California Green Building Movement with Dan Burgoyne

<p><strong>Dan Burgoyne</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is the Sustainability Manager for California’s Department of General Services (DGS), where he develops and helps implement policies improving California’s sustainable buildings, energy, water and resource efficiency. Dan is a California-licensed architect and LEED Fellow, with over 26 years of experience in the design and construction industry, and green building policy.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dan led the development of California Governor Jerry Brown’s green building Executive Order B-18-12, and now leads its implementation under the direction of the Governor’s office, pushing California toward Zero Net Energy buildings, LEED certified buildings, reduced emissions, improved energy and water efficiency, and sustainable building operations. Dan has served as a green building advisor to the California Green Building Code (CalGREEN), GSA, and California’s High Speed Rail Authority. Dan served twice on the USGBC Board of Directors, as well as Government and LEED MR TAG committees, and on the USGBC’s Advisory Council. Dan is also an advisor and instructor for the University of California, Davis Extension.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Dan Burgoyne - Get To Know Dan</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dan grew up in Eugene, Oregon in the 1960’s and 1970’s.  There were a lot of trees around and Dan had another career in mind.  He was told he would be a good chemical engineer or architect. In high school he enrolled in Chemistry and Drafting.  Very quickly he had dropped Chemistry and the rest is history.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“I pursued architecture and went to a number of schools.  I started out in a drafting trade school in Arizona outside the Phoenix area.  I went to Brigham Young for a few years, transferred to the West Valley College in Saratoga, California where I started studying architecture again</span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.  I finish