I thought this crew might enjoy seeing this article about Harry Gordon ... he, along with some other terrific leaders, became a LEED Fellow this year. He was also an early leader of AIA COTE and one of the first chairs (the fourth chair, actually, in 1995).
http://plus.usgbc.org/new-york-native-harry-gordon-architect-advocate-and-green-building-legend/And if you are curious about AIA COTE History, you can see more on that here:
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