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Gary Gabriel - CDH Partners

Gary Gabriel is a Licensed Professional Engineer and is Director of Mechanical Engineering at CDH Partners Inc., an A/E Design Firm located in Marietta Ga. His design experience spans 24 years.

Susan Garrett - Southface Commercial Green Building Services Associate

Susan Garrett is a Project Manager in the Commercial Green Building Services department at Southface. She graduated from Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden with a Master's in Strategic Leadership Toward Sustainability. Her education focused on how to use The Natural Step framework to help governments, businesses and organizations plan for and transition to socially, ecologically and economically sustainable practices. Her international thesis team published research on using a systems thinking-based, scientific approach to defining global sustainability to highlight business and policy opportunities for leaders of cultural change. She comes to Southface with seven years of experience as an eco-entrepreneur running her own Permaculture landscape design and education business. Susan also brings thirteen years of teaching experience, five years of training in Nonviolent Communication and three years of work in adobe construction to her consulting and teaching work at Southface. She enjoys helping clients understand and achieve a greater level of sustainable development using LEED and The Natural Step.

Dan Gerding, AIA, LEED AP - Managing Principal, Gerding Collaborative, LLC

Dan Gerding is Managing Principal of Gerding Collaborative, an Atlanta-based architecture and interior design firm he founded in 1993. He received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from North Carolina State University in 1983. His interest in conservation and environmental responsibility are reflected in the firm’s values and project approach, and has helped Gerding Collaborative emerge as a leader in the design of high performance “green” buildings. His firm’s design for the Visitor Center at Sweetwater Creek State Park was certified LEED Platinum in October 2006. The firm’s portfolio includes commercial, institutional, recreational, religious, restaurant, retail, and multi-family residential projects.

David Godfrey - State Utilities Program Manager, GEFA

David Godfrey has been a part of the GEFA energy team since June, 2006. His primary duties are to establish and maintain a state-wide utility database system to help facilities track and analyze energy usage. In addition, he works with the Department of Administrative Services to manage a natural gas purchasing program for state government. Last, but certainly not least, David provides staff support for the State Facilities Energy Council which was set up by the Governor’s Executive Order to develop recommendations for state agencies to save energy and reduce costs.

Prior to joining GEFA, David worked at the U.S. Department of Energy from 1999 to 2006. He managed the Southeast Region’s Industrial Technologies program developing state coalitions of business, government and academic partners to increase the efficiency and reduce the energy intensity of our top energy-use industries. David also worked in DOE’s Clean Cities and Bioenergy programs.

In his other job experiences, David worked for Atlanta Gas Light Company specializing in marketing natural gas for vehicles and earlier for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources as a legislative analyst.

He lives in Atlanta with his wife Nancy Porteous. They have one college-age daughter Amelia Godfrey.

David has a BA degree in Political Science from Georgia State University and a MPA degree in Public Administration from the University of Georgia.

Brian Goray - Managing Partner, Green Hawk Partners, LLC

Brian Goray is a Managing Partner of GreenHawk Partners, LLC, a development firm headquartered in Raleigh, NC, with projects in Charlotte, NC, Charleston, SC, and the Raleigh area. GreenHawk apecializes in the development of underutilized urban areas and transit-oriented sites, seeking to create value through re-branding with an emphasis on place-making and sustainability. Within GreenHawk, Mr. Croay's responsibilities include Kanawha in York County, SC, and two transit-oriented assemblages in Charlotte.

Prior to joining GreenHawk in 2006, Mr. Goray worked with Cherokee Investment Partners on deal origination and asset management. From 1990 through 2002, Mr. Goray developed residential office and mixed-use properties in Florida and North Carolina. Previously, he served as Vice President from equity research with Thomson MacKinnon Securites, Inc., covering REITs and financial institutions. Mr. Goray began his career with Paine Webber's public finance department, working in the firm's New York and San Francisco offices, where he specialized in tax-exempt housing bonds. Mr. Goray received a Bachelor or Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar, and a Master of Business Adminstration from the University of Michigan. He lives in Raleigh with his wife and three daughters.

Candice Moore Groves - Southface Commercial Green Building Services Project Manager

Candice is a Registered Architect as well as a LEED Accredited Professional. She has experience in a wide variety of commercial building types including office, hospitality, medical, civic, religious, and education. She holds a masters degree in Architecture from the Savannah College of Art & Design and is involved with the Atlanta AIA Committee of the Environment.

