Posts Tagged ‘green building’
Episode 69 Danny Iny
Movement building takes guts. Often it requires being David against Goliath, or having the courage to yell that the emperor has no clothes. In many ways, we did that when we started the green building industry. I recall some of the early meetings in 1992 when we passionately articulated to some of our most luminary…
Read MoreEpisode 68 Terri Wills
I’ve been gone for awhile as we moved into a brand new green home in a town called Moraga, CA. It was fun to pick the green upgrades, adding lots of solar, extra insulation, all LED lights, EV charging and dual flush toilets… I’ve been obsessed with my solar meter, checking it several times a…
Read MoreEpisode 67 Erin Meezan
You may have heard of the pioneering and passionate sustainability legacy of the late Ray Anderson of Interface Inc., the world’s largest carpet tile manufacturer. Since Ray’s passing in 2011 Interface has continued to lead and expand upon his vision as the company’s gross revenue, PE ratio and market capitalization have grown. In today’s Regen360…
Read MoreHow to Build a Movement to Change the World
In 1993, David Gottfried had a vision that he wanted change the world, and so he started the U.S. Green Building Council to promote sustainable building. USGBC is the owner of the LEED Green Building Rating System, which is in over 160 countries, and the largest rating system in the world. Next Gottfried founded the…
Read MoreEpisode 59 Joel Cesare
As you may know, I love most sports and the more physical and rigorous the better. Steep mountains to climb on a bike or trail, waves to surf, and powder mountains to snowboard ignite my fire. And perhaps this also resonates with you. The sharing economy is growing, as we no longer need to own…
Read MoreWhat’s the benefit of your labor?
On Monday we celebrated Labor Day. Since its first celebration in 1882 in New York City, the holiday has been dedicated to worker’s social and economic achievements that have helped advance the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. This is my first of many blogs to come, and I’d like to reflect a bit…
Read MoreEpisode 46 Mahesh Ramanujam
The statistics of the U.S. Green Building Council and the global movement that it helped spawn are almost beyond belief, especially for me as its founder and first CEO, going back to October 1992 when I set out to begin working on its start-up in San Francisco. This week’s Regen360 iTunes podcast features an interview…
Read MoreEpisode 15 Jason McLennan
About two decades ago [in the pioneering years of green building] I had the privilege to work on an exciting fantasy green building project for Montana State University. They assembled a green dream team to brainstorm outside the box. The project catapulted by visionary technologies and design concepts was aptly named the Epicenter. It was…
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