David Baird Goldstein

David was a blessing to his family, friends and to the world. We´ll miss him dearly. May his memory be a blessing

My deepest condolences to the Goldstein family. I had the pleasure of serving on the Board of Directors at the Consortium for Energy Efficiency with David and enjoyed many wonderful conversations with him. He was always an advocate for making the environment better for all living things, and married that passion with a sensibility rooted in getting things done. I always enjoyed meetings in San Francisco where David would share stories and insights about his hometown. He will be greatly...

I am so sorry to hear of David´s passing. He and I worked on ISO standards and as such interacted with people from many countries. David was a great listener and was a tremendous encourager to me in my work at DOE. He was brilliant and always thinking of innovative ways to advance energy efficiency. He loved his family greatly and always talked about them. He will be missed. The people he mentored live on to carry out his work.

I first met David in 1982 as Pacific Power, BPA, NRDC, and others launched the Hood River Conservation Project in Oregon, a public/private project of about six years to test the limits of then current residential energy conservation at a community no cost to participants. During this time, David was also engaged in his initial work on refrigerators, and then other appliances which ultimately touched every home with electric appliances. David was bright, saw a good bit of humor in human...

David was smart, articulate, and committed to making sure that energy efficiency was never overlooked. We had wonderful conversations at ACEEE Summer Studies and various Board meetings in DC. We have lost a gargantuan leader in the clean energy movement, but he seeded so many followers and colleagues, that his impact will live on forever.

I have known David and his family since I was very young. His brilliance was acknowledged very early. He was always respectful and tender to all as he knew he was exceptional yet always stayed humble and available. His death is a great loss to society. Blessings to his family.