Posted November 20, 2008 3:40 PM by Mark Piepkorn
Related Categories: Awards, Greenbuild '08, Events

Posted live from Greenbuild.

This has been long in coming, and judging by the response of the audience this afternoon, I'm not the only one who thinks so. Yes, I work for the guy, but I'm no sycophant. He's one of the most focused, dedicated, knowledgeable people I've ever known. A press release sent out from the USGBC today said this:

Executive Editor of Environmental Building News, Alex Wilson, received the award in the Education category. For more than 25 years, Wilson has been bringing unbiased, reliable information, tools and resources to the building industry. He is the author of numerous books and textbooks on sustainable building, and has written hundreds of articles for publications outside of EBN, including Popular Science and Architectural Record. He served as the executive director of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and on the board of directors for the USGBC, and is currently a trustee of The Nature Conservancy — Vermont Chapter.

Take a couple minutes to listen to this... it's audio of the announcement and a very short film (kinda like the Oscars). The recording is poor but understandable, and lasts less than three minutes. Check out the enthusiastic crowd response.


(here's a link, in case the player doesn't display)

Unlike the tale of woe I told last year, this time I got to see the award given. It was great to be on hand to witness the well-deserved moment.

(The following are photos of the movie... which, argh, were the best shots I got.)

Link to BuildingGreen press release

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