The GBA Advisory Team — The Best in the Business

ANN EDMINSTER, M.Arch., LEED AP, is a consultant and recognized national expert on green home design and construction. She is a principal author of the LEED for HomesLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED for Homes is the residential green building program from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). While this program is primarily designed for and applicable to new home projects, major gut rehabs can qualify. Rating System and consults to builders, owners, developers, supply chain clients, design firms, investors, and public agencies. She sits on the advisory boards of several private companies.

Ann can be reached at designavenues.net.

ANNETTE STELMACK, LEED AP, is the principal of Inspirit-llc, fusing environmental stewardship and creativity. With 30 years of experience in the building industry, Stelmack is a nationally recognized design leader, educator, and author—synergistically sharing her passion, knowledge, and strategies for green design.

BRUCE KING is the founder and director of the Ecological Building Network (EBNet), a nonprofit information resource based in San Rafael, California.

CARL SEVILLE is a green builder, educator, and consultant on sustainability to the residential construction industry. After a 25-year career in the remodeling industry, he has dedicated himself to advancing residential green building and remodeling by consulting with, speaking to, writing for, and training industry professionals, and by certifying homes under the LEEDLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED for Homes is the residential green building program from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). While this program is primarily designed for and applicable to new home projects, major gut rehabs can qualify. , EarthCraft, NAHBNational Association of Home Builders, which awards a Model Green Home Certification., and Energy StarLabeling system sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy for labeling the most energy-efficient products on the market; applies to a wide range of products, from computers and office equipment to refrigerators and air conditioners. programs.

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ERIC DOUB founded award-winning Ecofutures Building in 1994 and is a nationally recognized expert in super-efficient and healthy homes.

JEFF MEDANICH has been building, remodeling, and preserving residential buildings for 35 years. For the last 14 years he has been specializing in green building and sustainable building techniques for new homes. Medanich Preservation Manager at Colorado Chautauqua Association in Boulder, a national historic landmark. Jeff is combining his passion for sustainable building and love of historic buildings into what he’s calling High Performance Preservation.

JENNIFER CORSON, M.Arch., is a self-proclaimed "jack of all and master none" with an odd job description: architect, salvager/recycler, entrepreneur, green developer, cafe owner and mother (not necessarily in that order).

A pioneer of energy-efficient home building in Texas, JIM SARGENT began building green before the concept had a name. AndersonSargent Custom Builder has achieved national renown for its ecological and energy-efficient homes. In 2006, it was named Energy Value Housing Award Builder of the Year by the U. S. Department of Energy and National Association of Home Builders (NAHBNational Association of Home Builders, which awards a Model Green Home Certification.) Research Center.

JOHN ABRAMS is cofounder and CEO of South Mountain Company, a 32-year-old employee-owned design/build and renewable energy company on Martha's Vineyard in West Tisbury, Massachusetts. Business Ethics magazine awarded South Mountain the magazine's 2005 National Award for Workplace Democracy.

JOSEPH LSTIBUREK, B.A.Sc., M.Eng., Ph.D., P.Eng., is a principal of Building Science Corporation. He is a forensic engineer who investigates building failures and is internationally recognized as an authority on moisture-related building problems and indoor air quality. He is an ASHRAEAmerican Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). International organization dedicated to the advancement of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration through research, standards writing, publishing, and continuing education. Membership is open to anyone in the HVAC&R field; the organization has about 50,000 members. Fellow, a member of ASTMAmerican Society for Testing and Materials. Not-for-profit international standards organization that provides a forum for the development and publication of voluntary technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services. Originally the American Society for Testing and Materials. and 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.

LYNN UNDERWOOD is a building official with the city of Norfolk, Virginia. He has worked in the building safety profession for 25 years. Positions he has held include inspector, combination inspector, plan reviewer, and senior plans examiner. He has worked in four states and six jurisdictions. A graduate engineer, Underwood is a former homebuilder, a licensed contractor in Virginia, and teaches construction and building code classes at the Virginia Building Code Academy, Eastern Shore Community College, and Tidewater Community College.

MATT GOLDEN is cofounder and president of Sustainable Spaces. Founded in 2004, the San Francisco company is a full-service resource for homeowners who want to improve the comfort, health, and efficiency of their homes. Prior to founding the company, Golden worked as an energy consultant, developing solar power systems for homeowners and businesses. He serves on several boards, including Build It GreenProfessional, nonprofit membership organization that promotes healthy, energy- and resource-efficient buildings in California. It was formed in 2005 in a merger of Bay Area Build It Green and The Green Resource Center of Berkeley. Headquartered in Berkeley, Build It Green offers professional training and other support services, maintains a regional green products database, and administers the Green Point Rated home certification program. and the Department of Energy (DOEUnited States Department of Energy.) Home Performance Council.

MICHAEL CHANDLER, president of Chandler Design-Build, has been designing and building high-performance homes since 1978. He volunteered with the NAHBNational Association of Home Builders, which awards a Model Green Home Certification. Research Center to help create the new NAHB-ICC National Green Building StandardNational Green Building Standard Based on the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines and passed through ANSI. This standard can be applied to both new homes, remodeling projects, and additions. and also worked with his local HBA to establish their Green Building Council and implement a credible third-party certification process.

Michael Strong, CGP, LEED Green Associate co-founded Brothers Strong, a nationally recognized residential remodeling firm and GreenHaus Builders a LEED for HomesLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED for Homes is the residential green building program from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). While this program is primarily designed for and applicable to new home projects, major gut rehabs can qualify. builder.

Michael currently teaches “Green Houses” at Rice University and co-hosts a weekly radio program that reaches over 20,000 listeners.

While it may look like I spend all my time writing and talking about construction, I still swing a hammer most days. It's hard to pinpoint when I officially started a career in construction because it wasn't planned.

VERNON MCKOWN is the Co-owner and President of Sales for Ideal Homes, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.