About United States Green Building
Council (USGBC), Central Plains
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), co-founded
by Mike Italiano, David Gottfried and Rick Fedrizzi in
1993, is a private membership-based non-profit
organization that promotes sustainability in building
design, construction, and operation.
USGBC is best known for its development of the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) green building rating systems and its annual
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, the
world's largest conference and expo dedicated to
green building.
USGBC was one of eight national councils that
helped found the World Green Building Council
(WorldGBC). The current president and CEO is
Mahesh Ramanujam who acquired this role in
January 2017 after co-founder Rick Fedrizzi.
The Central Plains operation is one of 53 regional
USGBC offices throughout the country.