While at Southface, Candice has worked with the DeKalb County School system on the Arabia Mountain School project. She is currently working on the Energy Star program as a follow-up to the Energy Smart Schools program where she works with school systems in Georgia to save energy in their facilities. She has worked with the Metro Atlanta YMCA on a number of LEED YMCA facilities. Candice also worked directly with the USGBC in registering the Atlantic Station commercial buildings as a pilot project in the LEED for Campus program. She has conducted numerous charrettes and trainings for commercial building owners, architects, engineers, and contractors. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to reach out, give back to, and educate her peers and colleagues in Atlanta and the Southeast!

Mike Guinan - Fortress Construction, LLC, Pine Mountan Builders, LLC

Mike Guinan is a partner of Fortress Construction and Pine Mountain Builders, two companies dedicated to building GREEN. Upon graduating from Southern Polytechnic State University, Mike began a career in construction that included residential, multifamily and commercial projects.

Mike and his partner, Scott Brown built their first EarthCraft home in 2003 and decided there was no reason to build any other way. Now with over 100 EarthCraft homes completed and sold, Mike and his team are challenged to find ever-increasing ways to build green.

Mike lives in Marietta, GA with his wonderful wife and two terrific kids.

Dina Gundersen - Director of Marketing, Monte Hewitt Homes

Dr. Jay Hall- Consultant, US Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes Building Knowledge

Dr. Jay Hall has twenty years of experience in sustainable building design and development. He is an expert in market transformation, building energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality. He was educated in his hometown of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. In 1987, he earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Duke University. For the last 15 years, he has worked as a consultant with to the US EPA’s ENERGY STAR family of programs. Since 1995, he has consulted to the EPA’s ENERGY STAR for Homes Program. And for the last two years, he has been a consultant to the US Green Building Council’s LEED for Homes program. He currently works for Building Knowledge, whose mission is to create and promote educational tools to improve the performance of homes.

Jim Hartzfeld - Managing Director, Interface RAISE

As Managing Director, InterfaceRAISE, Interface Inc., Jim Hartzfeld shares the vision and passion of Ray Anderson, Chairman and CEO of the Interface Corporation, that business and industry can save the earth while serving its shareholders. Interface is an industry leader that has transformed the carpet and flooring industry from an environmental detriment to a “triple bottom line” corporate leader.

David Hill - The Verdi Company

David Hill, AIA LEED runs a company called Verdi and is a registered architect and general contractor. Verdi’s tag line is “We Know Green Building,” and we try to apply what we know with the most common sense and in the most cost effective way possible in projects from affordable housing to custom, high end homes on the construction side, and across a full range of residential, commercial, and institutional design and consulting work. We are based out of our main office in Charleston, SC, with projects throughout the southeast.

Leslie Hoffman - Executive Director, Earth Pledge Foundation

Leslie Hoffman, executive director of Earth Pledge, holds a degree in architecture and design, and worked as a carpenter and green builder for ten years. She has led the Earth Pledge team since 1994. Hoffman is an avid gardener who has maintained a small organic coffee farm in Hawaii since 1990.

Edwin Hong - Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation

Edwin Hong is Senior Financial Services Manager with Seedco Financial Services. Previously, he was a Principal with Ascendant Capital Advisors, an investment banking firm. He also served as the Chief Investment Officer for SEAF-Croatia, a developmental venture capital fund based in Zagreb, Croatia. Edwin holds an undergraduate degree in Government from Dartmouth College and a Masters in Business Administration from Cornell University's S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management.

S. Gregg Johnson, PE - retired engineer, Johnson Spellman & Associates, Inc.

Mr. Johnson has recently retired from a 35-year career as a professional engineer with extensive experience throughout the southeastern United States. He founded and served as president of his own consulting engineering firm for a period of twenty years. Mr. Johnson is a member of and has served on the board of several professional associations and remains active in the engineering areas of sustainability and building construction codes.

Mr. Johnson resides in the north metro Atlanta area with his wife Cilla where he participates in volunteer and charitable work, and continues his hobbies of sailing, fly fishing and travel.

Gray Kelly - Southface

Gray Kelly is the EarthCraft House Multifamily Program Manager. He has worked in commercial real estate development and management in Atlanta for 10 years before making the switch to residential construction two years ago. Gray attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he majored in industrial relations and sociology. He lives with his wife, Kim, and two dogs off the square in Marietta.

