NESEA Building Energy Conference 2007

Speaker and Chair Biographies

  Keith Abbott of Thermal House is a professional home energy auditor and installer of BioBased foams and NuWool cellulose insulation. Keith uses infrared and building diagnostics to assess and repair thermal energy leaks and assess the air quality in buildings.
abrams John Abrams is cofounder and CEO of South Mountain Company, a 32-year-old employee owned design/build and renewable energy company on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. His book THE COMPANY WE KEEP: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community, and Place was published by Chelsea Green Publishing in 2005.
agarwal Maya Agarwal is Director of Programs at The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education. She has a Masters Degree in Engineering from Cornell University. Her background includes three years of water engineering in rural Honduras with the US Peace Corps.
  Robb Aldrich has several years experience designing, installing, commissioning and monitoring solar electric, thermal and other building energy systems. Robb's work with Steven Winter Associates involves helping builders/developers to improve the efficiency and quality of homes while incorporating renewable energy.
allen Ed Allen is a Principal and Team Leader at van Zelm. Prior to joining our firm, Ed was principal of a small consulting practice in CT where for 9 years he managed engineering activities and served as Principal-In-Charge for a majority of that firm's projects. He is also a LEED® Accredited Professional and is responsible for implementation of van Zelm's sustainable design practice standards.
amon Amelia Amon. The transition to solar energy is nascent, natural, desirable, and inevitable. Alt.Technica provides design solutions with creativity, sensitivity to materials, technical proficiency, cost savings, ease of maintenance, and basic aesthetic principles to integrate photovoltaics into urban and natural landscapes.
an John An is an associate with atelier ten and serves as the principal daylighting, shading design and lighting energy analyst for the New York practice. John provides environmental design and LEED® consulting for a wide range of residential and commercial projects.
  Rosalie Anders, LICSW.A formerfamily therapist and community organizer around human service, peace, and environmental issues, Rosalie now works for the City of Cambridge, focusing on pedestrian issues and on carrying out the City's Climate Action Plan.
  Thomas Anderson is the founding principal of Cx Associates and has over twenty-five years of experience in mechanical engineering design and building commissioning. He has commissioned over 1,500,000 square feet and is currently commissioning twenty two green buildings valued at $300 million.
anis Wagdy Anis, Principal at Shepley Bulfinch, has thirty years of experience focused on the integrity and performance of the building enclosure, including research, design and troubleshooting achieving high performance, sustainable buildings and healthful indoor air quality.
  Mitch Anthony is co-founder and chief brand strategist of Titanium, a national brand design and development firm in Greenfield, MA. He is responsible for corporate and product branding programs for clients that include NESEA, Burton Snowboards, ESPN, Reebok, MTV, Rollerblade, Lightlife Foods, FX Networks, Bloomberg Television and VH1.
armstrong With over 10 years of experience building committees, James Armstrong is selectman for the town of Hanson, former chairman of the School Committee, Whitman Hanson Regional Schools, and former chairman of the High School Building committee. Currently, he is an energy engineer with Siemens Building Technologies, managing the development and delivery of energy efficiency to Siemens' customers in New England.
astbury Julian Astbury joined Arup’s as honors graduate electrical engineer in 1993. He currently leads the electrical engineering design for Arup’s Boston office and is a registered professional electrical engineer in both Europe and North America. He has particular experience in sustainable and environmentally responsible design. He has design experience in renewable energy design including photo-voltaic and wind turbines.

Moneer H. Azzam Founder and President/CEO of SolarOne® Solutions, a leading provider of solar powered LED lighting systems for commercial-scale, general illumination purposes such as parking lots, pathways and shelters.  Moneer serves on the boards of the Solar Energy Business Association of New England (SEBANE, Solar Connecticut, Inc, and the Photovoltaic Energy Systems Technical Committee for the International Electronics Commission (IEC).  He holds two patents and one pending in PV power systems and PV solid-state lighting and has incorporated both PV and solar thermal into his home.

bales Bart Bales has been a registered masters-level, professional engineer & energy specialist for 23 years. Experienced in the application of solar electric and solar hot water systems. Senior Engineer for RISE Engineering providing design & study services for whole building energy analyses, high-performance mechanical design, and solar energy & wind energy systems analysis & design services.
  Ev Barber began teaching environmental engineering at Yale in 1972 and later founded Sunworks, which became the largest global manufacturer of flatplate solar collectors. Sunsearch was founded in 1975 and has designed, serviced or installed over 10,000 solar thermal and electric systems.
  Gregor Barnum works with Seventh Generation president Jeffrey Hollender, to design the company’s corporate responsibility program.Gregor received his BA from Hampshire College in psychology and film in 1973 and has a Master’s Degree (MAR) from the Yale Divinity School with a focus on ethics.
  Barbra Batshalom is the founder and Executive Director of the Green Roundtable. She has provided the vision and strategic thinking to create an organization focused on market transformation. She collaborates with cities, institutions and companies to transform their internal practices to improve performance, profitability and sustainability.
Marty Bauman founded Classic Communications, a full-service marketing/management firm in 1979. In the 1990s, he established the environment as an area of special focus.  Located in Foxboro, MA, Marty's office directs public relations efforts for several events and non-profit organizations and he personally provides counsel and guidance to organizations such as the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and Boston's Urban Forest Coalition.
bEAUVAIS Ms. Beauvais is the Principal Architect for Design for the Allston Development Group that is responsible for Harvard University’s development in Allston. In addition to coordinating the Master Plan for this area, she and a team are responsible for developing and implementing the sustainability program for the Allston campus. Ms. Beauvais previously participated in a research program at the Institut d’Aménagement Urbain de la Région Ile-de-France in Paris and had worked at the Boston Redevelopment Authority. She is a member of the Rotch Committee and is an invited architectural and planning critic at Harvard, Northeastern, and Laval Universities.
BENEDICT Chris Benedict’s unique understanding of buildings allows her to rethink and invent elegant holistic solutions to building systems. She specializes in rehabilitation, adaptive reuse and new construction projects that are healthy, durable and energy efficient for the same price as typical construction.
BIONDO Peter Biondo is the Technical Sales Coordinator for Oventrop Corporation. He also instructs at Solar Energy International and with the North Carolina Solar Center. He works with mechanical contractors involved with active solar heating systems for residential and commercial applications.
  John Blittersdorf, owns Central Vermont Solar and Wind of Rutland. He has been involved with wind energy for over 20 years. He installed a wind generator at his off-grid house in the mid 1980’s and has since installed over 40 residential wind turbines. His mission is to help bridge the information gap between the use of technology and the needs of average homeowner.
 

