CBIS 2018
Speakers
Rob Watson
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER
ECOHUB INC
ABOUT ROB
Rob Watson is Chief Science Officer of EcoHub Inc. An international leader in market transformation and
green buildings, Watson is known as the “Founding Father of LEED.” Pulitzer Prize winning author
Thomas Friedman called Rob "one of the best environmental minds in America".
At EcoHub, Rob is responsible for technology and economic assessment, project development and
business development. As part of his market transformation approach to solid waste, in 2016 Mr.
Watson launched SWEEP, the Solid Waste Environmental Excellence Protocol, a comprehensive
environmental performance standard for municipal solid waste programs and private companies in the
solid waste industry.
Watson also serves as Chairman and President for PrimaFilm LLC, which is developing thermally
insulating window film that reduces energy losses through windows by over 50%. Previously, Watson
was a Senior Scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) for 21 years directing the
International Energy and Green Building programs. Rob also launched ECON Group and EcoTech
International to implement cutting edge LEED projects in the US and China.
Rob is a recipient of the International Conservation Award from the Botanical Research Institute of
Texas and a semi-finalist in the international Zayed Energy Future Award for Lifetime Achievement and
was profiled on CNN International. Watson was the first foreigner honored for Green Building
Innovation by the Chinese Ministry of Construction and received the first lifetime achievement award
from the U.S. Green Building Council.
