For more than three decades Gail has been a catalyst for local, state and national initiatives advancing green building protocols, policies and prototypes with a focus on the intersection of green building and human health. In 1989, Ms. Vittori developed the conceptual framework for what evolved as the City of Austin’s Green Builder Program, the first green building program in the world. In 2001, she convened the Green Guide for Health Care, catalyzing a revolution in healthcare design, construction and operations. She served on the Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) Board of Directors from 2011-2019, including as Board Chair from 2013-2019, and on the USGBC Board of Directors from 2002-2010, including as Board Chair in 2009. In addition, Gail is Vice-Chair of the Health Product Declaration Collaborative Board of Directors, was Founding Chair of the LEED for Healthcare committee (2004-2008), and co-author of Sustainable Healthcare Architecture. She was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and was featured as an Innovator: Building a Greener World in TIME Magazine. She was the 2015 recipient of The Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership, and the 2020 recipient of the USGBC's Kate Hurst Leadership Award.