Green Building Certificate

Faculty

You'll learn from the respected faculty of the CSU Department of Construction Management's Institute for the Built Environment (IBE) and guest speakers who are leaders in research and study of environmentally sustainable construction practices. Faculty experts are available to address questions specific to their expertise.

Guest instructors include other IBE faculty and some of the top green building professionals in the region. Here are a few highlights from their extensive resumes:

• Kurt Buss, Colorado Regional Manager for the Reuse People of America, has for more than 15 years of experience in reuse/recycling programs, two of which received national awards. Kurt now trains and certifies contractors to perform whole-house building deconstruction and material recycling.
• Steve Byers is a principal at EnergyLogic, Colorado's leading provider of residential energy and sustainability services. He has 15 years of experience in consulting, testing, and educating builders and others about building performance and design. EnergyLogic is a LEED®-Homes participant among other performance and sustainability programs.
• Nancy Clanton, P.E., LEED® AP, President of Clanton & Associates, which is a lighting design firm specializing in sustainable design and with many projects that have earned LEED® certification. Nancy has received national and statewide recognition including the Contribution to the Built Environment Award from AIA and speaks nationally on sustainable lighting, energy efficiency, and light pollution.
• Carol Dollard, P.E., LEED® AP, and CSU Utilities Engineer, has performed more than 100 commercial and industrial energy audits, worked on two campus LEED® projects, and helped bring wind power to CSU residence halls.
• Kristi Ennis, AIA, LEED® AP, is the Sustainable Design Director at Boulder Associates, Inc. She was project architect on the LEED®-NC Boulder Community Foothills Hospital and led the sustainable design initiative for BA’s LEED®-CI Gold office.
• Angela Guggemos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at CSU, specializes in life-cycle assessment and life-cycle costing research.
• Bruce Hendee, LEED® AP, is founder and president of BHA Design, Inc. Bruce has worked on numerous LEED® projects, two of which have won the American Society of Landscape Architects awards for sustainable sites.
• Erik Jeannette, P.E., LEED® AP, is a Senior Commissioning and Controls Engineer for EMC Engineers, Inc., and has managed commissioning efforts on more than 50 facilities, including numerous LEED® projects.
• Josie Plaut, M.S., LEED® AP, Director of Projects for IBE, works to facilitate and coordinate green building projects and is an experienced instructor, lecturer, and workshop coordinator.
• Brennan Schumacher, LEED® AP, is founder of Be Green Consulting and facilitates integration of sustainable design and building strategies, including architectural lighting design for industrial, commercial, and residential projects. Brennan teaches extensively about green building and LEED® across the nation.
• Katherine Wagenschutz, LEED® AP, is a sustainable building consultant for CTG Energetics, where she provides building teams with green strategies to achieve LEED® certification. She served as the Orange County (California) Chapter Chair for USGBC and has led regional and national LEED® educational workshops.