Nils Bolgen is a Program Manager at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.  He manages the Massachusetts Green Power Partnership and other initiatives that support the financing of commercial power projects.  He also serves as MTC’s technical manager for the Community Wind Collaborative.  Prior to joining MTC, Nils worked extensively on the Massachusetts RPS regulation while at the Division of Energy Resources. 

BRENNAN Terry Brennan is a building scientist and educator. He owns a small company, Camroden Associates that provides forensic, analysis, research and training services to the building community, the research community, the public health community and owners and occupants of buildings.
  Martha Broad has over twenty years of experience as a marketing strategist and manager for environmental products in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. She received her undergraduate degree from Hampshire College and MBA from the Yale School of Management

Brandy H. M. Brooks, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, is the Executive Director of the Community Design Resource Center of Boston (CDRC-Boston). Before joining CDRC-Boston, Brandy was the Marketing & Communications Director for Loheed Design Partnership, an architecture and urban design firm in Somerville, MA. Her previous professional experience has included architecture, graphic and web design, and information technology. Brandy graduated in May 2006 from the Boston Architectural College with a Bachelor of Design Studies in Design Computing, and is also an alumna of Harvard University.
BROWN Jeanette Brown is Executive Director of the Stamford WPCA and an adjunct professor of environmental engineering at Manhattan College. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Connecticut and a Board Certified Environmental Engineer. She is responsible for the operation of a 24 MGD advanced wastewater treatment plant and the collection system which included 27 pumping stations and 300 miles of sanitary sewers. The waste to energy project research is being funded through EPA and Department of Energy.
BURNS Greg Burns' academic projects include Clark University, Harvard University, and Wellesley College. He managed Consigli's first formal partnering agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the construction of a new $15 million campus recreation center for University of Massachusetts Lowell, resulting in the Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Award by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Ryan Bushey graduated summa cum laude from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 1999. He has focused on green residential design on Martha's Vineyard for the last eight years. He also finished second in his 7th grade spelling bee.
  Sue Butler is an activist in Cambridge MA.  She was President of  Green Decade/Cambridge, and works actively with the City Council and the Community Development Department to address any practices by the city, the citizens or local industry that might be made more  sustainable. She is active on the Wind and Ordinance Committees of Cambridge City Council. As a landlady, she has introduced many efficiency measures and sustainability innovations for herself and her tenants.
BYRNE Prof. John Byrne is the Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy at the University of Delaware. He co-chairs the Delaware General Assembly’s Sustainable Energy Utility Task Force, and was the architect of the recently established Sustainable Energy Utility.
 

Marybeth Campbell serves as the Public Education Manager for MTC. She oversees the K-12 and Public Awareness Initiatives, which fund organizations to increase awareness among teachers, students and the public about the benefits of clean energy.    Prior to joining MTC, Marybeth worked for the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a senior research analyst for the Joint Committee on Energy. 

CARLBERG Dennis Carlberg is a principal with Arrowstreet. His commitment to sustainable design began early in his career at the Solar Energy Research Institute, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and at the Laboratory of Architecture and Planning at MIT where he conducted daylighting research.
CARROON Jean Carroon is the Principal for Preservation at Goody Clancy, a Boston based architecture, preservation and urban design firm. She is the author of a new book from Wiley on the integration of sustainable design and historic preservation.
  Tria Case, Esq. is Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) at Bronx Community College. CSE is working closely with other New York City agencies to develop and manage a new long-term solar plan under the City’s Solar City Partnership with the US Department of Energy.
As Assistant Secretary for Policy in the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), Dr. David Cash advises the Secretary of Energy and Environment on a wide array of issues including energy, land management, water management, state parks and forests, oceans, wildlife and fisheries, air and water quality, climate change, transportation, recycling and waste management.
  Ryan Chaytors, a Senior Development Associate with UPC Wind Management, is responsible for managing and supporting all development activities associated with projects located in the Northeast. His specific responsibilities include: coordination of environmental studies, land acquisition, community relations, project permitting, and wind power sales. Mr. Chaytors received a BA in Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College.
 

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Ms. Chiodo is an electrical engineer with over 25 years of experience in energy efficient building design and operations. As a Principal of Cx Associates, Ms. Chiodo works to increase the understanding and use of building commissioning services. In addition to electrical systems commissioning services, she provides energy efficiency consulting to business owners and energy efficiency programs. 

  Heather Clark, WinnDevelopment's Director of Green Building, works affordable housing developers to incorporate green building measures into their existing portfolio and new developments. Heather was NYSERDA’s Residential Energy Affordability Program Project Manager and the NY Rebuild America Program Director.
  Susan Coddaire practices architecture in Burlington, Vermont. Her self-owned company, studio b architecture, focuses on energy efficient residential design. After receiving her M.Arch from the University of Oregon in 2002, she interned under Jim Logan Architects in Boulder, CO and TruexCullins in Burlington, VT.
  Bruce Coldham has over 35 years of experience in the practice of architecture in the US, and Australia. Particular dedications to ecologically sustainable design and cohousing have been a consistent characteristic of his professional and academic career. His environmental design research in the M.E.D. program at the Yale University School of Architecture resulted in “Design Strategies for Sustainable Communities”.
 

