David Gottfried
David Gottfried is an American real estate developer, author, and green building activist.
Gottfried serves as the chief commercial officer for Blue Planet Systems, which creates Synthetic Limestone aggregate with a potential to permanently store gigatons of CO2 in carbon negative concrete.[1]
In April 1993, Gottfried along with Michael Italiano, an environmental lawyer, and Rick Fedrizzi, head of environmental marketing at Carrier at the time, founded the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), in order to promote sustainable practices in the building and construction industry.[2][3] They eventually went on to create the LEED building certification system in 2000.[4]
Gottfried created and managed the formation of the “United Nations of the Green Building Councils” with the founding meeting of the World Green Building Council held in California, US in 1999. In 2002, the WorldGBC was officially formed with the countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and US.[5][6]
As the founder of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the World Green Building Council and WorldBuild Technologies Inc, a San Francisco consulting firm[7], he has often been called the father of the green building movement.[8]
He had previously been the CEO of Reset360, Regenerative Ventures and its RegenNetwork.[9][10] He has also held senior positions at Thomas Properties Group, SIGAL Construction Corporation, Intertech Development Company, and Sigal/Zuckerman Company.[11]
Gottfried is the author of three books: Greed to Green: the Transformation of an Industry and a Life in 2004, Greening My Life: A Green Building Pioneer Takes on His Most Challenging Project in 2010, and Explosion Green: One Man's Journey to Green the World's Largest Industry in 2014.[12]
Gottfried graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Engineering and Resource Management.[13]
Gottfried is a modern art painter.[14] He is married to Sara Gottfried, a scientist and author[15][16] and has 2 daughters.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "David Gottfried | U.S. Green Building Council". www.usgbc.org. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ TODAY, Thomas Frank, USA. "'Green' growth fuels an entire industry". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ Nieves, Ariana (2016-08-08). "Looking Back: LEED History". Sustainable Investment Group. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ rmoriarty@syracuse.com, Rick Moriarty | (2014-11-22). "U.S. Green Building Council, founded by Syracuse's Rick Fedrizzi, receives UN's top environmental award". syracuse. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ "Q&A: David Gottfried". Metropolis. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ "Our mission". World Green Building Council. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ Bowen, Ted (2005-10-27). "LEED green-building program confronts critics and growing pains". Grist. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ "David Gottfried Joins Blue Planet Systems". www.newswire.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ "David Gottfried". www.hkgbc.org.hk. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ "COMPANY". Blue Planet Systems. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ "David Gottfried - Chief Global Impact Officer at Blue Planet". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ "David Gottfried". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ "Greed to Green - The Transformation of an Industry and a Life by David Gottfried - Industry publications - Green Building Council Australia (GBCA)". Green Building Council of Australia. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ "A 3p Chat w/ David Gottfried; Founder, USGBC & World Green Building Council". www.triplepundit.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ "David Gottfried: The Explosion Green and Creating a Sustainable Home | Fat-Burning Man". fatburningman.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ↑ Benson, Dick (June 2019). "Conversations with Sara Gottfried, MD". Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal (IMCJ). 18 (3): 22–24. ISSN 1546-993X. PMC 7217395 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 32549806 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ "David Gottfried, Father of the Global Green Building Movement". Regen360. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
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