Ralph Dinola

Chief Executive Officer, New Buildings Institute @New Buildings Institute

Portland, OR, US

New Buildings Institute Chief Executive Officer and LEED Fellow, Ralph DiNola, has dedicated his professional life to bringing sustainability, green building and energy efficiency innovation to scale. Through his work as a leader, advocate and mentor, he has steadily pushed the limits of building performance and raised the bar for a generation of professionals. For more than 30 years, he has served as an advisor and consultant to developers, institutions, governments, and Fortune 500 companies seeking quantum advances in their building practices and projects. Ralph sets a vision as a regular keynote presenter at corporate meetings and conferences and brings those ideas to life as an expert facilitator and educator. He has served as a technical advisor for the Living Building Challenge standard and consulted on over 130 LEED projects, including 10 precedent-setting LEED Platinum certifications. Ralph was the founding board chair of the International Living Future Institute and served on the USGBC LEED Retail Committee. He has been honored with the Better Bricks Green Building Advocate Award and was voted one of the 50 most influential Portlanders by Portland Monthly Magazine. Ralph has a bachelor’s degree in Historic Preservation from Roger Williams University and a Master’s Degree in Architecture from University of Oregon.

University of Oregon

Master of Architecture, Architecture

Pratt Institute

Architecture and Construction Management

Roger Williams University

BS Historic Preservation, Historic Preservation