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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

It takes a village. That’s the essence of this book, the essence of the sustainability
movement in general. It literally will take all hands on deck, from all sectors of soci-
ety, to restore our planet to a type of balance viable for generations to come.
Like a natural order, in which everything is interconnected, it is hard—if not impos-
sible—to designate all the influences and mentoring of the village that have gone into
the crafting of this book. So from the outset, we’d like to acknowledge the support and
guidance of friends, family members, colleagues, others writing in the field of sus-
tainability, and our random contacts from unexpected quarters, all of whom have
shaped The Green Building Bottom Line.
More specifically, we’d like to acknowledge the efforts of the various authors of the
ensuing chapters, staff members at Melaver, Inc. and close outside partners who took
significant time away from their day jobs not only to shape this book but to shape the
journey upon which this book is based. Other colleagues weighed in with additional
help. Cathy Rodgers, Communications Coordinator for Melaver, Inc., provided sig-
nificant assistance with much of the imagery in this work. Karen Hudspeth, Director
of Operations for Melaver, Inc., helped manage the business aspects of the project.
Denis Blackburne coordinated the discounted cash flow analyses throughout each of
the chapters to ensure that the various financial pieces of the story we are telling
cohere. Marjorie Young of Carriage Trade PR provided us with various forums to
present earlier drafts of the material. We thank Elizabeth Teel for her painstaking help
with permissions and Ellen Glass for her invaluable advice and her assistance with
manuscript preparation.
We also thank the team at McGraw-Hill—Joy Bramble Oehlkers, David Zielonka,
Pamela Pelton, and Stephen Smith—for its help and guidance and Nancy Dimitry and
her colleagues at D&P Editorial for their patience and attention to detail.
And we thank the authors whose works are quoted in this book, including:

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv; © 2005 by Richard Louv. Reprinted by
permission of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
When Corporations Rule the World by David C. Korten. Reprinted with permission
of the publisher, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., San Francisco, Calif. All rights
reserved; www.bkconnection.com.
What Is a Whole Community? A Letter to Those Who Care For and Restore the
Land by Peter Forbes

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