Green Ground Zero (GGZ) is an international organization dedicated to creating innovative and
community-based projects to enhance ecological ideals. Over the last 6 years, GGZ used media,
architecture, advocacy and education as a vehicle to inform the public how to reduce societal
environmental impact and integrate into the natural world. GGZ was founded in 2002 with the mission
to support and advocate for the implementation of green building methods into the redevelopment of
Lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City.
Through the website, literature, blogs, education forums, a television show, lectures around the world and
a design competition, GGZ helped to change the dialogue of the rebuilding from a conventional approach
to a highly green effort. GGZ is still committed to bringing new ideas to people about how to empower a
wholly sustainable civilization. The continued facilitation of constructive dialog between citizens, decision
makers, governmental bodies, designers, scientists, academic institutions, business leaders and
environmentalists is bring a new perspective onto green building, urban development and ecological
restoration. GGZ hopes to inspire a fresh way of dealing with cities, buildings, biodiversity and ecosystem
health.
Neil Chambers, Marc Brammer, and Erik Stowers played an important role with creating GGZ. For the
first three months, each person assisted in the development of GGZ’s International Sustainable
Design Competition for Lower Manhattan. Neil Chambers continued after the competition
became the founder and executive director. He worked with thousands of people in cities around the planet
to establish the organization as a green advocacy organization determined to discovering refreshing, new
way to implement sustainable practices for the built environment.
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