November 2012

Governor Jerry Brown, Jane McGonigal and William McDonough deliver a galvanizing closing plenary to packed house in San Francisco

Nov. 27, 2012 (Washington, DC) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) welcomed close to 25,000 to San Francisco, Calif. for its 11th annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, the world...

As someone who used to watch a gutsy but undersized point guard named Kevin Johnson almost single-handedly take over an NBA basketball game with his take-charge style of play, it came as no surprise when for a few brief moments he completely took over the 2012 Leadership Luncheon.

As now mayor of Sacramento and the recipient of this...

One of my favorite events each year at Greenbuild is our annual leadership luncheon at which we give out a handful of awards and take a moment to honor those who have distinguished themselves and/or their firms or organizations by advancing the cause of sustainability and the green building movement....

If there was one overriding theme of this year’s Greenbuild, it is the power of green. And no, not that green. The other one. Green, as in the color of money.

I know I had tried to make a concerted effort to drive home the financial benefits of the green building movement in my keynote address...