Shannon Kettering- ECOS Environmental Design

Shannon G. Kettering, ASLA, AICP is a Vice President for Ecos Environmental Design, Inc., a landscape architecture and land planning firm in Atlanta that specializes in sustainable design. Ms. Kettering's award-winning projects are grounded in design solutions that synthesize real-world development demands with environmentally sound planning principles. This has afforded her the opportunity to lead conference sessions based on her experience with facilitating communities on such complex issues as development pressures, alternative land development patterns and the preservation of rural character. Ms. Kettering has presented prominent land use issues to such groups as the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Georgia Chapter of the American Planning Association, the Atlanta chapter of the AIA Committee on the Environment, the University of Georgia landscape architecture undergraduate program and the Southface Energy Institute

Alice Miller Keyes - Policy and Planning Advisor to the Director
of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD)

Alice has served as advisor on water conservation and efficiency to the EPD Director since 2004. She is part of the team currently drafting Georgia’s first comprehensive water management plan.

Alice has over ten years of experience in water policy. In December, 2006, she was selected as a charter board member of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, a national non-profit organization designed to promote water conservation and efficiency.

Prior to joining EPD, Alice worked with the Georgia Conservancy. She has a Master’s in Conservation Ecology/Sustainable Development from UGA; and a Bachelor’s in Biology - University of Southern Mississippi.

Pat Kurek - Hedgewood Properties

Scott Lee - EarthCraft House Multi-family Program Manager

Scott is working with the EarthCraft Multifamily and Affordable Housing Program as well as aiding in the development of the EarthCraft House Coastal Communities and Regional Residential Programs. During his time here at Southface Scott has become knowledgeable in the areas of energy modeling and auditing, building science, sustainable development and multifamily renovations.

W. Bruce Longino, PE - Director of Engineering Services, Carrier Complete Systems

After graduating from Georgia Tech in Mechanical Engineering, I have specialized in Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning. My first 5 years after school was spend as an HVAC design Engineer. For my 35 years as a Mechanical Engineer, I have been the best student possible of the Engineering and the Science involved in HVAC design. Because of my experience in this industry, I have been a Consultant to Mechanical Consulting Engineers. In this capacity I have given Engineering advice on how to properly apply various Heating and Air Conditioning products and systems on thousands of Commercial facilities.

Over the past few years I have been asked to write articles pertaining to HVAC Design. I hopefully wrote these articles at a technical level understandable by most people in the industry. The audience for these articles consisted of over 7,000 Engineers and Contractors in Georgia and 80,000 in the South East.

However, I receive the greatest satisfaction when I am in the role of Instructor. Over the past 35 years I have developed and conducted hundreds of classes in the Art and Science required to design HVAC systems. Some of the topics have included: Psychrometrics, Refrigeration, Heat Transfer, Air Distribution, Air Duct Design, Energy Recovery, Water Pipe Design, and Direct Expansion Pipe Design.

I hope that through Consulting, Writing and Teaching I have impacted the quality of HVAC Engineering provide by the Mechanical Consulting Engineers in Georgia. Through better Engineering, a better environment has been provided for many building occupants.

Tommy Linstroth - Head of Sustainable Initiatives, Melaver, Inc.

Tommy is the Head of Sustainable Initiatives for Melaver, Inc. He is responsible for spearheading all of the company’s sustainable real estate developments, including one of the first sustainable projects in the U.S. which is also cited on the National Historic Register and the first all-retail sustainable development in the country. Since then, Tommy has taken responsibility for adding another 13 sustainable projects to the company’s pipeline, with a market value of roughly a quarter of a billion dollars – making him responsible for one of the largest sustainable portfolios in the US.

In addition to making sure that the company develops in ways that meet the triple bottom line (returns that are profitable not only financially, but also socially and ecologically), Tommy also works to reduce the impacts of Melaver, Inc’s business operations – efforts that have lead to inclusion in the EPA’s Climate Leaders’ Program and Green Power Partnership. Tommy also has primary responsibility for education and outreach in the Savannah community, both within and outside the company. He is a regular speaker on sustainable development throughout Georgia and the Southeast.

Tommy is the founder and president of the Savannah Chapter of the US Green Building Council, a 501 c 3 organization dedicated to improving the built environment in Savannah and the coastal Southeast, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Live Oak Public Libraries, and sits on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund.

Tommy is a graduate of the University of Charleston, where he researched greenhouse gas emissions in metro areas as part of his Master’s thesis.
Tommy was the recipient of the 2006 Melaver Core Value Award for Ethical Behavior.

