Johanna Brickman, Chair, Manager, Sustainable Built Environment Program/Oregon BEST

In her role at Oregon BEST, Johanna connects Oregon businesses with Oregon BEST’s shared network of laboratories and expertise across the Oregon University System to transform research related to the sustainable built environment into on-the-ground products, services, and jobs that power Oregon's green economy.  Prior to joining Oregon BEST, Johanna served for nine years as Associate Partner and Director of Sustainability at ZGF (Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects), a nationally-recognized architecture, interiors, and urban design firm. At ZGF, Johanna provided experienced leadership to the firm’s Sustainable Design Team. She has become a respected consultant and presenter on issues of sustainable design in the U.S. and abroad.

Tom Marseille, Secretary, Principal, Stantec Consulting, Seattle, Washington

Tom's passion for over 25 years has been to deliver high performance, healthy building solutions that provide triple bottom line value. An author of numerous published papers and journal articles and a frequent speaker, Tom has a diverse technical background that underpins his current mechanical sustainable design focus and helps foster the integrative thinking such work demands. As Managing Director of WSP Flack + Kurtz's Seattle office, he is proud to be a member of a practice dedicated to providing integrated high performance building solutions. Tom is a member of the USGBC/ASHRAE/IESNA jointly sponsored technical Committee that recently published the first ANSI-accredited high performance green building standard. The USGBC’s goal for this standard perfectly aligns with Tom’s aspiration to help bring sustainable building practices into the mainstream. Also active locally, Tom is currently a member of the city of Seattle's Living Building Pilot Technical Advisory Group and is a contributing speaker for Cascadia's Transformational Lecture Series.

Dave Buettner

Dave Buettner has been a CPA for more than 20 years. Since 1999, he has been a partner at DiLorenzo & Company, P.C., a local CPA firm that serves the small to middle market, privately held business community in the Portland area. Dave’s expertise in auditing and accounting allows him to assist the firm’s engineering, manufacturing and wholesale distribution clients with meeting financial reporting requirements to lenders and governmental agencies.  In addition to his financial acumen, Dave consults clients on accounting systems, internal controls, financing, employee benefits and business tax planning. As a member of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA), an advocacy group for salmon, steelhead and other Northwest fish, Dave helps sustain the health and longevity of coastal fisheries. Dave is a member of the American Institute of Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Information Technology Section and the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a focus in accounting from Portland State University.

Claudia Newman, Counsel, Bricklin Newman & Dold, Seattle, Washington

Claudia Newman is a Partner at Bricklin & Newman LLP. She has extensive litigation experience in the fields of state and federal environmental and land use law and has represented environmental organizations, citizens groups, individuals, and local governments in a wide variety of administrative and judicial forums. Her work focus is on environmental and land use matters involving smart growth, new urbanism, green building, comprehensive planning, development regulations, environmental review, and site-specific development proposals. She has consulted, led, and represented clients throughout various land use and permitting processes before local and state governmental agencies for over sixteen years. In addition to appearing in state and federal courts, she has appeared before a number of different administrative bodies, including the Growth Management Hearings Boards, the Shorelines Hearings Boards, the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, and numerous local government hearing examiners and legislative bodies. She is also currently on the Board of Directors of Washington Environmental Council. Ms. Newman was also previously a member of the ASHRAE Standard Project Committee 189, authoring the first ANSI accredited high performance green building standard.

Lynn Barrett, Owner, Paragon Modular Interiors, Anchorage, Alaska

Lynn Barrett is the Alaska Representative for DIRTT Environmental Solutions which specializes in
sustainable interior solutions for commercial spaces. Lynn is a 2nd generation Alaskan and grew up in the furniture industry as her father owned one of the largest dealerships in Alaska for 30 years. It was during this time that Lynn discovered her passion for design. Lynn attended college at the University of Alaska, Anchorage where she completed her degrees in Interior Design and Business Administration. Prior to becoming the AK Representative for DIRTT-Doing It Right This Time, Lynn practiced interior design for 25 years throughout the State of Alaska and Washington. Lynn is currently a Cascadia Green Building Council Board Member, board member of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), and is Past-President of ASID, Alaska. Lynn is LEED Accredited and has taught “Sustainability in the Built Environment”, a required course for the Construction Management Degree Program at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Lynn also participated as a member of the Sustainable Building Initiative Task Force which introduced Green building practices to Anchorage. As of July 1, 2009, our ordinance became effective and now requires that all public projects are to achieve LEED Certification. Private sector projects are also offered incentives for Green building practices. Lynn’s efforts continue to focus educating people about the importance of green building design and construction throughout the State of Alaska.