Tom Collins, AIA, LEED® AP, laboratory and higher education design experience for clients including Gordon College, Columbia, Yale, and Harvard.  Active in sustainability issues at Payette.  Co-creator of the Windscape design competition.  BARCH and BS in Building Science degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  Leland D. Cott, FAIA, LEED, is a founding Principal of Bruner/Cott & Associates, Inc. Mr. Cott focuses on the design and implementation of architecture, planning, and urban design projects for college and university campuses and large-scale public and private housing complexes. Mr. Cott is an Adjunct Professor of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.
  Mark Couet received a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Oregon in 2005. After graduation he worked for the design-build firm Wolfworks, Inc. in Avon, CT and is currently building homes with East Guilford Construction, Inc. of Madison, CT.
CREIGHTON Sarah Hammond Creighton is Tufts University’s Director of Sustainability and manager of the Tufts Climate Initiative, a project to help the university reduce greenhouse gas emissions. She is author of Greening the Ivory Tower and Degrees that Matter: Climate Change and the University.
Mark Culpepper has an extensive background in strategic marketing, having worked with companies such as Symbol, Cable & Wireless, Digital Island, Cisco and Montgomery Securities. Prior to SunEdison, Culpepper worked as VP of Business Development for Team Solar Inc., an installer of utility scale solar solutions based in Sacramento, California. Culpepper holds a BSFS from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
dion Martine Dion, AIA, LEED® AP, is an architect and senior associate at SMMA with fourteen years of experience. She is the chairperson of SMMA's Sustainable Design Committee, as well as the sustainable expert within the firm, providing sustainable design and LEED® consulting services to clients. Ms. Dion has made several presentations on sustainable design, LEED® projects in the US, Canada and Asia. She has contributed to a few articles on the topic.
Mark Durrenberger is the President of New England Breeze, LLC. His company sells and installs alternative energy generation equipment including small wind turbines, and solar photovoltaic and hot water systems. The turbines range from a Skystream 3.7 to the EnergiePGE 32 kilowatt generator. Mark received his Masters of Science in Energy Engineering and his Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering from The University of Lowell.
DWYER Leo Dwyer established and managed the Daylighting Laboratory for the Solar Energy Research Institute in Golden Colorado. He co-authored Daylighting of Commercial and Institutional Buildings, Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings, and several papers for the National Passive Conference (AS/ISES).
  Greta Eckhardt combines backgrounds in architecture and science in her work as Lead Specifications Writer for Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott . She leads firm-wide efforts for energy conservation, indoor air quality and sustainable product selection, and is active in the IAQ Committee at the Boston Society of Architects.
  Lucy Edmondson leads EPA New England's Energy and Transportation Team, promoting innovative strategies to improve clean energy and to reduce air pollution from both the building and transportation sectors using EPA tools and resources -- ENERGY STAR, grant funding, policy guidance and technical assistance.
EDWARDS Jonathan Edwards is SmartPower COO and for over four years has run the day to day operations and staff management of this award winning non-profit marketing campaign to promote clean energy. He has helped to steer the marketing and messaging effort that has become known as the “Got Milk” campaign for wind, solar and water.
ELDRENKAMP Paul Eldrenkamp has been a remodeling contractor in metropolitan Boston for 25 years. He serves on the boards of the Green Decade Coalition/Newton and the Newton Historical Society. He writes often for the Journal of Light Construction and speaks regularly at construction conferences.
ENGERT Mikaela Engert is a city planner for the City of Keene, New Hampshire. In the summer of 2006, the City was selected as a pilot community for ICLEI's latest program, Climate Resilient Communities (CRC). The program assists municipalities in planning for the predicted impacts associated with global climate change in order to improve a community's long-term preparedness to climate impacts.
Brian Fairbank serves as President and CEO of Jiminy Peak, Inc. Brian has been with Jiminy for 37 years and is a 50% owner of the company. Jiminy Peak is a four-season mountain resort and recently installed a 1.5 Megawatt turbine.
 

Luke Falk is a Project Manager for the NYS Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). His work focuses on the development and implementation of green building and energy efficiency programs for buildings throughout the state of New York.
 

David Fano joined SHoP Architects in 2006. Since joining the office, David has established SHoP Works, SHoP’s Design Technology Initiative, which develops technology strategies on various projects, primarily dealing with parametric systems and BIM implementation. He is currently exploring the interoperability of BIM for design, analyses, and digital fabrication.
Henri Fennell, president of Building Envelope Solutions, is an architect with over thirty years of experience in products and services, diagnosing and solving building envelope problems. FOAM-TECH a division of BES specializes in manufactured and field-installed urethanes and air/vapor barrier systems.
 

Bob Fisher is co-founder and Vice President Business Development for EnerWorks Solar Water Heating. EnerWorks markets residential and commercial solar water heating appliances to new build and retrofit markets across North America. Bob’s current focus is National Accounts including new home builders and government housing agencies, ESCO’s, gas and electric utilities and national hospitality providers.
FRISBIE-FULTON Tom Frisbie-Fulton has over thirty years experience in the design and construction industry, with a focus on public architecture and college campuses. He has directed campus projects at North Carolina State University, Tulane University and Ball State University, and is currently Director of Capital Planning and Design at the University of Rhode Island.

Nathan Gauthier is Assistant Director of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative, Harvard’s in-house sustainability consulting and advocacy group.  He is also principal of Sustainable Design and Construction Solutions, providing similar services to non-Harvard clients.  Nathan has been involved with five LEED registered or certified college green dormitory projects, and identified and project managed energy conservation upgrades at a sixth.
  Katherine Gekas founded and currently directs neighborhood Power, a company started in 2004 to help develop the anaerobic digestion industry in Massachusetts. Prior to Neighborhood Power, Ms. Gekas worked since 1989 in various technology transfer roles in the field of energy and environment, including:  residential energy efficiency and renewable energy, wind energy project monitoring systems in the US, industrial pollution prevention in North Africa and the Middle East. Ms. Gekas currently serves on the Citizen's Commission on Energy in Newton, MA, the Green Decade Coalition/Newton energy committee and Newton's Renewable Resources committee.
 

Jason Gifford, a Project Manager a Sustainable Energy Advantage, conducts a range of policy and financial analyses for SEA’s private- and public-sector clients. Prior to SEA, Jason held positions in investment related due diligence and regulatory affairs for MTC and Green Mountain Energy Company, respectively. Jason holds a B.A. from Bates College and an M.B.A. from Babson College.
 

Drew Gillett is a licensed professional engineer assisting with the design analysis and performance of renewable energy systems. During his varied career, Gillett has worked for Kalwall Corporation as well as Brookhaven National Laboratory among others.

