Scot Horst has been appointed as the new Senior Vice President, LEED by the U.S. Green Building Council. It is to be noted that this is a new position in the organization and the appointment is effective April 1, 2009.
Speaking on this new appointment Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair, USGBC and board chair, GBCI told, “Scot’s visionary leadership has been much in evidence in his role as chair of the LEED Steering Committee these past three years.” “The evolution of LEED under his watch culminates with the launch of LEED v3, which sets a new benchmark for high performance buildings. His transition to a full-time senior staff position in the organization underscores our intent to continue LEED’s upward momentum as the market’s tool of choice for advancing green building.”
While expressing his own standpoint Scot Horst said emphatically, “USGBC stands at the nexus between buildings and humanity.” “Thanks to the incredible work of this organization, the question is no longer ‘How do we do less harm?’ rather, it has become ‘How can we do more good? How can we make buildings restorative and ultimately regenerative? LEED is the focal point that makes these questions possible, and advancing the whole systems thinking it requires is a mission I am passionate about.”
What makes U.S. Green Building Council nominate Horst in this significant position? This question is too obvious when both the national and worldwide fiscal scenario is witnessing a downturn. Well, the remark of Rick Fedrizzi can be cited as the benchmark. In accordance with the revelation of Fedrizzi, Horst is a known figure in this domain and is also a widely acclaimed leader in the sustainable design movement. In addition, Horst is well-known as president of the Athena Institute International where he has been involved with a broad range of work related to Life Cycle Assessment.
It should also be remembered that Horst, during his LEED Steering Committee chairmanship, has supervised the development of LEED for Core and Shell, LEED for Schools, Revisions to LEED for Existing Buildings, LEED for Neighborhood Development, LEED for Homes, LEED for Healthcare and LEED 2009. He has also been at the helm of several other pertinent organizations.
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