Jerry Yudelson

Social activist, environmentalist, engineer, accomplished author, spiritual seeker, global keynote speaker, sometimes entrepreneur, would-be politician, consultant, occasional poet, frequent blogger, green building movement leader, solar and wind power advocate, ashram resident, lobbyist, government official – some of the many hats Jerry Yudelson wore during a long career that he chronicles in his deliciously detailed, emotionally revealing, and spiritually insightful environmental memoir.

Deeply spiritual and relentlessly green, Jerry Yudelson's latest book, "The Godfather of Green: An Eco-Spiritual Memoir (Wyatt-MacKenzie, 2020) chronicles Jerry's environmental work, starting with the first Earth Day, and continuing through the solar and wind power movements of the 1970s and 1980s, and the green building movement of the 2000s and 2010s. Uniquely, it also offers insights into Jerry's spiritual journey of meditation and mindfulness. Released on the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970, "The Godfather of Green" provides essential insights into how we need to engage both spiritually and politically to tackle today's climate emergency.

As an internationally known speaker and author Jerry wrote 14 previous books on green building, green homes, sustainable urbanism, building performance and water conservation. He speaks and writes with passion, humor, facts, and a deep personal experience with green building dating back to 1997.

A licensed professional engineer, Jerry Yudelson is a LEED Fellow, a former president of the Green Building Initiative, and a former board member of the U.S. Green Building Council. He was the Research Scholar for Sustainability for the International Council of Shopping Centers, providing research and speaking services from 2007 through 2009. From 2001 to 2008, he trained more than 3500 people in the LEED green building rating system.

Jerry's books include: The Godfather of Green: An Eco-Spiritual Memoir (2020); Reinventing Green Building (2016), The World's Greenest Buildings: Promise vs Performance in Sustainable Design (2013), Dry Run: Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis (2010), Choosing Green: The Home Buyer’s Guide to Good Green Homes (2008), Greening Existing Buildings (2009) Sustainable Retail Development (2009), Green Building Trends: Europe (2009), The Green Building Revolution (2007), Green Building A to Z (2007), Marketing Green Buildings (2007), and Green Building through Integrated Design (2008).