Joseph Lstiburek, B.A.Sc., M.Eng., Ph.D., P.Eng. - Building Science Consulting
Master Speaker Session

Session title: Don't Do Stupid Things - Single Family, Multi-Family & Apartment HVAC
Friday, March 23 from 10:45am-12:15pm

Joseph Lstiburek, B.A.Sc., M.Eng., Ph.D., P.Eng., is a principal of Building Science Consulting. He is a building scientist who investigates building failures and is internationally recognized as an authority on moisture related building problems and indoor air quality. He is a member of ASTM and the past chairman of ASTM E241 - Increasing the Durability of Building Assemblies from Moisture Induced Damage. He is a contributor and reviewer of Chapters 21 and 22 of ASHRAE Fundamentals. Dr. Lstiburek is an ASHRAE fellow and a voting member of ASHRAE Standard 62 - Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. He is also a voting member of ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.3 Ventilation Requirements and Infiltration and ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.4 Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance.

Dr. Lstiburek has appeared on PBS NOVA ("Can buildings make you sick?") and is the author of numerous books and technical papers on building science, indoor air quality and durability. He is the author of the U.S. DOE Handbook on Moisture Control and a special contributor to the EPA guidance document on Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers. He is one of the world's foremost authorities on energy efficient construction techniques and heads one of the four the Building America program teams for the U.S. Department of Energy. He is the developer of ADA (the Air Drywall Approach to air barriers) and a building science researcher affiliated with the Centre for Building Science, University of Toronto. He is a former Director of Research of the Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada.

Dr. Lstiburek has written numerous books and technical papers on building construction. He is the best selling author of the Builder Guides and has over 50 technical and journal articles to his credit. He has conducted forensic investigations and served as an expert witness on building failures all over the U.S. He is an expert in the areas of rain penetration, air barriers, vapor barriers, air quality, durability and construction technology. He specializes in rain damage and mold and microbial contamination of buildings.

Dr. Lstiburek is an acclaimed public speaker and lecturer in building science. His seminars and presentations on building durability issues are attended by hundreds of architects, engineers, builders, and property managers in the United States each year. He recently concluded a 75 city tour on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Building Owners and Managers (BOMA) conducting seminars on Preventing and Mitigating Indoor Air Quality Problems.

Dr. Lstiburek received an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto, a masters degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Doctorate in Building Science at the University of Toronto. Dr. Lstiburek has been a licensed Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario since 1982.

John McFarland, P.E. LEED AP - WorkingBuildings, LLC

John McFarland is the Director of Engineered Systems at WorkingBuildings, a total building commissioning, LEED consulting and energy modeling firm. WorkingBuildings focuses on high performance buildings, including laboratories, institutional facilities, and high-performance office buildings. John has experience designing, constructing and commissioning building systems for laboratories, hospitals, data centers, natatoriums, libraries, and office buildings. John is a Professional Engineer in the States of Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico and California. He is a Certified Commissioning Provider through the Building Commissioning Association and a LEED™ Accredited Professional. He is a member of the ASHRAE Standard 62.1 committee responsible for the standard on indoor air quality.

Don Mills - Clivus Multrum, Inc

Don Mills is the Sales Director for Clivus Multrum, Inc., a manufacturer of composting toilets and greywater irrigation systems. He has worked on such projects as the C.K. Choi Building at the University of British Columbia and the Philip Merrill Center, headquarters of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. He is especially interested in furthering the use of composting toilets and greywater systems in commercial structures

Terri Montague - President and CEO, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.
Opening Keynote Address

“The Greenprints Conference will open with a keynote address by Terri Montague, President of Atlanta BeltLine Inc. Montague’s address entitled, “Forging a Sustainable Future."

Montague, a veteran strategic planner and administrator with considerable experience across non-profit, corporate, community and government settings began her tenure in September 2006, as President and CEO of Atlanta BeltLine, Inc., the newly established entity charged with coordinating and executing the City of Atlanta's visionary 25-year BeltLine initiative. Terri brings a wealth of expertise in community revitalization and affordable housing.

"This initiative is already gaining national attention and represents one of the most innovative, transformative investment opportunities for citywide community development taking place anywhere in America," Ms. Montague said.

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Terri Y. Montague is the President and Chief Executive Officer for Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. As President and CEO she is responsible for ensuring the overall execution and implementation of Atlanta’s visionary BeltLine project. Over the next 25 years, The BeltLine will enrich Atlanta’s quality of life with parks, trails, transit and economic development and potentially set a national standard for transformative investment, sustainable growth, and equitable development.

Previously Ms. Montague served as President and Chief Operating Officer Enterprise Community Partners (formerly The Enterprise Foundation) where she was responsible for strategic planning and day-to-day operations of this national community development organization with a $60 million annual operating budget and 240 employees in 17 program offices. Enterprise works with public and private partners to deploy investment capital, development expertise and innovative program models to create affordable housing opportunity and transform low-income communities and the delivery systems that serve them.

