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Presentations

  • July 2017, Integrated Design Training with Texas USGBC.
  • July 2017, Save up to $1,000 a year at home with this small changes. Houston Chamber of Commerce.
  • May 2017, Texas State Capitol House of Representatives – Green Caucus 2017
  • April 2017, Brewing up Business Houston Chamber Event: Sustainability and energy efficiency 35 attendees.
  • April 2017, National Conference: Engineers for a Sustainable World: Passive Design, and Energy Efficiency 150 attendees
  • March 2017, Prince Goerges County Planning Commission, Planning for and Operating Efficient Schools 35 attendees.
  • March 2017, CHPS TX Pre-Fab What it offers and Why it’s important! 35 attendees
  • May 2016, Society for International Development Annual Conference, Are We Ready for Tomorrow? A Conversation About Sustainable Development. 50 attendees.
  • May 2016, TEDx Herdon, A Zero Energy, Water, and Waste Future. 300 people in attendance.
  • May 2016, Ellington School for the Performing Arts, Guest Lecture on 21 Century schools and what goes into their new building, two 25 student classrooms.
  • May 2016, Climate Action 2016 Forum University of Maryland, Enabling a More Resilient Future through Data-driven Investments. 25 attendees
  • April 2016, Quin Evans Architects, How to use the school as a teaching tool.
  • April 2016, California Association of School Business Officials, roundtable business discussion on operations and efficiency of 21st-century schools.
  • April 2016, National Green Schools Conference, 21st-century schools bringing it home, A case study on Powell Elementary school. 50 Attendees
  • February 2016, Pro Green Expo, Denver Colorado, stormwater innovative and optimizing 21st-century schools.
  • February 2016, Expert sustainability witness for the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs: Public Hearing on B21-462, the “Minimum Wage, Living Wage, and Millennial Tiny Housing Amendment Act of 2015”.
  • January 2016, National Institute of Building Sciences Conference – Plenary Session featuring Dunbar High School, 50 people in attendance.
  • December 2015,  Green Festival Portland OR- Benchmarking as a tool to incorporate sustainability into school, business, and government projects.
  • November 2015, CMAA – Mckissack Presentation on Sustainability as part of the Construction Manager duties, 25 people in attendance
  • November 2015, Greenbuild Conference  DC Tours, 30 attendees.
  • November 2015, Greenbuild Conference  Research Summit, sustainable tour and optimization of Dunbar High School 200 people in attendance
  • November 2015, Green Festival San Francisco, Benchmarking as a tool to incorporate sustainability into school, business, and government projects.
  • November 2015, ACE mentoring programming the future of sustainability, 20 students
  • November 2015, CMAA Breakfast Series, Sustainable Schools. 35 attendees
  • October 2015, US China Energy Efficiency Forum Dunbar High School Tour. 50 delegates.
  • October 2015, UNESCO Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems Dubrovnik, Croatia. – Sustainability; Key to market recovery and future economic growth. 200 people in attendance.
  • September 2015,  Green Festival LA- Benchmarking as a tool to incorporate sustainability into school, business, and government projects. with over 25,000 people.
  • September 2015, Energy and Sustainability Policy Lecture, Carnegie Mellon University, 20 Graduate Students.
  • September 2015, Corporate Sustainability Presentation on Best Practices and Value, to a leading program management organization, Washington DC, 50 people in attendance.
  • August 2015, Benchmarking Existing Schools for Better Performance, New England Educational Planners (NEEP), Boston MA, 35 people in attendance.
  • July 2015, 18th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum, a sustainable policy discussion. 1,000 people in attendance  
  • June 2015, Green Festival Washington DC – Benchmarking as a tool to incorporate sustainability into school, business, and government projects.
  • May 2015, CMAA  -Jacobs Presentation, Sustainability as part of the Construction Manager duties, 20 people in attendance.
  • April 2015, Benchmarking Existing Schools for Health and Performance, Webinar for Healthy Schools Week, 100 people in attendance.
  • October 2014, Greenbuild Conference, New Orleans, Turning 20th Century Schools into 21st Century Learning Environments 120 people in attendance. With over 20,000 visitors.
  • October 2014, Council of Educational Facility Planners International Annual World Conference, Portland Oregon, Benchmark, assesses and improves your existing school; Case Study with DCPS. 24 people in attendance.
  • March 2014, Green Schools National Conference Sacramento CA, Benchmarking Existing Schools: Using the Before You’ve Got to Get the After You Want: 20 min presentation with 15 min question and answer. 60 people in attendance.
  • May 2013, Department of General Services, Presented integration of CHPS and LEED practices to Phased modernization in DC public schools.
  • March 2013, US Delegate to Algeria, Presentation to the Algerian Housing Authority on Green Building technologies and renewable energy implementation, 30 min presentation with 15 min question and answer. 400 people in attendance.
  • August 2011, South American Delegation, The United States Department of State, on energy efficiency and sustainable policy implementation, 50 delegates for an hour.
  • December 2008, Panelist @ CEO Entrepreneurship Conference on sustainability and business, “Making Green Being Green.”, 20 min presentation with 40 min combined questions and answer. 200 people in attendance.

Publications

Media

Community

  • 2017 Planning Committee for the Gulf Coast High-Performance Schools Summit.
  • 2017 Steering Committee for Houston’s Peoples March for the Climate
  • 2017 Engineers for a sustainable world:  volunteer and mentor
  • 2017 CHPS steering committee member for New Best Practices
  • 2015 -2017, Our Energy Policy Contributing Author
  • 2015- 2017, Society of International Development
  • 2016, Participant Georgetown University “Road to Quito” series from Paris COP21 to Habitat III
  • Summer 2016, Planning committee for Cities Alive
  • Spring 2016, Mentor to the Senior Engineering Class at McKinley Tech High School, Washington DC on 5 students -2 teams designing passive houses.
  • December 2015, BOLD Award Nominee: Category Mentor
  • Fall 2015, Greenbuild Greening Committee
  • Fall 2014, Bike rides for climate, Organizer

Film

  • October 2014, Renew & Sustain – Costa Rica
    • February 2016 screened at Dam Shot Film Festival
    • October 2015 screened at Banff Mountian Film Festival
    • December 2014 screened at the Best Shorts Film Competition. Award of Merit Special Mention: Nature/Environment/Wildlife