Paul Glenney is the Director of Clean Energy Technology for AeroVironment at their Energy Technology Center in California. He currently oversees the Architectural Wind business. Prior to AV, Paul was Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Resonic, Inc., an instrumentation manufacturer. Paul’s experience encompasses several engineering positions ranging from test support, quality and applications engineering, and business in more than twenty countries.
  Kristen Goland joined PPM as the East Coast Permitting Manager in early 2007 working on projects from Vermont to West Virginia. Prior to this, she managed the wind siting and community planning programs for the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.
  Justin Good is a philosopher, community organizer and civil servant in Chester, CT. He teaches classes on environmental philosophy at Wesleyan U., UCONN and University of Hartford, and is the founding director of SolarClarity, a grass-roots sustainability network based in Chester which is developing sustainability guidelines for town-planning.
  Joel Gordes is the President of Environmental Energy Solutions, a consulting firm specializing in energy, environmental, economic and security issues. He has 32 years of experience in such varied areas as passive solar home design to passage of climate change and clean energy legislation at the state level.
GOULD Kira Gould is Director of Communications for WM&P, the co-author of Women in Green, a jpurnalist covering architecture, design and sustainability for publications like Metropolis, Architectural Record, Architecture, and GreenSource and the recent chair of the AIA COTE Advisory Group.
GREIM Clifton Greim joined Harriman in 1981 and became an owner of the 90-person architecture and engineering firm in 1994. For over two decades, he has led the firm’s mechanical engineering department and designed systems for a wide range of projects all over New England. Clif has always had a keen interest in sustainable design and has developed designs that utilize leading edge technology which provides energy efficient systems. Clif has designed numerous LEED Certified and Registered projects.
GUNTER Linda Gunter is the media and development specialist for Beyond Nuclear. She is the co-author, with Paul Gunter, of Licensed to Kill, a landmark report on the impact to marine animals from the routine operation of coastal nuclear reactors.
 

Tina Halfpenny is a Manager of Energy Efficiency at National Grid, formerly KeySpan Energy. National Grid offers energy efficiency programs in MA, NH, RI and down state NY. Tina has worked in energy efficiency and market transformation programs for the past 8 years. She currently oversees the solar thermal program and works with new, emerging and underutilized technologies at National Grid.
HARMON Larry Harmon has managed local and state level efficiency programs, helped found the Building Performance Institute, and performed retrofit work on residential and commercial structures. He has also consulted for utilities, state governments, the federal government and other private entities.
Thomas RC Hartman, AIA is a partner at Coldham & Hartman Architects in Amherst, MA. The firm provides professional design services for residential, commercial and institutional clients committed to creating green buildings and communities throughout the Northeast.

Nancy Hazard has been working in the field of energy and climate change solutions for the past thirty years. She is the former director of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA), and the Tour de Sol, America’ green car festival and competition driving toward zero carbon emissions. In 2006 she founded WorldSustain and is focusing on public education and the “Greening Greenfield” campaign.
  Matthew Herman leads Buro Happold’s Computational Simulation and Analysis Group in North America. He has worked on a variety of projects providing environmental design and analysis using computational simulations, working with design teams during all phases of development, construction, and occupancy.
Raphael Herz is responsible for developing and implementing the Massachusetts $25 million Green Affordable Housing Initiative to incorporate high-performance design and renewable energy technologies to build healthier, more affordable, energy-efficient homes for Massachusetts residents. He has been with the Massachusetts Technology Corporation for over 10 years, guiding or contributing to the launch of several initiatives at MTC, including work demonstrating fuel cells, a K-12 renewable energy education initiative, the Waste-to-Energy program, and the early days of MTC e-gov initiative, MassConnect.
  Bill Hulstrunk is the Technical Manager for National Fiber, a cellulose manufacturer located in Belchertown, MA. His experience ranges from installer, energy auditor, and quality control inspector to weatherization program director, technical advisor and trainer. He has taught courses nationally in insulation performance, super insulation design, thermal imaging, and dense pack cellulose.
  Brad Hunter has designed and implemented energy conservation projects for the past 15 years. He is currently an Account Executive with Dawn Solar Systems, a company specializing in building-integrated solar energy technologies.
Ms. Jarnefeld holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She oversees projects as diverse as: conversion of biomass into chemicals, fuels, or products; hybrid willow commercialization, School Power...Naturallysm (solar education), and helping incubators support renewable firms.
Natalie Jeremijenko is an artist whose background includes studies in biochemistry, physics, neuroscience and precision engineering. Jeremijenko's projects-which explore socio-technical change-have been exhibited by several museums and galleries, including the MASSMoCA, the Whitney, Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt. A 1999 Rockefeller Fellow, she was recently named one of the 40 most influential designers by I.D. Magazine. Jeremijenko is the director of the environmental health clinic at NYU, assistant professor in Art, and affiliated with the Computer Science Dept.
JONES DeWitt (Dick) Jones, Boston Community Capital’s COO, leads BCC’s sustainable development activities, including their Sustainable Housing and Communities Initiative and Energy Advantage Program with Mass Housing Partnership, and has served on Boston Mayor Menino’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Housing Finance.
KATZ Ellen Katz, Fiscal Director of the City of Cambridge Department of Public Works, is responsible for financial management of a $27million operating budget and $80 million in capital improvements. She is also the chair of the City's Energy Management Workgroup, which is developing and implementing programs to improve energy efficiency in City buildings.
KEANE Brian F. Keane is President of SmartPower, a nationwide non-profit marketing organization dedicated to promoting clean, renewable energy. Hailed as the “Got Milk” campaign for wind, solar and water, SmartPower’s award winning marketing campaign has been credited with creating over 100 GWH of clean energy across the nation.
KLING Cassandra Kling is the Chief Operating Officer of Clean Energy Holdings, LLC, a New Jersey corporation focused on developing and owning renewable energy generation assets and venture funding and assistance for renewable energy technology companies. She has over a decade of knowledge and experience in the commercialization of clean technology ventures and industries. Cassandra has been at the forefront of the development of policy, technology and increased market share for green energy and building practices.
Mr. Kocsmiersky is president of Kosmo Solar, an energy conservation and renewable energy generation company in Massachusetts. He is a certified energy engineer (AEE), a certified solar installer (NABCEP), a certified Building Analyst and Building Shell Specialist from the Building Performance Institute (BPI), and has recently started the Springfield chapter of the North East Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA).
 

