Ben Evans
Director - Federal Legislative U.S. Green Building Council, Inc
Ben Evans is federal legislative director at the U.S. Green Building Council, helping lead the council’s advocacy work in Washington promoting green buildings and sustainable communities. Ben brings more than 20 years of experience working in politics, government affairs and communications, mostly in the energy sector. He has extensive experience developing policy, creating strategic advocacy campaigns, building stakeholder coalitions, and engaging with Congress and the executive branch. He has been quoted or published in national media outlets such as The New York Times, CNN, Politico and Reuters. Prior to joining USGBC, Ben was vice president of public affairs at the Alliance to Save Energy, overseeing the Alliance’s work to advance energy efficiency policy, including government affairs and policy communications. Previously, he was a reporter covering politics in the Washington bureau of The Associated Press and at Congressional Quarterly, where he covered the landmark Energy Policy Act of 2005.Â
Seminars
- Defining the various ways a sustainable agenda can manifest for a contracting organization to ensure maximum resilience despite changing operating environments and competing pressures: How are firms looking to go broader, deeper and faster at any given point to grow as much as possible?
- Tracking evolving U.S. policies, particularly in California and other leading regions, to assess direction of travel for investments, tax incentives, and federal funding
- Identifying strategies to integrate decarbonization efforts into long-term financial planning, even amid regulatory uncertainty and the need to remain agile as sustainability policies and economic landscapes evolve
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