Who knew we needed a “Godfather of Green”? Wired magazine made the call honoring Jerry Yudelson for the value he has offered the green building industry over decades. From green building consulting to keynotes and workshops, from sustainability planning to a dozen green building books, we are proud to be led by one of green building’s truly senior professionals. Whether you are an architect, professional association, a developer, university or any other kind of organization… If you want to get serious about green building and sustainability, don’t mess around. Get results.
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Dry Run video illuminates key water conservation issuesWhy a new book on water? Key issues from Jerry's new book, "Dry Run" are illuminated in this short video. |
Jerry's 2012 Zero-Net Energy (ZONE) Building Design SeminarBring this new and exciting 2-4 hour seminar to your architecture, engineering, construction or facility management group. |
Analyzing the Business Case for Net Zero Buildings
Jerry’s new article, “Analyzing the Business Case for Net Zero Buildings,” takes this emerging trend in green building design and provides a clear rationale for why going to net-zero buildings makes good business sense. This is taken from Building Design & Construction magazine’s 2011 White Paper, Zero and Net-Zero Energy Buildings and Homes, published in April 2011.
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Pyramid of New Water Sources
A conceptual breakthrough for thinking about how to meet our future water needs. Check out the Pyramid of New Water Sources, Jerry Yudelson’s new tool to show future water supply sources, a pyramid with ten steps of increasing cost and complexity.
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UN Environmental Programme Publishes Jerry’s Article on How Water Use Affects Climate Change
In this piece, found on pages 92-95 of the 2010 edition of Climate Action, published by UNEP partner, Climate Action Programme, I make a compelling case for the greenhouse gas reduction benefits of urban water conservation. In fact, in my recent book, Dry Run: Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis, I show that water conservation is the cheapest form of energy conservation!
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If It Doesn’t Perform, It Can’t Be Green
The worldwide discussion of anthropogenic climate change has accelerated since 2006, and many decision makers have become aware of the significant contribution of buildings to global carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. Since energy use is the source of about 70% of GHG emissions and buildings represent 40-48% of the total energy use, then controlling building energy use and GHG emissions represents about 30% of the problem. In fact, a 2007 study by McKinsey (www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/ccsi/greenhousegas.asp) showed that controlling building energy use is the only method of reducing GHG emissions that is currently cost-effective—or is likely to be so in the future.
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