Pedja Kostic joined Iggy’s Bread of the World in 1995 and is currently in charge of day-to-day operations of the business. Prior to working in Cambridge, Pedja attended Ca’Foscari University in Venice, Italy, and University of California in Santa Barbara, where he obtained a BA degree in economics. Pedja has been actively involved in the bio-diesel co-generation system project at Iggy’s since its inception.
 

Richard Lawrence has been involved with renewable energy education and workforce training on Cape Cod since 2002. Working with the CIREC, Self-Reliance, and Cape Cod Community College he has presented at numerous conferences, public events, and practitioner training sessions related to all forms of renewable energy. He holds a Master's of Science in Education from Lesley University and is currently the Clean Energy Program Coordinator at CCCC.
LEARY Mr. Leary is the founder and president of NexGen Energy Solutions, LLC of North Andover, Massachusetts. NexGen provides turn-key services for the integration of renewable energy systems for commercial, residential and municipal clients.
Robert Leaver is a community psychologist, facilitator and teacher. Leaver is the convener of New Commons, Inc., a ‘think and do tank’ located in Providence, RI. His current focus is Crafting Communities, Making Places in villages, cities, networks, and organizations.
  Harley Lee is founder and president of Endless Energy Corporation, a wind farm development firm specializing in New England sites. Mr. Lee has experience in all facets of developing wind farms including power contracting, land acquisition, meteorology, permitting, finance, and design. He received a BA degree in economics from the University of the South and an MBA from Duke University.
LI Arlen Li is an Associate Principal and sustainable design specialist at Payette, a Boston architectural firm. He has worked with numerous academic and corporate institutions over the past 20 years, including both Harvard and the University of Rhode Island, and consults in house on promoting sustainability in projects.
LIEBOLD Warren Liebold is the Director of Technical Services/Conservation for the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in DEP's Bureau of Customer Services. Mr. Liebold previously worked for almost 12 years for the engineering firm of Goldman Copeland Associates, as Director of Energy Programs and Special Projects.
LIPKE Paul Lipke is Acting Executive Director for Sustainable Step New England, and led NESEA's Green Teamwork Research Project. This study of teamwork in green building has uncovered new insights into how to improve green design processes and buildings. Paul is known for his interactive teaching of sustainable strategies and strategic questioning, and for co-organizing, with Steven Strong, NESEA's original BuildingEnergy conference.
 

Peter C. Lowitt, AICP is President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Planning Association, chairman of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, the green roof trade association for North America and he serves as Director/Land Use Administrator for the Devens Enterprise Commission, the agency charged with permitting the redevelopment of the former Fort Devens army base in Massachusetts.  At Devens, Mr. Lowitt focuses on the sustainable redevelopment of this 4400-acre former army base.

LSTIBUREK Joseph Lstiburek is a principal of Building Science Consulting LLC and an ASHRAE Fellow. He has twenty-five years of experience in design, construction, investigation, and building science research.
LYON Chris Lyon has been with Onion River Co-op/City Market for over five years, most recently as the Assistant Operations Manager. Chris dedicates his work to supporting the Co-op's mission of sustainability and furthering the cooperative model of business.
Gordon MacFarland is Chief Operating Officer of Ceres, a Boston-based nonprofit promoting sustainable business practices.  Gordon is a CPA with over 15 years of experience in accounting and finance and has an MPA in environmental policy.  He has also worked in state economic development and non-profit management and has served on several community-based conservation boards.
MACLAY Bill Maclay is the Principal of William Maclay Architects & Planners, a firm specializing in energy and resource conservation, optimal indoor air quality, and healthy building design technologies. For three decades, WMAP has been at the leading edge of innovative and sustainable design.
Henry MacLean AIA has been practicing, promoting and teaching Environmental Design in New England since starting his own firm, Timeless Architecture, in 1988. His work is focused on the integration of craft, ecology, and the spirit of place.
MADIGAN Dave Madigan brings his clients over twenty years of professional experience in new and renovated buildings in a number of sectors including colleges & universities, science and laboratory facilities, and performing arts centers. Vice President and Principal since 1993, Dave focuses on the unique needs of the client to ensure each project's successful conclusion
Dr. Fariborz Mahjouri is the president of Thermomax USA and CEO of Aurora, Inc, a national solar power and thermal corporation that manufactures, designs, and installs solar thermal and electrical systems.  He is a senior-level corporate executive with nearly 31 years experience in all facets of business development, corporate strategy, marketing and international sales.  Dr. Mahjouri has hands-on experience with commercial and large-scale solar project development/management.
MARTIN Muscoe Martin is the founding Principal of m2 Architecture, a design and research firm in Philadelphia focused on integrating ecology, aesthetics and health in the built environment. He is the author of the 2007 NCARB Monograph on Sustainable Design, chair of the USGBC's LEED Market Sector Committee and teaches at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.
MCGINLEY Rick McGinley, past Board Chairman NESEA 1981, Former Solar Program Director ME Office of Energy Resources, Energy Consultant, Partner in HVAC Mfg’s Rep business for past 25 years focusing on energy efficient HVAC systems for large laboratories, hospitals, universities.
MERKEL Jim Merkel is the author of Radical Simplicity, director of the Global Living Project, and a sustainability consultant to Dartmouth College. Jim founded the Global Living Project (GLP) and the GLP Summer Institute, where teams of researchers learned to quantify ecological footprints and attempted to live on an equitable portion of the biosphere.
MERMIN Naomi Mermin is a nationally known expert on the connections between housing and health. She is the principal of Naomi Mermin Consulting, an environmental consulting firm in Portland Maine providing healthy housing, smart growth, environmental policy and strategic planning services
METCALF Gilbert Metcalf is a Professor of Economics at Tufts University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His primary research is in the areas of taxation, energy, and climate change.
 

