I'm extremely grateful Mr. Matthias Gelber accepted my invitation for him to deliver a presentation to the PhilGBC Membership. He delivered a presentation on Climate Change and Green Materials at the recently held PhilGBC General Membership Meeting.  Matthias is an internationally recognized trainer, consultant, speaker and facilitator.  A good friend of the Philippines, he has shared eco efficient ideas to Philippine companies.  Recently he won the"Greenest Person on the Planet Competition 2008"  of 3rd Whale.

He was project champion of the UK based project Acorn, which was an initiative of large UK companies to support the needs of their small suppliers. The experiences of he project resulted in the development and publication of BS 8555, the British Standard on phased implementation of Environmental Management Systems including the use of Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE). A specific sector initiative was developed for the construction industry.

Matthias is as well member of the board of INEM, the International Network of Environmental Management  Matthias has been working the last few years with the building industry to develop practical strategies for effective environmental and sustainability strategies and systems. He is a member of the Green Building Council in the Philippines and the IISBE, which is the International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment.

Matthias is a board member and shareholder of Maleki GmbH which specializes in low carbon footprint / high performance building materials.

Matthias doesn't own a car even though he is a Director of a company - I consider this his best eco-credential.