, had more than 26,000 attendees. Check out some of TreeHugger's coverage of the Greenbuild expo here.
David Gottfried started Regenerative Ventures and its consulting arm, WorldBuild in 1995, after founding the U.S. Green Building Council in 1993. He is the author of Greed to Green, and is internationally acknowledged as one of the foremost founders of the global green building movement.
Read more in this series:
USGBC Founder David Gottfried's LEED Home Renovation: Intro (Video)
David Gottfried's Home Renovation: Success Is Based on Teamwork (Video)
David Gottfried: Walkable Neighborhoods Are a Greener Choice (Video)
David Gottfried Home Renovation: A Family Affair (Video)
David Gottfried's Home Renovation: Building a Office Lifepod (Video)
David Gottfried: Green Renovation and Historic Choices (Video)
Home Renovation: David Gottfried on Green Framing (Video)
Building an Efficient Bathroom (Video)
Kitchen Design: David Gottfried's LEED Home Renovation
Building an Efficient Bathroom (Video)
Home Renovation: Solar Realization (Video)
Green Home Renovation: In the Yard (Video)
Green Home Renovation: Water Strategy (Video)
Read more about green building:
How to Go Green: Home Renovation
Learning about Labels: Energy Star vs EPEAT
Know Your Green Home Technologies: Radiant Heat
Green Glossary: Sick Building Syndrome
Keep Your Home Green and Dry: 5 Easy Waterproofing Tips
Know Your Green Building Materials: 3 Cutting Edge Insulations
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