Catherine Miller--Principal Planner, Land use / Environment section of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, works on sustainability--focusing most recently on the promotion of clean energy, energy use reduction, conservation and efficiency to address climate change. She has expertise in participatory planning, smart growth, sustainability, clean energy, and the intersection of land use and transportation planning.
MORIARTA Courtney Moriarta has worked in the residential building performance field for over a decade. Her expertise includes building evaluations and diagnostics for small and large residential buildings in both new construction and retrofit.
  Mr. Moskal has spent over 20 years in the private and public sectors in the energy and environmental fields. He currently works at the New England regional office of the EPA where he specializes in analyzing environmental impacts associated with restructured energy markets, energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. He is a frequent speaker at professional forums on these topics as well as guest lecturer at several New England Universities. He is an engineer by training.
NEWMAN Julie Newman, PhD is the Director of the Yale University Office of Sustainability and co-founder of the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium. Julie has worked within the field of sustainability and higher education at both Tufts University and the University of New Hampshire. Her research has focused on the role of decision-making processes and organizational behavior in institutionalizing sustainability into higher education.
padian F.L. Andrew Padian is the Director of Multifamily Programs for Steven WinterAssociates. Inc. He has analyzed hundreds of multifamily buildings acrossthe country, providing recommendations for energy and water efficiency,comfort, durability, and health & safety for both new and existing buildings.

Julian Parsley is an Environmental Designer within Buro Happold’s Sustainability and Alternative Technologies group in North America.  Julian  has worked on the design and construction of low energy buildings with a background in mechanical systems design. He has knowledge of carbon footprinting methodologies for buildings and organizations and creating strategies for reducing environmental impact.
  Tom Perry is the Director of Engineering Services for Shawmut Design & Construction. His in-depth knowledge of the means and methods behind successful green projects has contributed to projects throughout New England.

James Petersen is founder of Petersen Engineering, a mechanical engineering firm in business since 1992. James received degrees in mechanical engineering and philosophy from the University of New Hampshire. Petersen Engineering is hell-bent on designing buildings that are energy efficient, healthy, comfortable, simple and durable. 

  Caroline Petrovick is an Intern Architect at Coldham & Hartman Architects in Amherst, MA.  The firm provides professional design services for residential, commercial and institutional clients committed to creating green buildings and communities throughout the Northeast.
PETTIT Betsy Pettit, A.I.A., is a principal at Building Science Consulting (BSC) and is the project manager for BSC’s Building America project, involving system design for over 2, 000 high performance houses nationwide.
POrschitz After graduating in 1998 with an engineering degree in Wood Technology from the University of Applied Science in Rosenheim, Germany, Hans Porschitz worked as a Research and Development consultant for several German prefabricated housing manufacturers. In 2000 he joined Bensonwood Homes in Walpole, NH. As member and coordinator of the collaboratory Openprototype Initiative, Hans is involved with development of new and improved systems and products for the construction industry.
As Research Manager, Duncan Prahl keeps in focus the complex building science projects that come through IBACOS. His duties include the planning and documentation of projects, managing the research team, and maintaining client relationships. Duncan presents at industry conferences across the country as part of an initiative to communicate research results to IBACOS clients and the market.
 

Ms. Pungerchar is an Associate at Payette, an architectural design firm in Boston.  Her work with laboratory design has been with clients at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Columbia Universities. A graduate of the University of Michigan Graduate School of Architecture, she is an invited critic at the BAC, RISD, University of Buffalo and the University of Michigan.
  Patrick Quinlan is Associate Director of the Renewable Energy Research Laboratory at UMass. He has been actively involved in renewable energy at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and as a Congressional Fellow in Congress. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and holds a BSME from
UMass and an MSME from U-Wisconsin.
  Bob Quinn is responsible for the negotiation of all city contracts. He was a member of the committee that selected Honeywell Corporation for Energy Performance Contracting. He negotiated the $32,000,000 contract for energy improvements to be installed in 40 city buildings. He obtained his Law Degree from Boston College. He is a member of the City Solicitors Association.
  Chris Recchia, executive director of BERC, has more than 20 years of experience as an environmental leader in the development of state and federal environmental policy. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont, a master’s in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School, and a master’s in Natural Resource Policy and Management from Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
reed An internationally recognized proponent and practitioner in sustainability and an architect, Bill Reed is a principal in both the Integrative Design Collaborative and Regenesis, Inc, - consulting organizations working to lift green building and community planning into designs that are fully integrated and evolving with living systems.
 

Richard Renner received a B.A. from Williams College and a M. Arch from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His firm, Richard Renner Architects, with offices in Portland, Maine and Sherborn, Massachusetts, specializes in the environmentally responsible design of institutional, educational, and residential buildings. Recent projects include two LEED-Home Platinum private residences.

Wilson Rickerson is President of Rickerson Energy Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm focusing on renewable energy policy and markets. He coordinates the City of Boston's Solar Boston and Green Affordable Housing Program initiatives, and supports the City of New York's Solar City partnership with the US Department of Energy. He also supports a range of transatlantic dialogue projects focusing on renewable energy policy and workforce development best practices.
  Philippe Rigollaud represents Eoltec in the eastern U.S. and is PV Squared’s Senior Designer and Installer. He brings with him his experience in off-grid and grid-connected system design, including his connection with Eoltec, a French wind turbine manufacturer. Mr. Rigollaud is involved with educating the public about renewable energy through workshops he presents at colleges and environmental centers, as well as volunteering for NESEA events.
  Marc Rosenbaum, P.E. uses an integrated systems design approach to help people create buildings and communities which connect us to the natural world, and support both personal and planetary health.
ruth Dr. Matthias Ruth is Roy F. Weston Chair in Natural Economics, Director of the Center for Integrative Environmental Research at the Division of Research, Director of the Environmental Policy Program at the School of Public Policy, and Co-Director of the Engineering and Public Policy Program at the University of Maryland. Professor Ruth teaches nationally and internationally and on occasion conducts short courses for decision makers in industry and policy.
SARUBBI Joe Sarubbi has been a faculty member at Hudson Valley for 28 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in vocational technical education from the State University of New York Institute of Technology in Utica and a master’s degree in education administration and policy from the University at Albany. He also earned his journeyman electrician certificate through the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
  Christopher Schaffner is a Principal with The Green Engineer, a sustainable design consulting firm. A mechanical engineer by training, Chris is responsible for designing a range of building services systems , and for facilitating sustainable design across all trades within his projects. Chris teaches Sustainable Design and Building Technology at the Boston Architectural Center, and the Ben Franklin Institute of Technology.
  Tom Sahagian has been spending inordinate amounts of time in boiler rooms since 1981. He has surveyed, troubleshot and designed multifamily heating system retrofits of every type and size.

