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    Jerry Yudelson Named President of Green Building Initiative

    Jan. 15, 2014
    Yudelson will oversee the growth of the non-profit organization, including the development, expansion, and marketing of Green Globes.
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    Jerry Yudelson

    Jerry Yudelson, widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading green-building and sustainability advocates and an internationally recognized keynote speaker, recently was named president of the Green Building Initiative (GBI), provider of sustainability assessment and certification services.

    RELATED: "'GODFATHER OF GREEN' SHARES FIVE MOST VALUABLE GREEN-BUILDING LESSONS"

    As GBI president, Yudelson, who has written 12 books on green building, achieved recognition as a LEED Fellow, and chaired the steering committee for Greenbuild for eight years, will oversee the growth of the non-profit organization, including the development, expansion, and marketing of Green Globes.

    An alternative to LEED, Green Globes is a Web-based program for green-building guidance and certification that includes an on-site assessment by a third party.

    RELATED: "LEED AND GREEN GLOBES" 

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