Meet the Initiators
In November 2017 six pioneering doers of the sustainable building community met in Frankfurt, Germany, to officially launch the initiative Building Sense Now.
Building Sense Now is an initative for a global climate and cultural sensible build environment with organizational support by the DGNB and the IFC.
Key aspects
- We want to act today!
- We want to make a difference today!
- We want to share knowledge and understanding directly in between Architects and Engineers!
- We want to learn together on what makes sense on a global and a local level in order to create a better and sustainable built environment!

Christine Lemaitre
Chief Executive Officer,
German Sustainable Building Council – DGNB e.V.

Prashant Kapoor
Chief Industry Specialist,
IFC Climate Business Group, World Bank Group

Ashok Lall
Design and Technology,
Chair at Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture, Mumbai

Peter Sharratt
Founder and Managing Director of Fhoras Consulting

Bruno Sauer
Chief Executive Officer,
Green Building Council España

Michael Braungart
Chief Executive Officer,
BRAUNGART EPEA Internationale Umweltforschung GmbH

Thomas Auer
Chair of Building Technology and
Climate Responsive Design,
Technical University of Munich

Edward Mazria
Founder of Architecture 2030

Ipsita Mahajan
Principal Consultant, Real Estate Development, Mumbai
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