Colorado Green Building Guild

Leadership Committees: Board Members

	David A. Beal, AIA, dabarch@1526spruce.com, 303.443.9613 David Beal, Architect/Owner; David A. Beal & Associates: Established in 1979, David A. Beal & Associates is a Boulder based architectural firm that has designed a wide variety of building types. With each project, strict attention has been given not only to the unique aesthetic and functional needs of the owners, but also to the sustainability of the project. Our main objective has always been to offer alternative sustainable and energy saving solutions to the designs we provide. In Boulder and throughout Colorado, the alternatives are slowly but most certainly becoming the standard. The years only of dreaming of efficient, livable, sustainable, energy efficient and comfortable designs are now becoming years of realty. There is still work to be done, though, and people to educate and to convince. This is the "why” of why I want to serve on the board: to work towards the goal of advancing sustainable design and construction as a given, not just as an option.
	Elizabeth Vasatka, VasatkaE@bouldercolorado.gov, 303-441-1964 Elizabeth Vasatka is the LEAD Business Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Boulder. Elizabeth has worked for local government in Boulder County for over 15 years. She is one of the founders of the Boulder Green Building Guild and also sat on the Board of Directors for the USGBC Colorado Chapter. Elizabeth was a key staff member on the design and implementation of the city’s revised and new green building codes.
	Gwénaël Hagan, (Treasurer) GHagan@solarglass.com, 303.442.4277 x103 In 2006, after a twenty-four years career developing global partnerships and alliances, launching international operations, running business units, serving on not-for-profit boards, and securing financing for new initiatives, Gwenael Hagan purchased SolarGlass Window & Door. SolarGlass, a twenty-seven year-old organization, serves the Front Range with showrooms in Boulder, Denver, and Ft. Collins. We proudly offer Marvin, Integrity, Milgard, Therma-Tru, and Velux product lines. In searching for a business to own, Gwenael prioritized an involvement in residential / light commercial construction, a direct relationship with customers, and the ability to differentiate based on service excellence. After 2 years, the team – with its decades-long tenure - remains intact, significant investments in service are in place, and Santa Fe, New Mexico has become the company’s fourth location.
	Jesse Dean, jesse.dean@nrel.gov, 720.468.1027 Jesse Dean is an engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the Integrated Applications Office (IAO). His primary areas of expertise include commercial building retrofit analysis, solar energy systems, and building energy modeling. He led the development of a weeklong Energy Assessment Training Course for the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). The objective of the training course is to teach trainees how to conduct comprehensive energy assessments using state of the art assessment and analysis tools. To date the training has been provided to over 1,000 trainees. He also serves as a technical lead for a series of new technology demonstration projects with the GSA Green Proving Ground and DOD Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP).
	Justin Symour, Justin.seymour@colorado.edu, 315-528-2711
	Melissa Thornton, lohasrealty@gmail.com, 303-210-5803 Melissa Lynne Thornton, Employing Broker / Owner LOHAS Realty Melissa founded LOHAS Realty in alignment with the $295B sector of the world economy after over a decade of success in real estate. LOHAS Realty boasts a unique business model that encompasses sustainability and capitalizes on a triple bottom profit sharing revenue. Melissa is a certified International EcoBroker and employing broker/owner at LOHAS Realty. At LOHAS Realty they understand the value of green building and effectively niche market certified real estate at a premium over conventional. Buyers gain access to special financing, reports on energy and building improvements, certified products and service providers as well as cash at closing to make home improvements. Melissa is an integral part of the community having served on municipal, public and private advisory boards and NGO's board of directors. Melissa is responsible for grants thru SRTS in some BVSD schools. She has been asked to key note speak alongside the Gov. Energy Office on the tangible value of certified green real estate and continues to serve the community at large.
	R.J. Mastic, (Secretary) rj@ecosyste.ms, 303.859.7653 R.J. is a charismatic small business owner with expertise in energy efficiency and green building strategies for existing buildings. Hailing from Pittsburgh, R.J. transplanted to Boulder at the age of 18 to study at the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business. Graduating with dual degrees in Entrepreneurship and Finance, R.J. has had the honor and privilege of watching his dreams unfold while valuing the belief that with determination, effort, and time anything is possible. Currently, R.J. is the founder and CEO of Ecosyste.ms, a sustainability consulting firm based in Boulder specializing in deep energy retrofits for commercial properties. At the ripe age of 28, R.J. has already completed nearly 20 commercial retrofits and doubled his operations size in the last 12 months. R.J. is an active member of the Boulder community serving on the boards of Boulder 2140, the Association of Building Energy Coaches (ABEC), as well as the Colorado Green Building Guild (CGBG). R.J. is always looking collaborate with others to help reach a more sustainable future.
	Lisa Fletcher, lisafletcheraia@gmail.com, 303-579-5253 Lisa Fletcher is a licensed architect and founding principal of Essenza Architecture. For the past six years her firm has designed residential and commercial projects locally and internationally, striving to make each project as sustainable as possible. She loves getting into the details of energy efficiency. And she pours her efforts into creating comfortable and efficient designs, allowing people to build only as much as they need, saving both financial and natural resources. Having been a member of the Guild since the year it was formed, Lisa has witnessed the Guild’s tremendous growth. She has worked on the Professional Development committee in recent years and now would like to contribute more time and energy to supporting the mission of the Guild by serving on the Board of Directors. Lisa has lived in Colorado for thirty years and in the Boulder area for the last fourteen. She is a LEED AP (BD+C) accredited professional, with a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Colorado and a B.S. degree from Arizona State University.