Clark Brockman, Associate and Studio Leader, SERA Architects, Portland, Oregon

Clark Brockman is Director of SERA Architects' Sustainability Resource Team. He has over 25 years of architectural experience. Technically oriented and an excellent communicator, he particularly enjoys facilitating and participating in group processes whether they are related to projects or policy. He is involved with many of SERA's LEED and Living Building projects while also working to promote sustainability. Clark is a frequent lecturer and panel participant on green building process and policy, and the connections between buildings and climate change. Clark is past chair of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council Board of Directors, founding board member of the International Living Building Institute, and serves on The Oregon Natural Step’s Advisory Board. In 2008 he served as the co-chair of the Governor’s Energy Efficiency Legislative Workgroup. He also serves in a green building advisory capacity to the City of Portland’s Office of Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Commission, the Portland Development Commission, Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, the Oregon University System, Oregon's Office of the Governor and Federal Congressman David Wu’s office.

Mark Buehrer, Director, 2020 Engineering, Bellingham, Washington

Mark is the founder and director of 2020 ENGINEERING located in Bellingham, Washington. He
is a registered professional civil engineer, author, and inventor. Mark conceived and developed the
concept of Wholistic Engineering, which provides an integrated “problem solving” approach that
considers all issues and possible conditions related to the development of a project, such as: laws & regulations, social concerns, politics, special interests, economic & environmental issues,
technology, and resources. 2020’s sustainable and low impact designs include porous pavements
and raingardens, rainwater harvesting systems, ecologically based wastewater treatment & water
reuse systems, and material recycling and composting facilities. 2020 ENGINEERING has provided Master Planning, Engineering Design, and/or Construction Management assistance on over 100 LEED, LID and other sustainable type projects, including Living Building Challenge projects, in many parts of the USA and Canada. Mark is a frequent author for various publications and a speaker at sustainable and LID conferences and workshops.

Ralph DiNola

Ralph Dinola serves as a green building consultant and project manager on numerous LEED™ registered projects. He has extensive experience with the LEED documentation process and the costs associated with green building. He also assists in conceptual design for green building strategies, green product specifications, and project feasibility studies, as well as plan and specification analysis for projects seeking LEED certification. Ralph specializes in green building workshops, the facilitation of eco-charrettes, as well as delivering the LEED Advanced Training Workshop as a LEED Advanced Faculty member. Ralph has over 10 years of experience as a designer and historic preservation specialist. He was project manager for LEED documentation for the Ecotrust Natural Capital Center, the first LEED Gold certified historic renovation in the U.S. He was also instrumental in developing LEED documentation for Viridian Place, the first LEED certified building in the Pacific NW. While working as a historic preservation specialist with the National Park Service (NPS), Ralph helped to preserve and restore more than 50 architecturally significant structures. While at Roger Williams University, Ralph was also honored with the Historic Preservation Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement.

Mark Frankel,

Mark Frankel has been consulting on sustainable design and energy efficiency for 20 years, encompassing a broad range of technical topics, including building and site design, energy use, occupant health, daylighting, high performance mechanical systems, stormwater management, efficient irrigation strategies, and others. This work has included extensive evaluation of comparative life cycle costs for a range of public and private development models. Mark has consulted on hundreds of capital projects, ranging in scale from single and multi-family residential projects to large commercial office buildings all over the country. Prior to joining NBI, Mark worked as a Senior Consultant on sustainable design at Paladino and Co. in Seattle, and as a Consultant on energy efficiency at Ecotope Inc, in Seattle. At NBI, Mark is responsible for the development of technical publications, training material, and program development to support the incorporation of energy efficiency strategies in new commercial construction. NBI works with utilities, government agencies, and other organizations all over the country to research and promote energy efficiency strategies in buildings.

