Eden Brukman is Senior Green Building Coordinator at San Francisco Department of the Environment. She has focused her career on establishing socially and environmentally responsible solutions for human habitat: Eden coauthored Living Building Challenge and directed its evolution and global deployment 2007-2012; served as the first Technical Director of Health Product Declaration Collaborative; and contributed to the early development of other programs including Pharos Project, Declare, and EcoDistricts. Also a licensed architect, her advocacy efforts have led to policy reform, decentralized building and community developments, and the creation of a network of local action groups in cities all over the world.