Hoda is the founder and owner of Lotus Landscapes & Arboriculture and built the company on a simple principle: "protect" as much as "create." For over two decades, beginning with work at Heronswood Gardens, she has brought her unique and…
Jack is the Director of Clean Energy Solutions at SES. He is a Certified Renewable Energy Professional with more than 10 years in the clean energy industry. His work focuses on strategic energy planning, including zero energy building performance, microgrid…
As Valerie watched a 25-ton pile of discarded lumber go through an industrial grinder to be sold as boiler fuel, with over 20 yrs in residential construction, she immediately recognized that diverse markets could use this material at scale. Valerie…
Chris Landingin has been part of the Batt+Lear team for 7yrs. Coming from the cabinet shop through the field and into project management, she has appreciated her connections and friendships with Northwest Ecobuilding Guild folks along the way. She is…
Brian has been interested in building efficiency since Environmental Science courses in college and interested in construction long before that. As a Building Performance Specialist at Carlisle Classic Homes, Brian has performed hundreds of home energy audits, Installed thousands of…
With over 30 years as a green builder, designer, general contractor, Tom brings in depth knowledge and passion for low energy buildings. He is committed to finding practical and innovative ways to bring low energy homes to the mass market.…
BJ Cummings is the author of The River That Made Seattle: A Human and Natural History of the Duwamish (UW Press 2020), winner of the Association of King County Historical Association’s 2021 Virginia Marie Folkins Award for outstanding historical publication.…
We are a branding firm committed to telling our clients' stories in the best ways possible. Simplicity, beauty, clarity, and eloquence: these should be attainable, and we pursue them with passion. Graphic design, photography, layout, copyediting, digital production. This is…
Be sure to join us at this year’s Slam on Oct 15th. At the networking break, Diego Barrigo, Program Coordinator for Energy Trust of Oregon, joins us with news about the latest in Green Building incentives for new construction in…
Dan comes from a family of tradespeople, welders, carpenters, landscapers and engineers. He lives in Edmonds, WA his girlfriend Neethi and their two dogs. Dan has worked in remodeling and construction for 17 years and has been a Project Superintendent…