Jason Gamache, Sustainability Coordinator, McCool Carlson Green Architects, Anchorage, Alaska

Sustainability Coordinator and Project Architect for McCool Carlson Green Architects, has been serving the community in Alaska for several years as a volunteer through various professional and non profit affiliations. He is dedicated to helping educate the community on building greener and the implementation of sustainable building strategies. Jason helped coauthor the Anchorage Building Initiative/ Ordinance and has also represented Alaska in Washington DC as a Congressional Advocate, lobbying for supporting sustainable communities. Jason is experienced in the development of sustainable buildings, notably Alaska’s first two LEED certified Schools and is the founding chair of Alaska’s Green Schools Advocacy Committee. Beginning in the late 1990’s, he spent much time in Europe, studying and working with some of Europe’s foremost sustainable designers. Jason helped develop projects which implemented sustainable building principles of “Cybernetics + Structure.” Since graduating from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor in Architecture, he has been working to develop sustainable buildings throughout Alaska.

Dale Mikkelsen,  SFU Community Trust - UniverCity, Vancouver, British Columbia

Dale Mikkelsen is the Manager of Planning and Sustainability for the UniverCity Project at Simon Fraser University –  a community being developed around “Four Cornerstones of Sustainability”, including Environment, Equity, Education, and Economy.  Dale was formerly the lead project planner for the 2010 Athlete’s Village for the City of Vancouver, and acted as the City’s Green Building Planner.  Dale has a graduate degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of British Columbia.  He is a board member for the Cascadia Chapter of the Canadian and US Green Building Council, and sits on the British Columbia Green Building Round Table.  Dale is a father of 2 wonderful little kids, and tries to live an active and sustainable lifestyle as a model for his children.

ML (Mary Louise) Vidas, Principal, Sustainable Design Services, Bend, Oregon

ML (Mary Louise) Vidas is founder and principal consultant for Sustainable Design Services.  Her core business concept evolved from an understanding that integrated design requires balance, and, that balance is an active endeavor.  The best work comes from the dynamic balance between engineering and architecture, between functionality and aesthetics, between the practical and the sublime.  In the realm of sustainability, structures must be resource efficient, ecologically sound and promote human well-being.  Sustainable Design Services provides Living Building Challenge support, LEED documentation, charrette facilitation and green building training.  ML has developed green building training for Native American communities that is currently being offered throughout North America.  ML has coordinated the Sustainable Building Advisor course at Central Oregon Community College (Bend, OR) since 2007 and recently launched the course in Boise.  ML is an Oregon Registered Architect, LEED AP BD+C, and a Certified Sustainable Building Advisor.  She grew up in North Carolina in a passive solar home that her parents enjoyed for over fifty years.  When her children were young, she had the pleasure of taking them to story hour at the Mount Airy Public Library (designed by Ed Mazria).

Dennis J. Wilde, Principal, Gerding / Edlen Development, Portland, Oregon
As Gerding Edlen’s designated “green guy” since joining the firm in 1997, Dennis has encouraged increased environmental stewardship in development projects while building a strong business case for the economic and social benefits of environmental responsibility. Dennis’ responsibilities include launching Gerding Edlen Sustainable Solutions, a separate business entity committed to engaging strategies where building projects generate more energy than they consume and consume more waste than they produce. GESS is also working on several district scale distributed energy and waste management systems. He is also an active board member of the Natural Step Network, the Cascadia Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, the Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center (Oregon BEST) and Caldera, an arts and environment education program for at risk youth. Dennis is passionate about design as well, believing that it is an expression of man’s highest aspirations. He has more than 20 years of experience in urban planning and design, and has been active in construction and real estate development since 1967. He earned a degree in Architectural Engineering from Washington State University, as well as Master's degrees in Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.

 

Yancy Wright- Sustainability Manager, Sellen Construction

In the last decade, Yancy has swiftly become a sought-after sustainable-building consultant, panelist and educator. Known for his collaborative approach and relentless pursuit of finding better ways to design and construct a building. As a consultant Yancy has helped identify strategies to achieve and exceed sustainable goals on over 30 LEED projects for clients such as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft, University of Washington, Pacific Lutheran University and Seattle Children’s Hospital. Yancy also works internally at Sellen Construction as a cultural change agent developing training around best management practices that help reduce the company’s environmental impact. His dedication to influence organizational change has resulted in the development of an industry-specific sustainability metric and a suite of best management practices to share with others. Yancy earned his B.A. and M.A. degree in architecture from the University of Idaho and finished in 1999 with Pennsylvania State University in Rome, Italy. In 2008 he served on Washington State Governor Gregoire’s Climate Action Committee, he’s currently an advisor to the local building and construction trades council, an Advisory Board Member at Seattle Vocational Institute.