LEED certification has become rich and diverse well beyond New Construction. We have assembled experts with LEED AP's in specific specialties. They will discuss the unique qualification and hurdles that are associated with LEED Core and Shell, LEED for Schools, LEED Operations + Maintenance, LEED Commercial Interiors and LEED for Homes. The audience is open to all levels of knowledge as it will provide a survey for beginners and depth for the advanced.

About the Speakers

Representing LEED Commercial Interiors:

Heather M. Marquard, AIA, CDT, LEED AP & Faculty, Architect, Sustainability Consultant, Paul Davis Partnership, LLP
Ms. Marquard has worked as an architect, designer, and project manager for large firms in the Detroit area before starting her own architectural design and LEED consulting firm, later relocating to California. She has worked on a variety of projects, from the very small ($10,000 or less in fees) to the very large (over $14 million in fees). Her work has ranged from industrial, commercial, and research facilities to health care, performance centers, and educational buildings and has covered scopes from interior fit-out of a small office area to individual multi-story buildings to multi-buildings campus complexes.

Ms. Marquard was selected as USGBC LEED Faculty in the summer of 2002, and has been helping educate other professionals about sustainability, green building, and the LEED Rating Systems ever since. In her travels she has taught over 1,100 professionals in 25 states, 2 US territories, her nation’s capital, and most recently online to an international class.

Representing LEED Operations + Maintenance:

Max Perelman, MBA, MAIEP, LEED AP BD+C, Senior Project Manager, BuildingWise
Max Perelman is Senior Project Manager at BuildingWise and a LEED AP with an MBA and an MA in Environmental Policy from Monterey Institute of International Studies.  He also has a certificate in Planning and Managing Projects from IPS Associates. With over a decade of experience managing multi-million dollar projects and multicultural teams, Max combines his extensive project management abilities with his environmental and business expertise to manage complex LEED certifications, analyze the greenhouse gas emissions of clients, and design sustainability initiatives with strong financial returns on investment.

Max is the Co-Chair of the USGBC Northern California Chapter’s Monterey Bay Branch and is a former Planning Commissioner for the City of Pacific Grove. He also works with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on the state’s Zero Energy Pathway (ZEP) Action Plan and the California Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan.

Representing LEED for Schools:

Elizabeth Cordero, Owner, Green Building Consulting
Architectural Technology Instructor for the Masters of Architecture long-distance program at Boston Architectual University. Her company Green Building Consulting performs the 3rd party Verification Review for all of the MA-CHPS green school applications, and has provided LEED consulting services on more than 5 million square feet of renovation and new construction projects.

Representing LEED Core and Shell:

Jordan Daniels, Senior Partner, BuildingWise
Jordan certified California's first LEED Certified Shopping Center. He is a Board Member at the Sustainability Academy and an Adjunct Instructor at Hartnell College. As a partner at BuildingWise his current and past clients include Cushman & Wakefield (Transamerica Pyramid, 525 Market St. in San Francisco), Chevron, Lockheed Martin, Fidelity Investments, Clark Reality Capital, and others.

Representing LEED for Homes:

Sharon Block, Owner, Bright Green Strategies
LEED AP + Homes/ LEED for Homes Green Rater/GreenPoint Rater specializing in LEED for Homes and Green Affordable, multi-family housing. Direct experience with LEED for Homes, Build It Green's GreenPoint Rated, Energy Star New Homes, California Multi-Family New Homes Program, Utility rebate programs, Federal Tax Credits, New Solar Homes Partnership as well as existing home programs for Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs) and Home Energy Ratings.

Moderator:

Joe Piedimonte, LEED AP BD+C, Controller/CFO, Ausonio Incorporated
Joe Piedimonte, green building project manager and CFO of California-based Ausonio Incorporated, is a LEED® accredited professional with over 20 years experience in the construction and food industries. His LEED® accreditation is in New Construction as well as Existing Buildings. He started 6 years ago when he coordinated LEED submittals for Ausonio on the Chartwell School Platinum LEED project, which became the first K-12 campus in the world to receive Platinum.  Since then he has led the certification team for the first Platinum rated Law School. He has certified several new construction and existing buildings including the Portola Hotel and Spa in Monterey California. He is the LEED AP for the Nordic Naturals building.

Carpooling

Informal Carpool:  We encourage offering a donation to the individual who drives to offset fuel costs. Participants should arrive no later than 5 p.m. at one of these locations: 1). Santa Cruz County Governmental Office Building, 701 Ocean Street, near the front doors at the visitor parking spaces. 2). Seaside Home Depot parking lot, near the Shell Station.

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