Jerry Yudelson
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Jerry Yudelson (born in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an environmentalist and author,[1] best known for publishing 14 green building and sustainable design books since 2006.[2][3] Yudelson’s work is focused on the long-term environmental impact that urban development has on climate change, resulting from greenhouse gas emissions caused by operating home and buildings.[4]
Jerry Yudelson | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Author and environmentalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Caltech |
Academic achievements
Yudelson has a B.S. in engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech),[5] an A.M. in water resources engineering from Harvard University, and a Master Of Business Administration from the University of Oregon.[6] He was a Rotary Foundation Fellow for International Understanding for his graduate studies in West Germany at the Technical University in Aachen.[5] He was a U.S. Public Health Service Trainee in environmental engineering science for Ph.D. studies at Caltech.[7]
Environmentalism
Yudelson was a pioneer in organizing Earth Day activities in 1970 on the Caltech campus.[8] He taught some of the first university courses in the U.S. in the new field of environmental studies, while at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[9] In 1972, he organized community opposition to a proposed convention center on the Monterey Bay headlands at Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz,[10] resulting in the cancellation of the project and eventually the creation of Lighthouse Field State Beach.[11] In a 2014 article in The Guardian, Yudelson likened sustainable architecture to sex, saying, “It’s all about performance, not promise. Show me your numbers."[12]
Professional achievements
In 1978, California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Yudelson as director of the SolarCal Office. In 1979, SolarCal produced the first state-level solar energy development plan in the U.S.[13]
In 2011, Wired magazine anointed Yudelson as the "Godfather of Green".[14]
In 2011, Yudelson was named to the prestigious inaugural class of LEED Fellows by the Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI).[15]
In 2014 and 2015, Yudelson served as president of the Green Building Initiative, a national nonprofit and originator of the Green Globes green building rating system.[16]
Books
| Reinventing Green Building: Why Certification Systems Aren't Working and What We Can Do About It (2016) | ISBN 978-0865718159 |
| The World's Greenest Buildings: Promise Versus Performance in Sustainable Design (2013) | ISBN 978-1138409071 |
| Dry Run: Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis (2010) | ISBN 978-0865716704 |
| Sustainable Retail Development: New Success Strategies (2009) | ISBN 978-9048127818 |
| Greening Existing Buildings (2009) | ISBN 978-0071638326 |
| Green Building Trends: Europe (2009) | ISBN 978-1597264761 |
| Green Building through Integrated Design (2008) | ISBN 978-0071546010 |
| Choosing Green: The Home Buyer's Guide to Good Green Homes (2008) | ISBN 978-0865716100 |
| Green Building: A to Z (2007) | ISBN 978-0865715721 |
| The Green Building Revolution (2007) | ISBN 978-1597261784 |
| Marketing Green Building Services: Strategies for Success (2007) | ISBN 978-0849393815 |
| Developing Green: Strategies for Success (2006) | ISBN 978-0971895577 |
| The Insider’s Guide to Marketing Green Buildings. Society for Marketing Professional Services | ISBN 978-0976501909 |