San Francisco – February 18, 2009. Tom Baumann, CEO of ClimateCHECK and David Gottfried, CEO of Regenerative Ventures are pleased to announce that David Gottfried has been retained to assist the firm in bringing greenhouse gas (GHG) management solutions to the Green Buildings sector.
“ClimateCHECK is privileged to be working with David Gottfried who is a legend in the Green Buildings sector”, stated Tom Baumann. David Gottfried founded the US Green Building Council (USGBC) in 1993 and later founded the World Green Building Council in 1998. USGBC is considered the fastest growing non-profit in the world, now with almost 20,000 organizational members and 80 U.S. chapters. The World GBC now has 13 country GBC members and green building councils forming in another 40 countries. The organization serves as a united nations of national green building councils. His experience and passion is unparalleled in the Green Building industry and through Regenerative Ventures Gottfried aims to put his talent to work for his portfolio companies to enhance their “value” and profitability via green building and climate initiatives. “David’s expertise in green technologies and solutions for real estate will be a major benefit to clients pursuing solutions that deliver both business results and climate benefits.”
The team at ClimateCHECK has contributed to many of the leading standards in carbon accounting, including the ISO 14064 series of GHG international standards. Matching GHG expertise with Green Building expertise, ClimateCHECK and Gottfried hope to bridge two very important sectors of the growing green economy, creating jobs and generating a strong business case for GHG reduction activity in the built environment.
David Gottfried explains, “The built environment is the largest source of GHG emissions and ClimateCHECK’s team of experts account for GHG emission reductions using best practices that allow for innovative and credible GHG management. It is essential that climate expertise be brought into the Green Building sector so that these important environmental attributes can be effectively and profitably measured, managed and sold.”
About ClimateCHECK
ClimateCHECK is a greenhouse gas (GHG) management services and solutions company with locations throughout North America (www.climate-check.com). ClimateCHECK co-founded and is a member of the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute, the leading global GHG training and professional organization (www.ghginstitute.org).
About Regenerative Ventures
David Gottfried started Regenerative Ventures and its consulting arm, WorldBuild in 1995, after founding the U.S. Green Building Council in 1993, and serving as its first staff President. USGBC has been
quoted as the leading global green building organization, having the greatest impact on climate change. In 1998 Gottfried invented and incubated the World Green Building Council, now with established and emerging green building councils in approximately 50 countries. Collectively, the world’s green building councils have likely done more for climate change reduction than any organization. USGBC is considered the fastest growing non-profit in the world, now with almost 20,000 organizational members and 80 U.S. chapters.
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