Letter From The CEO

Ever since I was a young boy I loved nature and wanted to protect the Earth and I have spent my entire life promoting a healthy environment and creating the means to achieve it. Because the construction and operation of buildings is the most resource intensive and environmentally-damaging of all human activities - approximately 50 percent of global energy and material resources are consumed by the construction and operation of buildings - over a decade ago I founded the LEED green building rating system through the U.S. Green Building Council. Buildings certified by LEED use 30 to 70% less energy and water, are healthier for occupants and honor the land on which they are built.Developing building and design solutions that address specific sustainable energy and resource needs is crucial to transforming the market. Based on my 20 years of experience developing and implementing environmental market transformation policies and programs, I founded ECOTECH International (ETI) and it's subsidiaries, American INDOTECH (AIT) and American SINOTECH (AST),to bring cutting-edge sustainability technology and design services for buildings, urban areas and government programs to China, India and the U.S.ETI has a unique market transformation strategy that integrates a regulatory push with a market pull. This integration leads to dramatic success compared with implementing either approach alone. ETI's approach is to localize green design expertise and advanced technology production as rapidly as possible.I believe that high-performance green buildings can help improve the living conditions of all people, while helping to reduce the country's - and the world's - environmental problems. I hope you will join with us toward a greener and more prosperous future.Respectfully,


Robert Watson
Chairman, CEO and Chief Scientist, ECOTECH International
Founding Chairman, LEED Green Building Rating System