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2009 Cascadia Fellows
>Christine Ervin
>John S. Reynolds, F.A.I.A.
>Alex Zimmerman A.Sc.T., LEED AP
President, Christine Ervin/Company
Christine Ervin has led private-public collaborations to promote green market transformation for nearly 20 years. As first President and CEO of the U.S. Green Buildings Council, she cultivated its growth into an influential coalition of 4,500 companies and organizations, 70 chapters and 50 staff. During her tenure, the LEED® green building rating system became the defacto standard for high performance buildings in the U.S. She also led efforts to launch the Greenbuild™ conference and expo as a vehicle for driving “green” into the mainstream market.
As Assistant Secretary of Energy for President Clinton, Christine oversaw $1 billion in clean technology investments across the economy. In the buildings arena, she championed initiatives to leverage private capital for clean energy, the President’s Climate Change Action Plan, the High Performance Buildings collaborative, ENERGY STAR™ partnership with EPA, Million Solar Roofs, overhaul of national appliance standards and the nation’s first center for sustainable communities. Previously, she was Director of Oregon’s Department of Energy, a project director at the World Wildlife Fund, and led executive budget policy for the State of Missouri.
Christine’s speaking and consulting firm is based in Portland, Oregon.
John S. Reynolds, F.A.I.A.
Professor of Architecture Emeritus, University of Oregon.
For more than 40 years John Reynolds has been interested in how people use energy in buildings, and how buildings shape that energy usage. He has taught both architecture design and environmental control systems at the University of Oregon since 1967. He is co-author of "Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings," 6th through 10th editions, published by John Wiley & Sons. John received a teaching Fulbright Grant to Argentina, 1988. His grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, 1995-96 resulted in "Courtyards: Aesthetic, Social, and Thermal Delight" © 2002, John Wiley and Sons.
John received the American Solar Energy Society’s Passive Pioneer Award in 1997, and was elected a Fellow in 2000. He now serves a Chair of the ASES Board. John was also named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2003. He was named Distinguished Professor by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture in 1998. He is currently President of the Board of the non-profit Energy Trust of Oregon, based in Portland. Cascadia Region USGBC honored John as an Honorary Fellow in 2009.
Alex Zimmerman A.Sc.T., LEED AP
President, Applied Green Consulting
Alex has been involved in promoting energy efficiency and green
buildings for over 30 years. Alex currently runs Applied Green
Consulting based out of Victoria, British Columbia, focusing on
operationalizing sustainability in the buildings industry, at both the
project and organizational level. Alex’s services include integrated
design process facilitation, sustainability/green building advice and
coaching, strategic sustainability planning, and design and delivery of
organizational sustainability training. Alex has clients in both the
public and private sector in Canada, the US and Mexico.
Alex was the first President of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and put in place the complete organizational infrastructure at start-up. As President, Alex spent a lot of time on the road, advocating for green buildings and CaGBC in front of diverse audiences. CaGBC became, under his watch, a recognized leader on the national stage. Alex was Canadian Team Leader of the Green Building Challenge for 2000 and 2002. Alex is currently a Director of the Canada Green Building Council and is also co-chair of CaGBC’s LEED Development committee.
