The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced Jerry Yudelson as its president to accelerate growth of the nonprofit and further leverage its green building assessment tools. Formerly the president of Yudelson Associates in Tucson, Ariz., Yudelson has authored 13 green building books, achieved recognition as a LEED Fellow and chaired the steering committee for the country’s largest annual green building show, Greenbuild.
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — As of the 2013 fall term, the multimillion-dollar Center for Student Life now serves as the focal point for students at Augustana College. The college’s centerpiece of academic life has been reinvigorated with the addition of 35,000 square feet and two new functions: dining services and student activities.
EUGENE, Ore. — The USGBC awarded the University of Oregon’s (UO) Robert and Beverly Lewis Integrative Science Building LEED Platinum Certification. The building, which was completed in July 2013, is one of the only laboratory buildings in the U.S to receive such a certification.
RIDGEFIELD, Wash. — The Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) partnered with seven product sustainability assessment companies to develop a third-party verification protocol for Health Product Declarations (HPDs).
Along with GreenCE, GreenCircle, NSF International, PE International, SCS Global Services, ToxServices LLC and UL Environment, the HPDC is working to provide building product manufacturers with a framework to list product materials and ingredients as well as associated health information.
Skanska USA promoted Elizabeth Heider to chief sustainability officer. Heider, who will continue to be based in Skanska’s Alexandria, Va., office, will lead Skanska’s efforts to support the company’s triple bottom line of sustainability — environmental, social and economic health. She has worked with Skanska USA for 12 years, primarily as senior vice president for green markets with Skanska USA Building, and also founded Skanska’s National Green Council.
