The William J. Worthen Foundation Information

Through the joy of collaboration, the William J. Worthen Foundation gathers, educates and inspires practicable action for resilient communities. As a 501(c)3 California Public Benefit Corporation, the Foundation is building on Bill Worthen’s legacy of collaborative leadership in the areas of sustainability and advancing a climate positive future. Billy Worthen was a nationally recognized sustainability and collaborative design leader. Over his twenty-year career, Bill balanced policy development with professional and public advocacy, practice experience, industry research and peer-to-peer education. Bill served as the sustainability consultant for many high-visibility projects exploring the practical application of cutting-edge sustainability strategies, energy performance and high-level LEED certifications for clients including the San Francisco International Airport, Gensler, Perkins+Will, Tishman Speyer, and the cities of San Francisco and Palo Alto. In addition to his role as Co-founder and CEO of Urban Fabrick, Bill was a leading advocate for green building and sustainability policy. He served as a member of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Green Building Task Force, resulting in the city’s pioneering Green Building Ordinance which won the first World Green Building Council Government Leadership Award in 2011. He was a member of the San Francisco Eco-District Formation Task Force, and the U. S. Green Building Counsel’s LEED Implementation Committee, working on new innovations in green building certifications. Bill also represented his profession as the AIA National Director and Resource Architect for Sustainability from 2010 to 2012, spearheading several cross-industry collaborative sustainability initiatives – most notably overseeing the development of the AIA Energy Modeling Practice Guide.