Portland, Ore. — The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is pleased to announce the election of Alison Hoagland, principal at Mackenzie, as chair of its board of directors. New and returning officers, as well as three new directors, were also elected effective December 2024. “Sustainability has been a root passion throughout my career, and I’m honored to be named Chair of the Board of Directors of this preeminent and distinguished organization,” stated Alison Hoagland. “As a GBI board member since 2021, I am genuinely excited to create meaningful positive change through my new role, leveraging our collective technical expertise and business acumen.” …Hoagland becomes the first woman architect to serve as GBI Board Chair and the organization’s second woman chair. …Hoagland follows GBI’s prior chair, Tim Thiel, who is an active leader in circularity and building material decarbonization and who oversaw efforts through GBI’s twentieth year.