Thomas Mueller is a Founding Director of the Canada Green Building Council
(CaGBC) and became President & CEO of the Council in 2005. As Chief Executive,
he leads the Council’s national green building strategy, programs and standards
along with advocacy and policy initiatives.<br /><br />
As a member of the Board of Directors of the Green Building Certification Institute
(GBCI) and the Cornerstone Standards Council (CSC), and as a past Board member
of the World Green Building Council (WGBC), he supports the transition toward
green building, neighbourhoods and cities at home and globally.<br /><br />
Thomas is a well-known advocate for green buildings and sustainable community
development. He participates frequently in government and industry consultations
on green development and is a nationally and internationally recognized
authority and speaker on green buildings.<br /><br />
He is currently participating in a number of initiatives and groups including the
WorldGBC Global CEO Network, the Advisory Board of CIRS (Centre for Interactive
Research on Sustainability), and the Advisory Committee of Energy Efficiency in
BC’s Built Environment Research Project at UBC.<br /><br />
Thomas has an Undergraduate Degree in Geography, Planning and Applied
Ecology from the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, Germany; and holds
a Master’s Degree in Regional Planning & Resource Development from the
University of Waterloo, Ontario.<br /><br />
For his green building work, Thomas has received numerous awards. Most
recently, he became a recipient of Canada’s 2015 Clean50 Award and an
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) in 2016.
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