Jesse JW Selman approaches greenbuilding with over a decade of experience creating and managing sustainable farmscapes. In 2003, he created Small Farm Builder offering sustainable agriculture infrastructure design and a pedagogical building experience to non-profits and small farms. He currently works at Coldham & Hartman Architects.

shakespeare David Shakespeare has over 15 years experience in environmental policy and analysis. He is currently employed in the Office of Enforcement at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental protection. He is a member of the Melrose Energy Commission and the MassDEP Sustainability Team. He presented a paper on renewable energy policy in Massachusetts at the World Renewable Energy Congress in Colorado in 2004.
shapiro Andy Shapiro, Energy Balance, Inc., has provided energy and other green building design consulting services for 25 years to a wide variety of clients, including owners, architects, engineers and builders, as well as towns, housing developers, universities, non-profits, businesses and electric utilities. Services range from sustainable building design to research and monitoring projects.
  Sally Shaw has worked as a professional ecologist and outreach coordinator for the New England Coalition of Nuclear Pollution. She has a Petition for Rulemaking before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission challenging standards for the health effects of low-level radiation on women and children.
sheinkopf Blanche Sheinkopf has been an educator and curriculum writer for more than 30 years. She is a consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other educational and energy organizations on high-performance school buildings as well as energy curriculum materials.

Ken Sheinkopf served as Associate Director of the Florida Solar Energy Center for 24 years.  He writes a weekly syndicated newspaper column on energy, and is co-author of “Consumer Guide to Solar Energy.”  He currently specializes in consulting on school projects and programs.
simpson Walter Simpson is Energy Officer and Director of the UB Green Office at the University at Buffalo (SUNY). Over the past twenty five years he has worked to create UB’s nationally recognized campus energy program. Walter is a member of the Association of Energy Engineer’s Energy Managers Hall of Fame.
stein-sharpe Debby Stein-Sharpe has served as Treasurer of XTech since 1988, and has been responsible for environmental compliance, legal and banking relationships. She also managed the $2,000,000 building renovation in 1999. She holds an engineering degree from MIT and an MBA from Harvard.

Marc Sternick, AIA, LEED® AP is Vice President at Dietz & Company Architects. He has a BS in Passive Solar Design and has studied energy efficient building techniques since 1978. Several of his notable projects recently surpassed EnergyStar® certification requirements and another achieved EPA’s highest energy efficiency rating. Marc conducts lectures and workshops on designing energy efficient affordable housing projects.
stillinger William Stillinger is General Manager of PV Squared. PV Squared custom designs and installs solar electric and thermal systems, small wind turbines, and small hydroelectric systems. He holds an Electrical Engineering degree from New York University, an M.E. in Electric Power Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Massachusetts.
As the American Wind Energy Association’s Small-Wind Advocate, Ron Stimmel advocates for federal legislation and policies that promote small (residential-scale) wind turbine technology and its market.
Michael D. Stoddard is deputy director of Environment Northeast (ENE), a research  and advocacy organization specializing in climate and energy policy. He helped to negotiate, write and pass the Maine legislation relating  to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.  He coordinates ENE’s  programs in Canada, where federal and provincial governments contemplate using both carbon taxes and cap and trade systems. He advises the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers on carbon regulation.
straube John Straube, is a Canadian engineer and building scientist. He holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor in both the Department of Civil Engineering and the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo.
  Marilyn Strong, R.N. is vice president of Solar Design Associates, a registered nurse, master Reiki practitioner at the Healing Garden and a volunteer hospital clown.
strong Steven Strong founded Solar Design Associates in 1974 and has earned the firm an international reputation for the pioneering integration of renewable energy systems with environmentally responsive building design. TIME magazine named him an ‘Environmental Hero of the Planet’.
 

Missy Stults, works in ICLEI's Northeast Regional Capacity Center in Boston to help New England and Mid-Atlantic municipalities achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions. She is responsible for supporting the region's Cities for Climate ProtectionR Campaign participants in reaching the Campaign's 5 Milestones. Prior to working with ICLEI, Missy served as Program Manager for a project to help New York City's Department of Environmental Protection draft a climate adaptation and mitigation handbook. Missy received her Masters degree in Climate and Society from Columbia University.
swing Bradford Swing is Director of Energy Policy in the City of Boston, Office of Mayor Thomas M. Menino. Mr. Swing was educated at Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government (M.P.A), University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D.) and Oberlin College (B.A.).
talmage Peter Talmage has worked in the wind, solar electric, solar thermal and energy efficiency fields for over 30 years, His present consulting business Energy and Design is focusing more on high efficiency house retrofits.

Kurt Teichert, A LEED® Accredited Professional, is Lecturer in Environmental Studies and Manager of Environmental Stewardship Initiatives at the Center for Environmental Studies at Brown University. He teaches courses and advises students on Sustainable Design and Environmental Stewardship at Brown and part-time at RI School of Design.  Teichert and has been involved in research, design and construction of high performance educational facilities for 20 years, including at the New Alchemy Institute in the late 80s.

