ABOUT US

Ron Jones is Founder and Editorial Director of Green Builder® Media. Considered to be one of the fathers of the green building movement, Ron has been instrumental in setting guidelines and standards with the two largest organizations in the building industry, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the US Green Building Council (USGBC).  In fact, he is the only person ever to serve as a member of the Boards of Directors for both of these organizations.  He served as charter chairman of the NAHB Green Building Subcommittee and is an original member of the LEED Homes Committee for the USGBC.  Ron is also the owner of Sierra Custom Builders, a national, award-winning design/build company that specializes in challenging site projects and environmentally appropriate construction.  He has served as a speaker and consultant to a variety of organizations including the American Solar Energy Society, National Recycling Association, Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, NAHB, USGBC, International Housing Conference of the Americas, Fannie Mae Partnership Foundation, National Arbor Day Foundation, and many others in the private and public sectors. Ron recently won the prestigious Green Building Advocate of the Year award from the NAHB for his tireless efforts over the past 20 years in the green building space.

Sara Gutterman is Chief Executive Officer & Group Publisher of Green Builder Media. She is an experienced entrepreneur, investor, and sustainability consultant.  Her main areas of expertise include business development, strategic planning, product positioning, deal structuring and financing, and fund-raising. For the past several years, she has focused primarily on consulting with corporations and communities to develop them into enterprises that are both sustainable and profitable. She assists organizations in developing strategies for sustainability-related issues, including “greening” product lines, resource conservation, green building, environmental protection, and conservation strategies. Sara is a former venture capitalist with Boulder Ventures, a national venture capital firm that manages $350 million, where she evaluated and structured technology deals; assisted portfolio companies in their growth process; managed relationships with co-investors and Limited Partners; and performed fund-raising. Sara has participated in a portion of the life cycle (from funding to exit) of over 20 companies, including Horizon Organic Dairy, Natural Capitalism Group, LeftHand Networks, and Cogent Communications.

Gregg Eisenberg is an energy economist and Director of Consulting. He uses sector analysis, quantitative surveys, focus groups and in-depth interviews to study topics ranging from emerging building technologies to corporate energy management strategies. Gregg has authored numerous studies on construction trends and energy management strategies in the lodging, health care, manufacturing, retail, office building and government sectors and has interviewed 100s of building design professionals and corporate facility managers around the world.  Gregg has developed branding and market entry strategies for multi-national companies in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the US.  Gregg holds an MA in energy economics from Boston University, where he was awarded a Presidential Fellowship and is the Chairman of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Association of Energy Services Professionals.