Green Options » Berkebile http://greenoptions.com/tag/berkebile Posts tagged 'Berkebile' Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:04:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Godfather of Green Building http://ecoscraps.com/2008/06/19/godfather-of-green-building/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/06/19/godfather-of-green-building/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:04:26 +0000 Philip Proefrock http://ecoscraps.com/2008/06/19/godfather-of-green-building/ Bob BerkebileKansas City MO architect Bob Berkebile is one of the key figures in establishing the importance of green building in this country.  Berkebile was instrumental in the founding of both the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as well as the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment (COTE).

Those once-radical ideas have started to go mainstream. In 1993, Berkebile helped create a new group that wasn’t confined to architects: the U.S. Green Building Council. The inaugural meeting of the council fit into a conference room at AIA headquarters. Last November, more than 22,000 green-building advocates and entrepreneurs traveled to Chicago for the council’s annual conference.

Read a profile of Berkebile via: The Pitch

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