USGBC announces Leadership Award recipients
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) presented its 2015 Leadership Awards, which celebrate individuals and organizations at the forefront of sustainability in the built environment. The recipients were recognized at the annual USGBC Leadership Luncheon at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Washington.
“The recipients of USGBC’s annual Leadership Awards possess an unwavering commitment to advancing the work of our movement and truly deserve to be recognized and celebrated,” said Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and founding chair of USGBC. “These leaders inspire others to take action through their passion for a more sustainable world.
This year’s 2015 USGBC Leadership Award recipients include the following.
• Chrissa Pagitsas, director of the Green Initiative at Fannie Mae, was recognized for her work with the Fannie Mae Multifamily Mortgage Business. Under her direction, the organization has originated more than $140 million in Green Mortgage Backed Securities.
• Honorable Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, was honored for her advocacy for the use of LEED in Army buildings.
• Amory Lovins is the co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute. According to USGBC, his leadership has carrired the global conversation about innovation in resource use forward and has broadened the support base for the green building movement.
• Dr. Cornelius Murphy, former president and now Senior Fellow for Environmental and Sustainable Systems at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, has been a leader in the academic sector and has worked to advance the study and discussion of environmental science.
• Romilly Madew, CEO of Green Building Council of Australia, has been a collaborator and a champion for sustainable development and the green building movement around the world.
• Juan Ontiveros, associate vice president of utilities at the University of Texas at Austin, is the winner of the inaugural Robert W. Galvin Award. Under his direction, the University of Texas at Austin has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in energy efficiency and capacity upgrades, all of which have been covered by energy savings.
• Colgate-Palmolive Company is this year’s recipient of the Ray Anderson Radical Industrialism Award. Sponsored by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, USGBC presents this namesake award each year to a leader in the manufacturing sector whose commitment to and achievements in sustainability exemplify Anderson’s vision.
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