The Grand Challengers Podcast Episode #66

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Guest: Douglas Katz

July 7th, 2026

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David Gottfried, founder of the U.S. and World Green Building Councils, father of the green building movement, CEO of Regen360 on The Grand Challengers Podcast Episode 65

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Episode Chapters

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  • 0:00 Intro
  • 1:59 Guest Intro, Kung Fu & Fly Fishing
  • 9:34 A 101 on Green Buildings…
  • 16:11 …and a 101 on the LEED System
  • 18:45 Why study engineering?
  • 20:40 Siddartha’s Influence on David
  • 26:43 Origins of the Green Building Movement
  • 42:06 Green Buildings aren’t enough
  • 50:57 Pushing the needle and finding the correct metrics
  • 1:01:37 A true Human-AI collaboration
  • 1:10:07 David’s Hope and Future Vision
  • 1:12:14 Q&A Start
  • 1:12:28 What does innovation mean to you?
  • 1:15:28 Key Event, Book, Person
  • 1:20:13 Time Management
  • 1:24:58 Favourite childhood memory
  • 1:27:57 Greatest Challenge to Date
  • 1:33:04 Advice for young professionals
  • 1:36:16 What would you most like to be remembered for?
  • 1:37:01 Where can people find you?
  • 1:38:42 Final Message
  • 1:39:29 Outro

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