The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced the recipients of its
2012 Leadership Awards, recognizing outstanding individuals who embody the
vision, leadership and commitment to the evolution of green buildings and
communities as a vehicle to enhance our quality of life. The awards will be
presented at the Leadership Luncheon on Nov. 15 during USGBC's Greenbuild International Conference
and Expo held in San Francisco.
Tom Darden, Executive Director of
Make It Right, a non-profit organization that builds sustainable homes and
buildings for communities in need, received the Leadership in the NGO Sector
Award. Make It Right has led the charge in redeveloping the Lower Ninth Ward
with resource-efficient, durable homes after the devastation of Hurricane
Katrina.
Healthy Building Network's Tom Lent,
Policy Director and Bill Walsh, Founder, each received the Leadership in
Advocacy Award. Lent has advocated for the banning of arsenic-treated wood and
educates on the environmental and health hazards of polyvinyl chloride (PVC),
among many initiatives. Under the leadership of Walsh, Healthy Building Network
has introduced new, healthier building materials into commercial markets and
shifted more than $4 billion in materials purchases from toxic materials to
healthier alternatives.
Steve Saunders, CEO, Texas Energy
Solutions, received the Leadership in the Residential Sector Award. Texas
Energy Solutions is a LEED for Homes Provider, and Saunders has done extensive
work to expand and advance the LEED for Homes program.
Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and
President, Syracuse University; Joanie Mahoney, Onondaga County Executive; and
Stephanie A. Miner, Mayor of Syracuse each received the 2012 Global Community
Leadership Award for their collective and collaborative efforts to foster
substantive change across the Syracuse and Central New York landscape. Among
their many projects: Cantor has elevated the mission of green building on
Syracuse University's campus through numerous LEED building projects and a
school-wide goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. County Executive Mahoney
led the charge on the Save the Rain program for stormwater management and
advocates for green roofs, among many sustainability initiatives. Mayor Miner
has advocated for local green buildings and worked to create a vibrant,
revitalized connective corridor in the city of Syracuse.
M. Arthur Gensler Jr., Founder,
Gensler; and Donald Simon, Attorney, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean, LLP
received the President's Award. Founder of global architecture, design,
planning and consulting firm, Gensler, M. Arthur Gensler has helped pioneer
green building as a business visionary and legend of the design industry.
2012 Leadership Awards Recipients
- Leadership in the NGO Sector: Tom Darden, executive director, Make It Right Foundation
- Leadership in Advocacy: Tom Lent, policy director, Healthy Building Network; Bill Walsh, founder, Healthy Building Network
- Leadership in the Residential Sector: Steve Saunders, CEO, Texas Energy Solutions
- Global Community Leadership Award: Nancy Cantor, chancellor and president, Syracuse University; Joanie Mahoney, Onondaga County executive; Stephanie A. Miner, mayor of Syracuse
- President's Award: M. Arthur Gensler Jr., founder, Gensler; Donald Simon, attorney, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean, LLP.
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