Ms. Montague joined Enterprise from Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, formerly Boston Financial, a global real estate investment manager and a leading real estate advisor to institutional investors. During her nine-year affiliation with the firm, Ms. Montague directed Investment Services and fulfilled key roles in Asset Management and Portfolio Management. She managed the strategic repositioning initiative for Lend Lease’s Housing and Community Investment business.

Ms. Montague began her career in community development as a Geno Baroni Fellow at the Community Information Exchange in Washington, D.C. She provided consulting work to the city of Boston’s Public Facilities Department while pursuing her graduate studies. Ms. Montague earned master’s degrees in city planning and real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago. Throughout her life Ms. Montague has been a dedicated member of her community, giving time and expertise to faith-based and broader community involvement efforts.

Paul Morgan - The RainHarvest Company

Paul Morgan was raised in rural Eastern Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and graduated in 1980 with a degree in Biology. Paul has always had a great interest in the outdoors and the environment, spending a great deal of time trapping and camping in Pennsylvania.

Following his graduation from Pitt, Paul decided to combine his interests and biology degree into the pursuit of something more practical. This pursuit led him to the University of Georgia where he studied forestry. He earned a degree in Forest Resources in 1982.

Attracted by the strong economic opportunities in the Atlanta area, Paul married and began raising a family here. The healthy housing and commercial development of the North Georgia area was conducive to opening his business, Natural Landscapes, in 1984. Natural Landscapes distinguished itself from the myriad of landscape companies sprouting up by focusing on the design and implementation of sustainable landscapes. Sustainable landscapes and gardens are equally as attractive but don’t require the intensive input of energy, water, chemicals and labor of conventional landscapes.

The Georgian economy has remained strong for the past 25 years being fueled primarily by metro Atlanta growth and development. The population has almost tripled since Paul moved here in 1980. Realizing that this robust, steady population growth would eventually surpass the fresh water resources of north Georgia, Paul became interested in solutions and alternative water sources of water. To this end, he founded The RainHarvest Company in 2000 .

The RainHarvest Company has a mission to “promote the proper stewardship of a priceless resource.” This stewardship is accomplished through providing education and solutions about water management to homeowners, developers, engineers, architects, policy and decision makers throughout the Southeast. The RainHarvest System and Water ReUse System are two water management products that the firm uniquely designs and implements for each client.

Sandra Lynn Neuse - University System of Georgia Board of Regents

Sandra is the Environmental Health & Safety Program Manager for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. She provides compliance assistance and oversight for the 35 public colleges and universities in Georgia, as well as guidance on such issues as sustainable building design and energy conservation.

Sandra has twenty years of environmental management experience in higher education and in telecommunications, consulting, and the hazardous waste industry. She has a bachelor’s degree in biology and psychology from the University of Virginia, an MBA from Georgia State University, and is a Registered Environmental Manager and Certified Hazardous Materials Manager.

Michael H. Nicklas, FAIA - Principal, Innovative Design, Inc.

Michael Nicklas is president and co-founder of Innovative Design, Inc., founded in 1977. Since its beginning, the firm has completed over 4750 projects – all of them incorporating renewable energy technologies as a significant aspect of their design. Innovative Design is architect of record on 15 new, high performance educational facilities and 41 additions/renovations that have incorporated a significant number of green features. Our 95 green educational facilities with which Innovative Design has been involved are now saving over $3.5 million in energy bills and 35 million gallons of water per year.

The firm’s active research program has pioneered design features such as the integration of photovoltaics into building skin design and development of high-temperature, thermal solar systems for roof-integrated industrial and commercial roof assemblies. Innovative Design is a national leader in providing natural daylighting design solutions for a wide range of applications.

Michael Nicklas has served on the board of directors of either the NC Solar Energy Association, American Solar Energy Society or the International Solar Energy Society every year since 1979. While serving as chair of NCSEA, chair of ASES (twice), and president of ISES, he has led many of these societies’ most significant efforts – from the implementation of solar tax credits in the NC Legislature to having language supportive of energy-efficiency and solar energy included within the United Nations Earth Summit’s Agenda 21. In promoting solar energy, Nicklas has met with the Heads-of-State of eight countries. He has presented lectures and organized conferences around the globe to educate and encourage sustainable energy. Nicklas holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from North Carolina State University and was made Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2001. Nicklas is also a Fellow of the American Solar Energy Society.