Why IGP?  It is to Prepare and Distinguish

Profound changes in technology and government mandates for sustainable development have begun. For example, in California, the recent Green Building Order directs that future construction and renovation projects meet LEED-New Construction Silver criteria in order to assure their energy and environmental performance. This program, along with similar ones adopted or under consideration in many other jurisdictions, reflects widespread support for governmental interventions in green building regulations.

These rapidly evolving changes will demand "sustainable development" literacy for successful built environment professionals (architects, engineers, appraisers, land-use planners, landscape architects, accountants, attorneys).

Professionals unprepared for the coming changes will find themselves less effectively competing and less marketable. Professionals will find that their early-career knowledge is becoming outdated and inadequate for the demands of the new “sustainability” marketplace.

Recognition and a high level of marketability will come about by setting yourself apart from your competition:

• Leaders in sustainable development are set apart by their highly recognized designation of distinction, Member (MIGP) or Fellow (FIGP) of the Institute of Green Professionals or Associate status.
• You join an organization that includes many of the world's most recognized sustainability leaders - see our list of Honorary Fellows.
• IGP Members are distinguished by recognized achievement of specialty education, knowledge and skills.
• Members are connected to Members for strategic alliances and open communication of knowledge. 

Focus on Members

Lance Hosey, AIA, LEED AP, Hon. FIGP		Eric Corey Freed, Hon. FIGP
Contributing editor and author of ARCHITECT's monthly Eco column.  Lance is an architect and former director with William McDonough + Partners. He is the co-author of Women in Green: Voices of Sustainable Design (2007). His forthcoming book is The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design.		IGP Honorary Fellow and Founding Principal of organicARCHITECT Ltd.

"The Institute of Green Professionals provides a great chance for a cross-disciplinary group of professionals to collaborate in the emerging field of sustainability.  As a LEED Green Associate and member of the Kentucky Chapter of the USGBC, I was particularly drawn to the organization because it is able to go beyond the USGBC and its focus on the LEED Green Building Rating System to consider sustainability issues in a broader perspective. Becoming a Member of IGP has helped me expand upon my green rolodex and provided me with the opportunity to further expand upon my knowledge of the sustainability industry."
Attorney Geoff White, FIGP  of Frost Brown Todd

"IGP is the one-and-only organization of its kind in the world for sustainable
 development professionals and academics
... an important designation credential"
Dr. Tim Allen, FIGP, Director of the Carter Center for Real Estate, CofC

"As a proud member of both ASLA and AICP, with a personal commitment to sustainable design throughout my entire career, I have found that my new FIGP designation with the Institute has stimulated action and ideas with new and existing clients like never before.  I now enjoy having it serve as a new topic of conversation that easily leads into project-specific sustainability recommendations and services.  My IGP designation is a visible sign of my professional experience, educational commitment to sustainable development and ongoing position as a leader in our industry."
Winston Lee, ASLA, AICP, FIGP

Robert B. Pojasek, Ph.D., FIGP		Jerry Yudelson, PE, MS, MBA, LEED AP, Hon. FIGP
"Bob Pojasek facilitates the assessment of business sustainability and corporate responsibility programs." "RobertPojasek.com"		Jerry is an IGP Member,  research scholar for Real Estate Sustainability, International Council of Shopping Centers. Author of a new book . . "Sustainable Retail Development: Strategies for Success"

        

        

          

        

        

        

        
 

        

    

These academic institutions offer a variety of certificate programs, undergraduate and graduate degrees in sustainable development, environment, and corporate responsibility. Go to: Membership Benefits for Academic Institutions.

       

        

        

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