SBIC Selects Bud DeFlaviis as new Executive Director.
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Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) appointed Bud DeFlaviis to serve as Executive Director. In this position, DeFlaviis will work with SBIC membership to support organization's mission to promote high-performing commercial and residential buildings. He will also work on strategic fundraising, membership expansion and support, policy advocacy, and various special projects. Prior to joining, Bud DeFlaviis served as Director of Government Affairs for US Fuel Cell Council.
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Sustainable Buildings Industry Council Selects New Executive Director
Washington, DC - The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) has appointed Bud DeFlaviis to serve as the Council's new Executive Director.
Mr. DeFlaviis will work with SBIC membership to support the organization's mission to promote high-performing commercial and residential buildings. He will also work on strategic fundraising, membership expansion and support, policy advocacy and a variety of special projects.
Prior to joining the SBIC, Bud DeFlaviis served as the Director of Government Affairs for the U.S. Fuel Cell Council, a 100-member trade association. In that role he helped shape industry consensus on a number of key legislative initiatives. He also provided education and outreach support to policy makers and the general public about alternative energy technologies. These efforts resulted in increased appropriations, beneficial authorizations and new progressive tax policies that benefitted the industry.
Mr. DeFlaviis began working in Washington in 2001 as a Press Secretary for a senior Member of Congress. He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics with a minor in Political Science from the Pennsylvania State University in 1997.
The Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to unite and inspire the building industry toward higher performance-through education, outreach, advocacy and the mutual exchange of ideas. Council Membership is open to private and public organizations and individuals who share this mission. For more information about the Council, visit www.SBICouncil.org or call 202-628-7400.
