A few reminders: After our summer hiatus, the Green Developer Speaker Series is on the 2nd Thursday of each month (there will be a few exceptions to allow for scheduling conflicts). Free light refreshments will be served at 6pm, and we'll get started promptly at 6:15. We hope to see you next week!

-Christine and Ari

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Elaine Hsieh is a Senior Green Building Consultant with KEMA’s Sustainable Buildings and Operations group based in Oakland.  She also serves as the elected Chair of the Pacific Regional Council of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and a Board Emeritus of the Northern California Chapter (USGBC-NCC). An experienced business, team, and project manager with an engineering background and a broad understanding of the construction, biotechnology, education, retail, manufacturing, and finance industries, Ms. Hsieh has a keen ability to effectively communicate difficult concepts to people in diverse age groups, cultures, and business sectors. By working on over 15 green multifamily and mixed use residential projects within the group, Ms. Hsieh has gained in depth experience with GreenPoint Rating and LEED for Homes consulting. In addition, Ms Hsieh’s work includes managing large commercial LEED projects, research and writing, LEED advisory and documentation, and green building rating system development.  Ms. Hsieh is a LEED Accredited Professional, a Certified Green Building Professional, and a Certified GreenPoint Rater.  She holds a Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering and an Masters in Engineering Management from Duke University.

Elizabeth Durney, LEED^® AP, is a senior project manager and LEED consultant with KEMA’s Sustainable Buildings and Operations group based in Oakland. Ms. Durney manages LEED documentation and green building rating system and guidebook development projects, leading design and construction teams through the LEED process from the eco-charrette through final certification. By working on over 25 LEED projects, Ms. Durney has gained in depth experience with many LEED systems including LEED-NC, CS, CI, ND and EB. Ms. Durney teaches educational seminars on green building, climate change, and other LEED-related topics, is managing the update to the GreenPoint Multifamily Guidelines, GreenPoint for Existing Homes and Climate Calculator projects for StopWaste.Org and Build it Green. As a board member of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Redwood Empire Chapter and a member of the USGBC Pacific Regional Council, Ms. Durney is very involved in the USGBC chapter development and growth process. Ms Durney holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science from Macalester College, is a LEED A.P. and has been trained in the Green Point Rated system.

 

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A bit about KEMA:

 

KEMA is an international company that is closely involved in the future of the way energy is supplied and used around the world. We work for more than 500 energy companies, building owners, governments, and various industries. KEMA provides innovative solutions in the areas of reliability, sustainability and profitability. KEMA has more than 1500 employees working in more than 20 countries around the world. KEMA works on all aspects of the energy chain in solving real world problems. We are a leader in planning and implementing energy efficiency and demand responsive strategies. KEMA is a trusted ISO certifier of numerous products and processes. We have expertise in clean and economic energy generation, renewable energy technologies, energy industry restructuring, and reliable energy delivery. We work with various clients to set and achieve CO2 reduction and other environmental goals.