David Gottfried
David Gottfried is the President of WorldBuild, a strategic green consulting firm, specializing in the building industry. The firm was founded in 1994. WorldBuild assists its progressive clients to lessen their organizational and project reliance on limited natural resources and wasteful practices, while boosting lifecycle based economics and quality of life. Representative clients have included: the State of California, Starbucks, the City of San Diego, Stanford University, DreamWorks, Genentech, Chipotle and Yahoo.
Gottfried is the founder of the U.S. and World Green Building Councils, now with over 7,500 organizational members in about ten countries. He previously held executive level positions in several real estate development and construction organizations.
Gottfried received his degree in Engineering and Resource Management from Stanford University. He is the author of Greed to Green, the transformation of an industry, and a life, published in 2004. He was recently voted one of the top 25 newsmakers in the building industry by Engineering News Record magazine.
Gottfried is the founder of the U.S. and World Green Building Councils, now with over 7,500 organizational members in about ten countries. He previously held executive level positions in several real estate development and construction organizations.
Gottfried received his degree in Engineering and Resource Management from Stanford University. He is the author of Greed to Green, the transformation of an industry, and a life, published in 2004. He was recently voted one of the top 25 newsmakers in the building industry by Engineering News Record magazine.