Jerry Yudelson is widely recognized as one of the leading green building
experts in the United States. On behalf of the U.S. Green Building Council
(USGBC), he chaired the Steering Committee for Greenbuild 2004, 2005, 2006 and
2007, the largest green building conferences in the world, and he has trained
nearly 3,000 people in the LEED rating system. He served on the national board
of the USGBC and is a Founding Board Member of the Association for the
Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
Yudelson is the author of three often-cited books, including Developing
Green: Strategies for Success and The Insider's Guide to Marketing Green
Buildings, and he has written for many magazines and journals, including
Home Energy Magazine, Building Design & Construction, Environmental Design &
Construction, Consulting-Specifying Engineer, The Construction Specifier, and
Eco-Structure.
His career in green building covers a wide spectrum of roles and issues. He
was co-founder and director of the Green Building Services consulting unit of
Portland General Electric. He has worked as a consultant for federal agencies,
state governments, local governments and utilities. He has been the marketing
director for two engineering firms in design and construction, worked in
project development for wind power, co-generation, and photovoltaic systems,
and been a management and marketing consultant for 200 firms ranging from
Fortune 500 companies to small product manufacturers.
Yudelson holds an engineering degree from the California Institute of
Technology, a masters in water resources engineering from Harvard, and a
masters of business administration with highest honors from the University of
Oregon. He has taught nearly 60 MBA-level courses in marketing, business
planning, organizational development and communications.
His work was honored by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance when he was
named the 2004 "Green Building Advocate" of the year, and he was named by the
Sustainable Industries Journal as one of the top 25 Green Building Leaders in
the Northwest.
