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Media Contact: Jane Baxter Lynn, jbaxterlynn@usgbc-centraltexas.org, 512-470-9923

GREEN BUILDING AUTHORITY TO SPEAK ON HOW CENTRAL TEXAS STACKS UP

AGAINST EUROPEAN GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES

Austin/San Antonio, TX, August, 19, 2009: The U.S. Green Building Council Central Texas – Balcones Chapter
will host Jerry Yudelson, one of the country’s leading green building authorities, for a lecture entitled “Looking to
Europe for a greener tomorrow” on Wednesday, September 2, 2009. The event will be held from 6:15-8:45 pm at
the San Antonio Central Library, 600 Soledad, TX 78205, and will include a reception.

Yudelson, one of the most published authors on green building and sustainability, will look at how public officials
and industry professionals in Central Texas can accelerate the adoption of green building in the region by looking
to their European colleagues for inspiration.

When asked about his thoughts on Central Texas and how the region compares to green building in Europe,
guest speaker Jerry Yudelson said: “Central Texas has taken a leading role in the development of commercial
and residential green building, particularly in such important areas as water conservation and water efficient
design. Today, people continue to look to Central Texas for leadership. However, with our concern about climate
change, what has been done in the past is not enough. The stakes must be raised to ensure a sustainable future.
In this talk, using examples of European innovations, I will stress the urgency for Central Texas to move toward
truly renewable buildings that produce their own energy and water, and recycle their own products. This is the
wave of the future.”

Yudelson spent the past two years studying how European green building approaches and advancements can be
used here in the United States. His newest book Green Building Trends: Europe profiles a number of important
developments in green building practices and sustainable development over the past ten years. Yudelson
currently serves as Chair for the Steering Committee for Greenbuild 2009, the largest green building conference
in the U.S. He has trained nearly 3,500 industry professionals in the LEED rating system. A past USGBC board
member, he is also a Founding Board Member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher
Education.

For further information and to register visit www.usgbc-centraltexas.org.

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The Central Texas - Balcones Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council is a 501c3 non-profit organization
comprising building and associated industry professionals from Austin, San Antonio and 55 counties along the
Balcones Escarpment. Founded in 2003, the Central Texas-Balcones Chapter is committed to accelerating
growth in sustainable building and land development practices through innovation, advocacy and partnerships.