able ▁building , ▁utility ▁and ▁transport ation ▁issues ▁in ▁a ▁dozen ▁countries ▁including ▁China , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Watson ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁China ▁to ▁develop ▁green ▁building ▁standards ▁and ▁energy ▁codes ▁for ▁commercial ▁and ▁resident ial ▁buildings . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁the ▁principal ▁coordin ator ▁for ▁A CC ORD 2 1 , ▁a ▁key ▁green ▁building ▁demonstr ation ▁project ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁for ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁( M OST ) ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁( DO E ). ▁This ▁building ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁receive ▁LE ED ▁Cert ification ▁in ▁China ▁at ▁the ▁Gold ▁Level . ▁ ▁Watson ▁created ▁the ▁first ▁documented , ▁quant ifiable ▁“ Green ▁Office ” ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁for ▁the ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁Def ense ▁Council ’ s ▁NY C ▁headquarters ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Watson ▁took ▁primary ▁responsibility ▁for ▁developing ▁the ▁green ▁features ▁of ▁NR DC ’ s ▁show case ▁green ▁offices ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁and ▁the ▁LE ED ▁Pl atin um ▁Level ▁Robert ▁Red ford ▁Building ▁ ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁— ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁recip ients ▁of ▁LE ED ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁He ▁also ▁consult ed ▁on ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁office , ▁which ▁achieved ▁LE ED ▁Gold ▁Level ▁Cert ification . ▁ ▁Watson ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁for ▁the