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 | Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Occupation | Author and environmentalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Caltech |
Academic achievements
editYudelson 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
editYudelson 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
editIn 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
edit| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Jerry Yudelson, Green Building Initiative: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Books by Jerry Yudelson". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "Books by Jerry Yudelson (Author of Green Building A to Z)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ Yudelson, Jerry (2016-04-25). Reinventing Green Building: Why Certification Systems Aren't Working and What We Can Do About It. New Society Publishers. ISBN 9781550926118.
- ^ a b "70 Second Annual Commencement" (PDF). June 10, 1966. Archived from the original on 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Jerry Yudelson '93". www.uoalumni.com. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "BULLETIN OF THE CALfFOR.NIA INSTITlITE OF TECHNOLOGY" (PDF). 2010-09-17. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "An Earth Day Celebration" (PDF). February 1970.
- ^ "Santa Cruz Sentinel 22 April 1971 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ Guzman, Kara (2016-07-05). "Saving Lighthouse Field". Good Times Santa Cruz. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "GBCI Announces LEED Fellow Class of 2011 | U.S. Green Building Council". www.usgbc.org. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ Hering, Garrett (2014-12-07). "Apple Campus 2: the greenest building on the planet?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ PERLMAN, JEFFREY A. (1988-10-13). "Showdown With a GOP Firebrand Builds in 38th District : Democrat Yudelson Battles His Obscurity, Seeks 'Forced Errors'". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ Berg, Nate (2011-08-22). "The Zero-Carbon House: It's Just Around the Corner". Wired. Vol. 19, no. 9. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ Putnam, Seth (2012-07-02). "Our Inaugural LEED Fellows - gb&d". gb&d magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVE REPORT TO STAKEHOLDERS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2019-02-23.