Amir has 26 years of experience delivering a variety of services including HVAC Design, Energy Modeling, Commissioning, Energy and Water assessments, Measurement and Verification,Green Globes and LEED documentations, coordination, direction, and project management of commercial, industrial, and residential buildings including construction project management. In addition, Amir works with other rating systems such as BOMA Best. […]
The very first Earth Day occurred when Barbara was in sixth grade, and she saw that the health of the planet was something worth working for. Later, as a young woman, Barbara stayed with relatives in Sweden where she witnessed recycling as a way of life, hydro power that served an entire neighborhood, and bicycle […]
Perhaps it was hailing from three generations of farmers that instilled Buddy with his great affinity for nature and love of the land. Visiting his grandparent’s Kentucky farm every year, he roamed the fields and played with the animals. “We saw where everything came from and where it went. I knew where the well was […]
A crop farm in western Illinois was the backdrop of David’s youth, and his time in the Boy Scouts first introduced him to ecological concerns. Learning about building loads and system thermodynamics in college changed David’s mind from pursuing a career in making machinery to one that took an engineering approach toward the environment. One […]
Growing up in Arkansas, David took advantage of the great outdoors with frequent camping trips. As an eagle scout, he learned the joy of personal development and serving others. In adulthood, David applies his lessons to the built environment as he strives to “save the world, one building at a time.” His professional focus has […]
Born into a family of environmentalists, David’s father worked for the U.S. Forest Service and both of his parents were scout leaders. They lived within walking distance of Tennessee’s Hiwassee River, and David grew up canoeing, fishing, camping, and hiking. “I still try to spend as much time as I can outdoors,” David muses. “When my […]
Living by the ocean in Nova Scotia has given David an appreciation of the power of nature and need to take care of the environment. He started his career in Newfoundland working in the off-shore trained as an Ocean Engineer and within two years moved into the energy efficiency and renewable energy field using his […]
An avid skier since the tender age of four, Dirk almost became a snow scientist in order to work where he played. Memories of waterskiing, sailing, canoeing and snow skiing near his family’s cottage in north Wisconsin ultimately led him to obtain an under- graduate degree in geography and environmental science. “I grew up in […]
A recycler since he was a 10-year-old paperboy, Don collected the newspapers on his route and recycled them at a nearby facility and wrapped gifts in comic-strip pages. “Later, in architecture school, I built design models out of junk mail like Marlboro cigarette flyers and reclaimed Frito Lay tray boxes from my job at a […]
Raised in the Connecticut suburbs during the 1960s, Eric says much of the U.S. was an environmental disaster zone. “Life Magazine called the Connecticut River ‘best landscaped sewer in America.’ This was a place where my family used to picnic,” Eric recalls. “Every year, men would come and spray the trees on our street with […]
Leading-edge concepts have always attracted Gary. He left the architectural drafting table behind to learn CAD in its early stages. His new skill led him to investigate building failures and he realized that, if buildings were built better in the first place, many pitfalls would be avoided. Then, in 1993, he became immersed in sustainable […]
Anything we humans can do to minimize our impact on Planet Earth is going to enable current and future generations to carry on in preserving and encouraging regeneration of our life-giving planet. Nature will bounce back from environmental destruction if given half a chance. GBI’s Green Globes encourages project teams and clients to think about how their […]
In 2006, Glenn worked on an eye-opening project: an office building pursuing the highest green building certification available at the time. As an architect, Glenn had always wanted to positively influence a building’s surroundings through design, but this project kicked off a change in his mindset. “It got me thinking about an integrated process, materials, […]
Jiri is best known for creating and developing Green Globes environmental assessment tools, which include modules for design of New Buildings, Sustainable Interiors, and Operation and Management of Existing Buildings (BOMA Canada/ GBI US), University Campuses (APPA) and Building Intelligence Quotient (BIQ). These assessment modules have been adopted and are promoted in North America by […]
Fond childhood memories of swimming and fishing in fresh water lakes and climbing rolling hills in his hometown north of Toronto gave John his love of the outdoors. He’s had a keen interest in environmental stewardship for as long as he can remember. “In 10th grade, we were tasked with writing a paper and I […]
Beaches with pristine sugar-white sands and clear waters, and the rich diversity of the Florida swamps are scenes Mark recalls from his youth. As a boy scout, he and loved to do things outdoors, which drives his ongoing desire to preserve the environment. “When I see fertilizers wash into streams and warmer waters that let […]
“Leave it better than you found it,” is the ethic that guides Micheal both personally and professionally. An avid camper, he’s spent a lot of time in the Great Smoky Mountains with his tent pitched near clean, clear, cold running streams. “I want to protect that,” declares Micheal. “In many ways, we are dirtying our […]
Growing up on a small organic farm in rural Illinois, Nathan was immersed in a culture of doing more with less. His father made his own fertilizers out of organic matter, installed a solar panel to heat their house, and sold colorful vegetables at a roadside stand. “We tried to reuse all the time. We’d […]
The Hudson Valley’s geography is dominated by its wide river valley, deep gorges, and the nearby Catskill Mountain forest. It was here that Paul developed his great appreciation for nature’s extreme beauty and human impacts. “There’s a feeling of age and gentleness to the landscape, but the river was so polluted that we weren’t supposed […]
Rebecca Mirsky is an environmental engineer with over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. Her professional interests involve environmental aspects related to the built environment. Chief among them are energy-efficient and ‘green construction methods and materials, both in commercial/industrial and residential applications. Other specific interests are “clean construction”; reduction and recycling of construction […]
In the University of Oregon’s architecture program in the 1980s, several professors lit a fire under Rich and his classmates by motivating them toward holistic design. When Rich entered the profession, however, the young architect’s college passions became tabled by clients’ focus on costs. But in the mid-90s, the industry re-awakened to sustainability and that […]