Jeremy Toal, AIA, LEED® AP is a Project Manager at Dietz & Company Architects. He has been studying sustainable architecture and construction techniques for 15 years and was principal of Turtle Island Design, which specialized in green building. Jeremy’s expertise ranges from passive solar design to integrating renewable energy systems such as photovoltaic panels and ground source heat pumps. 

thompson Maryann Thompson was educated at Princeton University and the Graduate School of design at Harvard University, where she is a member of the Architecture faculty and teaches options studios. She founded Maryann Thompson Architects in 2000; prior to that she was a founding partner of Thompson and Rose Architects. She specializes in architecture that is sustainable, regionally driven and that attempts to heighten a sense of its immediate site and landscape.
tohn Ms. Tohn is an environmental and health consultant with over 20 years of experience. She is the founder and principal of Tohn Environmental Strategies and a nationally recognized expert in housing based environmental health threats, healthy housing and indoor air quality, and lead poisoning prevention.
tooley John Tooley is the Senior Building Science Consultant at Advanced Energy.He is one of the nation's most respected innovators in the area of building science technologies. Because of his visionary ideas, pioneering spirit, and many achievements, his work has received numerous industry awards.
  Bruce Torrey is an infrared thermographer and building consultant with the Massachusetts based company, Building Diagnostics. He provides technical support and design services for architects, contractors, and property managers on a wide variety of building performance issues.
Solitaire Townsend is co-founder and Managing Director of Futerra. She leads their consultancy work with business and government, including internal communications, media management and strategy for sustainable development. She has experience of communications over a wide diversity of sectors and is a member of the United Nations Advisory Group on Advertising and Sustainable Development.
turner Stephen Turner, PE, is Managing Director, Northeast region, with Constructive technologies Group. CTG's northeast office specializes in commissioning services in new and existing buildings. Stephen is a licensed professional engineer in NY state, and has 30 years experience in the HVAC, energy, and facilities industry. He is 2008 Chair of the RI State Building Code Commission and the RI Energy Code Subcommittee, and Chair of ASHRAE's committee for Standard 55 on thermal comfort.
Fred Unger works as a real estate developer, investor in clean energy technology companies and a consultant on renewable energy project development. He recently served as NESEA’s Treasurer and chaired the 2003 Building Energy Conference.
  Henry K. Vandermark, started in 1978 installing site-built solar collectors. He has installed and serviced most types of solar thermal systems used in the Northeast.  He is currently producing the Advanced Energy Monitor, a solar control and monitoring tool for installers.
  Tom Vautin is the Associate VP for Facilities and Environmental Services for Harvard University. He manages University Operations Services, which provides facilities operations and maintenance services, engineering, utilities and energy management, environmental health and safety, and parking and transportation to the entire University community. He directs a diverse workforce of over 600 employees, with an annual budget of $100 million.
vincent Angela Vincent has dedicated her career to Environmental Planning. She jumped into Energy Planning to reinvigorate Nashua's commitment to the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign by forming the Nashua Green Team. Now at the Nashua Regional Planning Commission, Angela is working on developing a Regional Energy Program and is still involved with the Green Team on the Executive Committee.
  Bob Wall develops and manages programs intended to build a voluntary clean energy market in Connecticut. Prior to joining CCEF, he worked on clean energy campaigns in various New England states with non-profits, SmartPower and Clean Water Fund, and practiced complex civil litigation for nearly two decades in New York City. Bob earned a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and a juris doctor degree from Fordham University, School of Law.
walsh Bill Walsh is the Founder and Director of the Healthy Building Network (HBN), a national network of green building professionals, environmental and health activists, socially responsible investment advocates and others who are interested in promoting healthier building materials as a means of improving public health and preserving the global environment.
walter Randall Walter joined Bensonwood after graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture and French from Carnegie Mellon University in 1992. The design of a 3D software approach to residential design and construction has been his focus during the last 10 years, resulting in the Open-Built design/build system to allow for rapid design exploration with predictable results.
watson Greg Watson is Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Technology within the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and Vice President for Sustainable Development with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. He serves as the administration’s point of contact for the clean energy entrepreneurial community. Prior to that Greg served as the first Program Director for the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust.
Andrew Webster is Technical Associate at Coldham & Hartman Architects in Amherst, MA.  The firm provides professional design services for residential, commercial and institutional clients committed to creating green buildings and communities throughout the Northeast.
  Steve Weisman has over 25 years experience in the energy industry. He is Vice-President of Peregrine Energy Group and administrator for the Solar Energy Business Association of New England. He is a graduate of Antioch College with a Masters Degree in Regional Planning from UMass-Amherst.
weissman Jane Weissman has been the Executive Director of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council since 1994. Ms. Weissman is Vice Chair of the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners, a Board member of the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation and was elected an ASES Fellow in 2004.
  Jack Wiggin is the director of the Urban Harbors Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston. His 25 years of experience includes positions in government, the private sector and academia developing and implementing environmental policy, planning and management strategies. He teaches Planning and Land Use Law and Urban Planning in the Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
  Michael Williamson is a Senior HVAC Engineer and Project Manager for Cosentini Associates, Inc., a MEP/FP consulting company with offices in Cambridge. His design of the Trinity Church mechanical systems achieved a goal significantly below ASHRAE 90.1.
 

Alex Wilson is founder of BuildingGreen. and Environmental Building News. He previously served five years as executive director of NESEA and on the board for six years. He is credited with coining the term "passive survivability" showing how green buildings enhance security.
  Jamie Wolf operates Wolfworks in Avon, CT, a residential design build company striving to understand how best to create homes that look good, work well, and feel good to be in. We endeavor to build responsibly; we believe this is good building, not green building.
  Stephen Wood is a Vice President at ESS Group, an environmental consulting and engineering firm. Steve has more than 29 years of experience in environmental licensing and permitting. He specializes in energy projects and has been involved in environmental licensing and assessments for onshore and offshore wind farms, combined cycle power plants and high voltage AC and DC transmission facilities.
  James Wrisley is a Project Manager with Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. James graduated from Roger Williams University in 2001 with a B.S. in Construction Management. Project experience includes MIT Stata Center, Genzyme, and the new 45 Province Street Project under construction in downtown Boston.
yost Peter Yost is the Residential Program Manager for BuildingGreen, Inc. in Brattleboro, Vermont. He has been building, researching, teaching, writing, and consulting on high performance homes for more than twenty years. Peter has worked with many leading homebuilding organizations and initiatives—NAHB Researcher Center, Building Science Corporation, 3-D Building Solutions, EEBA, Masco’s Environments for LivingSM program, USGBC’s LEED® for Homes program, and the US Department of Energy’s Building America program.
  In a fragmented design & construction industry, Marc Zuluaga has a wide range of experiences applying a systems approach to improve performance in residential and commercial buildings. He has worked closely with design teams, manufacturers, contractors and public sector agencies to implement and evaluate new technologies.