FAIR LAWN, N.J.-- CALMAC has announced its CEO, Mark MacCracken, has been  selected as Chair-elect of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Board  of Directors for the 2010 calendar year. The USGBC Board is responsible for articulating and upholding the  vision, values and mission of USGBC. In 2009, MacCracken was elected to  serve a second 3-year term as Director in the Energy Services Seat.
 
According to the USGBC, buildings in the United States are responsible  for 39 percent of CO2 emissions, 40 percent of energy consumption, 13  percent of water consumption and 15 percent of GDP per year, making  green building a source of significant economic and environmental  opportunity. Greater building efficiency can meet 85 percent of future  U.S. demand for energy, and a national commitment to green building has  the potential to generate 2.5 million American jobs.
 
 “As we continue to move towards a more sustainable environment, the  biggest changes we can make are in our buildings. As Al Gore stated in  his keynote address at Greenbuild in Phoenix last year, ‘nearly 40 percent of the global warming pollution  in our country comes from old, inefficient, leaky buildings that don't  have to be that way,’” said MacCracken.

“According to a recent report, the U.S. green building market is set to  grow 146 percent by 2013, resulting in drastic energy reductions and  improvements for our environment. I’ve been working with Tim Cole  (Chair) and Gail Vittori (Past Chair) for a number of years now, and  together with the rest of the USGBC Board, we are excited to see what  2010 brings as we enter a new era of sustainability.”
 
 USGBC Board of Directors elections occur annually. Elected directors  serve three-year terms (and may serve up to two terms consecutively),  and appointed directors serve two-year terms (and may serve up to three  terms consecutively). Of the officers, the Chair, Chair-elect and  Immediate Past Chair each serve one-year terms that total three years of  leadership. The Treasurer and Secretary each serve two-year terms.  Officers are elected by members of the Board. For more information on  the USGBC, visit http://www.usgbc.org.