	Natasha Azizi, azizi.tasha@gmail.com, 713-865-0626
	Ron Flax, Ron@rodwinarch.com, 303.314.5886 Ron Flax, Associate AIA, LEED AP, is an Associate and Project Manager at Rodwin Architecture and has been a member of the sustainable building community for the past 14 years. He has experience with both residential and commercial green projects, including the second LEED Platinum Home in Colorado (which was the highest scoring home in the country at the time of its certification). He has a passion for the technical details of high performance green design. Ron worked for six years for an innovative local production homebuilder, where he helped lead a number of sustainable design initiatives, including energy-efficient HVAC systems, advanced framing, indoor air quality, mold prevention, building durability strategies, and overall construction quality strategies. Ron also performed job site inspections and contractor training for new green building techniques. Ron enjoys teaching and has been giving lectures and classes about green building techniques for a number of regional organizations (both public and private). Most recently, Ron has worked shoulder to shoulder with many other Guild members - HERS raters, insulators, HVAC contractors and green materials vendors on his Martin Acres home, transforming it from a HERS 186 to a HERS 20 – affordably. The green remodeling field is an essential frontier of local carbon reductions and is of particular interest to Ron. Ron received a Master of Liberal Studies from St. John's College in 1992, and a Master of Architecture from the University of Colorado in 2006.
	Sandra Weeks, (President) sandra@bluespruceconst.com 303.359.8854 Sandra Weeks has been devoted to building in an environmentally conscious way for over eight years. She has been in construction in Boulder for over twenty five years and is the President/Owner of Blue Spruce Design and Construction, a Boulder-based general contracting company. She has remodeled many residences in Boulder County as well as commercial projects including local restaurants and mixed-use buildings in an environmentally responsible way. She makes it a point to educate her partners and clients about the resources available to make a home or business more energy efficient. Most recently Sandra completed Ellie’s Eco Home Center, and set a standard in the community with the construction of a luxury green residence as well as a mixed use building on 15th Street that was LEED qualified. She has been a member of the the Guild for over two years and is an active member of the Commercial Committee.
	Scott Simkus, ssimkus@bouldercounty.org, 303. 441-1707 Scott has served the Boulder County Housing Authority (BCHA) in the capacity as a housing planner for the past thirteen years and acting as the Development Manager of BCHA Development Department for the past seven years. Prior to working at Boulder County, Scott worked with the American Indian Science & Engineering Society (AISES) to assist the organization with reducing the Native American student attrition rate throughout college campuses across the nation. Over the course of Scott’s professional tenure he has designed, planned, and administered new housing development or housing rehabilitation activities estimated over $50 million. Scott completed the Paradigm Pilot project in 2009 through a strong collaboration with other Boulder County departments, a public-private partnership with a manufacturer of modular homes and NREL. Paradigm was comprised of highly energy efficient systems built (modular) housing units serving households at incomes less then 40% AMI. Paradigm was completed to influence the renewable energy and energy efficiency design decisions for an entire 153 Unit affordable housing PUD in Lafayette CO.
	Tim Hillman, tim@necfound.org, 303.817.3325 Tim is the Director of Energy Services at Symbiotic Engineering. With a building systems science and community greenhouse gas (GHG) tracking background, Tim oversees the use of Symbiotic's Sustainability Information Management System (SIMS) to provide utilities and local governments with a comprehensive program targeting and tracking tool to dramatically increase the effectiveness of their energy efficiency, water conservation and GHG emissions reduction efforts. Tim previously worked at two of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) national laboratories where his work focused on small-scale renewable energy development and enhancing the effectiveness of nationally managed energy efficiency programs and he still frequently presents on the latest advances in using utility bill analytics to drive program targeting efforts at DOE national meetings. Tim's background includes a great deal of work on the characterization and mitigation of GHG emissions at the city-scale involving the evaluation new methodologies for accounting for the GHG impacts of energy and material consumption, advising the development of local GHG inventories and climate action plans, and serving on a technical advisory committee for the development of ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability's Local Government Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis Protocol.
	Todd Collins, tcollins@aebuildingsystems.com, 303-748-4315 Todd Collins is Passive House Trained and the Founder of A&E Building Systems: Products for High Performance Buildings. A&E Building Systems supplies architects, developers, builders and contractors with the products, services and information necessary to achieve high performance building objectives andcriteria including Passive House,LEED, RESNET/HERS, Energy Star, etc. Our passion is fueled by the desire to provide home and building owners comfortable, healthy and highly efficient places to live, work and play Todd's background includes an MBA with majors in Marketing and Entrepreneurship.

Advisory Board

Shelley Kawamura, M.S., Occupant Health Specialist NEHA Designer, LEED-AP; Lifespaces, shelley@frii.com, 970.481.7819

Spenser Villwock, Executive Director Independent Electrical Contractors--Rocky Mountain spenser@iecrm.org, 303.853.4886

Kim Master, Green Building Consultant, KNL Advisors, kathrynmaster@gmail.com, 303.953.9912

David Johnston, President, What's Working, Inc., david@whatsworking.com, 303.444.7044

Michael Shuster, President, Wildwood Joinery & Design, mshuster@indra.com, 303.684.6604

Eric Doub, President, Ecofutures Building, ericdoub@ecofuturesbuilding.com 303.415.9694

Joseph Vigil, Architect, WORKSHOP8 architecture | planning | design, joseph@workshop8.us, 303.442.3700

President
Sandra Weeks, Blue Spruce Design & Construction

Secretary
Scott Simkus

Treasurer
SolarGlass Window & Door