Mark Ginsberg​

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Mark Ginsberg, Senior Fellow of US Green Building Council (USA)

Topic: LEED and Arc as Tools to Measure Performance of Buildings and Cities

 

Bios

Mark Ginsberg founded Ginsberg Green Strategies to consult on Eco-Cities, energy efficiency, renewable energy and the green economy in January 2012.  Also in 2012, the US Green Building Council designated Mark as the first USGBC Senior Fellow, where he serves as a senior policy adviser and Ambassador.  Ginsberg helped develop the USGBC LEED for Cities platform, which launched in late 2016.  He served as a senior executive at the U.S. Department of Energy for 20 years.  At DOE, his portfolio included energy efficiency, renewable energy, and climate change technologies.  He has overseen major energy agreements between DOE and Ministries in China, India and the UAE.  He launched the research effort that leads to the goal of Zero Energy Buildings to be cost competitive by 2020, 

 

Mr. Ginsberg has received numerous recognitions for his work.  In 2003, the US Green Building Council established a Ginsberg Sustainability Fellow to pursue his research goals and, in 2006, the Alliance to Save Energy presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to him.  Ginsberg was one of 25 initial inductees into the Energy Efficiency Forum Hall of Fame in 2009.  In December, 2011, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, presented Mark with a Distinguished Career award.