Big Green: pioneers of green building--who are they?

[bilrob at silcom.com]

I would add Mark LaLiberte to this list.
Mark is one of the most compelling and coherent evangelists for durable, energy 
efficient and healthy building practices.
http://laliberteonline.blogspot.com/

Bill Robinson
Train2Build

Quoting Jesse Thompson <jesse at kaplanthompson.com>:

> My short list of Residential Pioneers (it's New England / cold climate  
> biased):
> 
> Marc Rosenbaum: http://www.energysmiths.com/
> Mechanical engineer, low energy guru, tireless cold climate energy  
> advocate.
> 
> Building Science Corporation, Betsy Pettit & Joe Lstiburek:
> http://www.buildingscienceconsulting.com/about/who/default.htm
> Affordable green housing, great technical lecturers, leaders in  
> durable buildings.
> 
> Katrin Klingenberg, E-co Lab @ U of Illinois :
> http://www.e-colab.org/ecolab/Contact.html
> http://www.passivehouse.us/passiveHouse/PHIUSHome.html
> Chief proselytizer for the German Passivhaus program in the US, has  
> really turned the American "buy a bunch of gadgets and bolt them on  
> the roof" mentality on its head for us.
> 
> Bruce Coldham, Coldham & Hartman Architects: 
> http://www.coldhamandhartman.com/
> Western Mass architect, lots of co-housing, green from the beginning.
> 
> Jesse Thompson, AIA, LEED AP
> Kaplan Thompson Architects
> 424 Fore St
> Portland, ME  04101
> 
> p: 	207 842-2888
> f:	207 842-2828
> 
> jesse at kaplanthompson.com
> http://www.kaplanthompson.com
> 
> 
> 
> On May 22, 2008, at 11:26 AM, Lisa Selin Davis wrote:
> 
> > Hi, guys. I'm trying to compile a list of the most important green
> > building movers and shakers currently--folks like Ed Mazria, or even
> > Michael Reynolds, the earthship designer, who might be changing the
> > way we think about and make green buildings. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lisa
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